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Deschutes County, Oregon

206,334 residents · Updated Nov 12, 2026

Rental availability, asking rents against HUD Fair Market Rent, and community services in Deschutes County, from the data behind Range Lab’s tools, refreshed daily.

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Deschutes County

Oregon

206,334 residents

8 ZIP codes with listings

484 services listed

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Active rental listings

986

+87 new this week

Median asking rent

$2,395

▼ 4.0% vs. 30 days ago

2-bedroom median

$1,950

▼ 2.3% vs. 30 days ago

Homes permitted, last 12 months

2,399

+7% vs. prior 12 months

Permits per 1,000 renter households

94.1

12 months, vs. Census renter households

Tax-credit (LIHTC) affordable units

1,857

587 placed in service in the last 10 years

Median asking rent

Daily median across all sizes and for 2-bedrooms, against the 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent. Since September 15, 2026.

All sizes (▼ 4.0% in 30 days)2-bedroom (▼ 2.3%)2-bed FMR $1,893

Median asking rent, weekly samples
Day	All sizes	2-bedroom
September 17, 2026	$2,495	$1,925
September 24, 2026	$2,495	$1,950
October 1, 2026	$2,495	$1,950
October 8, 2026	$2,495	$1,995
October 15, 2026	$2,413	$1,995
October 22, 2026	$2,399	$1,995
October 29, 2026	$2,395	$1,950
November 5, 2026	$2,395	$1,995
November 12, 2026	$2,395	$1,950

Listings coming on vs. coming off

Weekly new listings above the line, listings taken down below it, and price cuts as dots. When the top outweighs the bottom, inventory is building.

New listingsTaken downPrice cuts

Week ending Nov 12: +87 new, −0 taken down, 67 price cuts. Over 9 weeks: +694 listings.

Listings coming on and off the market by week
Week ending	New	Taken down	Price cuts
September 17, 2026	51	26	5
September 24, 2026	111	29	40
October 1, 2026	92	5	33
October 8, 2026	103	3	54
October 15, 2026	91	3	67
October 22, 2026	74	0	70
October 29, 2026	76	0	56
November 5, 2026	75	0	61
November 12, 2026	87	0	67

Asking rents against HUD Fair Market Rent

Middle half and median of today’s asking rents for each unit size (with listing counts), with HUD’s FY2027 Fair Market Rent marked. Housing Choice Voucher payment standards are set between 90% and 110% of FMR.

MedianMiddle halfHUD FMR

Studio · 22

23% ≤ FMR

1 bed · 116

19% ≤ FMR

2 bed · 295

41% ≤ FMR

3 bed · 445

53% ≤ FMR

4+ bed · 96

37% ≤ FMR

Monthly rent →

Asking rents by unit size against HUD Fair Market Rent
Size	Listings	Median	Middle half	HUD FMR	At or below FMR	Median days listed
Studio	22	$1,650	$1,463–$1,695	$1,438	23%	50
1 bed	116	$1,800	$1,525–$2,025	$1,447	19%	42
2 bed	295	$1,950	$1,695–$2,395	$1,893	41%	39
3 bed	445	$2,595	$2,350–$3,000	$2,621	53%	43
4+ bed	96	$3,573	$2,995–$4,500	$3,164	37%	40

What households at each income can afford is on the Affordability tab.

Where the listings are, and what they ask

ZIPs shaded by median asking rent (all sizes); circles sized by active listings. Hover a ZIP for its values.

Median asking rent$1,800$2,650Too few to priceCircle size: active listings (largest 242)County line97703 lies outside the county and isn’t drawn; see the table.

ZIP code comparables

For rent-reasonableness reviews: median asking rent by ZIP and size. Fewer than five priced listings show “—”.

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Median asking rent by ZIP code and unit size in Deschutes County
ZIP	Listings	Studio	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	All
97702	242	—	$1,750	$2,000	$2,750	$2,595
97701	233	—	$1,800	$1,895	$2,575	$2,395
97703	222	$1,695	$2,000	$2,395	$3,298	$2,500
97756	199	$1,400	$1,450	$1,725	$2,395	$2,100
97739	39	—	$1,373	$1,555	$2,000	$1,800
97759	26	—	—	$2,395	$2,900	$2,625
97707	18	—	—	—	$2,700	$2,548
97760	7	—	—	—	—	$2,300

Homes permitted, by building type

Units authorized each month (Census Building Permits Survey), with the 12-month average. Spikes are usually a single apartment project; permits lead completions by a year or more.

Single-family2–4 units5+ units12-month average

Housing units permitted per month by building type
Month	Single-family	2–4 units	5+ units	Total
September 2023	88	18	87	193
October 2023	126	10	73	209
November 2023	85	10	102	197
December 2023	75	14	0	89
January 2024	70	6	0	76
February 2024	78	0	25	103
March 2024	102	2	0	104
April 2024	107	6	42	155
May 2024	98	8	24	130
June 2024	83	20	30	133
July 2024	114	12	18	144
August 2024	132	2	12	146
September 2024	93	6	174	273
October 2024	116	15	0	131
November 2024	81	8	36	125
December 2024	74	0	30	104
January 2025	123	9	6	138
February 2025	63	2	0	65
March 2025	99	12	72	183
April 2025	112	13	75	200
May 2025	104	2	48	154
June 2025	87	10	168	265
July 2025	104	2	358	464
August 2025	77	11	49	137
September 2025	87	4	241	332
October 2025	115	32	18	165
November 2025	80	51	128	259
December 2025	113	19	80	212
January 2026	109	6	60	175
February 2026	111	2	213	326
March 2026	86	10	0	96
April 2026	119	19	9	147
May 2026	158	22	9	189
June 2026	156	4	9	169
July 2026	144	6	27	177
August 2026	88	14	50	152

Tax-credit housing: built, and when its commitments end

LIHTC low-income units placed in service each year (above) and the year their affordability commitment ends (below): 30 years for properties from 1990 on, 15 before. 30 properties, 1,857 low-income units.

Placed in serviceCommitment ends 2026–2031Other years

217 units’ commitments end between 2026 and 2031. Owners can also leave early, and many properties stay affordable longer.

LIHTC low-income units placed in service, and commitments ending, by year
Year	Placed in service	Commitments ending
1991	24	0
1993	40	0
1994	25	0
1995	140	0
1998	121	0
2000	96	0
2002	56	0
2003	33	0
2005	203	0
2006	54	0
2007	46	0
2009	86	0
2010	129	0
2012	27	0
2013	52	0
2014	140	0
2015	50	0
2018	200	0
2021	0	24
2022	47	0
2023	288	40
2024	0	25
2025	0	140
2028	0	121
2030	0	96
2032	0	56
2033	0	33
2035	0	203
2036	0	54
2037	0	46
2039	0	86
2040	0	129
2042	0	27
2043	0	52
2044	0	140
2045	0	50
2048	0	200
2052	0	47
2053	0	288

How Deschutes County compares across Oregon

Each dot is a Oregon county, ranked highest first. Hover any dot for the county.

Homes permitted per 1,000 renter householdsDeschutes 94.1 · #1 of 33

Median asking rentDeschutes $2,395 · #2 of 32

Rental vacancy rateDeschutes 2.8% · #13 of 14

2-bedrooms at or below FMRDeschutes 41.5% · #13 of 28

Asking rent, two ways

Zillow’s Observed Rent Index beside the monthly average of Range Lab’s daily median.

Zillow ZORI

Monthly asking rent, Zillow ZORI and Range Lab
Month	Zillow ZORI	Range Lab
September 2023	$2,046	—
October 2023	$2,057	—
November 2023	$2,070	—
December 2023	$2,087	—
January 2024	$2,086	—
February 2024	$2,087	—
March 2024	$2,095	—
April 2024	$2,093	—
May 2024	$2,096	—
June 2024	$2,087	—
July 2024	$2,096	—
August 2024	$2,099	—
September 2024	$2,104	—
October 2024	$2,103	—
November 2024	$2,102	—
December 2024	$2,086	—
January 2025	$2,096	—
February 2025	$2,103	—
March 2025	$2,119	—
April 2025	$2,119	—
May 2025	$2,123	—
June 2025	$2,128	—
July 2025	$2,134	—
August 2025	$2,138	—
September 2025	$2,143	—
October 2025	$2,149	—
November 2025	$2,154	—
December 2025	$2,169	—
January 2026	$2,174	—
February 2026	$2,178	—
March 2026	$2,173	—
April 2026	$2,184	—
May 2026	$2,195	—
June 2026	$2,209	—
July 2026	$2,214	—
August 2026	$2,223	—

Zillow rent index, Aug 2026

$2,223

▲ 4.0% vs. a year ago

Zillow home value index

$663,952

▼ 0.8% vs. a year ago

Sources: Range Lab RST listings · HUD Fair Market Rents FY2027 · Census Building Permits Survey (through Aug 2026) · HUD LIHTC database (placed in service through 2024) · Census ACS 2024 · Zillow Research ZORI and ZHVI (data from Zillow Research, zillow.com/research/data). About the data.