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John Day Valley 5949, Grant County, Oregon

John Day Valley 5949 · Photo: Chris Light · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Grant County, Oregon

7,209 residents · Updated Nov 12, 2026

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

Grant County

Oregon

7,209 residents

1 ZIP codes with listings

67 services listed

All Oregon counties

John Day Valley 5949 · Photo: Chris Light · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Renter households

801 ±153

23% of occupied homes

Median renter household income

$39,617 ±7,680

Affords $990/month at 30% of income

51% of area median income
Median gross rent
(what renters pay)

$789 ±68

Includes utilities; renters already housed

Asking today $1,100 ↑ 39% higher

Rental vacancy rate

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Vacant units for rent, of rental stock

8 priced listings on Range Lab today

What renters can afford vs. typical asking rent

HUD FY2026 income limits at 30% of income, against today’s median asking rent.

Affordable rent (30% of income)Median asking rent, 2 bedroom

2 bedroom

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Median asking rent

0.0

affordable listings per 100 renter households at or below 50% AMI (all sizes)

Households vs. the listings they can afford

Renter households at or below each income line, next to today’s listings affordable at that line. Both on the same scale.

Renter households (HUD CHAS)Affordable listings today
  • At or below 30% AMI170 households0 listings · 0.0 per 100
  • At or below 50% AMI255 households0 listings · 0.0 per 100

0.0

affordable listings per 100 renter households at or below 50% AMI: 0 listings for 255 households.

Renter cost burden by income band

HUD CHAS 2018-2022. Column width is renter households in each band; height is the share paying 30–50% or 50%+ of income on rent.

Not burdenedBurdened (30–50%)Severely (50%+)Not published

All renters: 24% cost-burdened, 12% severely (CHAS). Census ACS 2024: 38%. HUD doesn’t publish the burden split above 80% AMI.

Around the county

Median household income (all)

$59,450 ±4,846

Renters earn 67% of this

Poverty rate

12.8%

of 7,209 residents

Listings at or below HUD Fair Market Rent

50%

of 2 bedroom listings today

Key takeaways

  1. About 6 in 10 renters below 50% AMI are cost-burdened

    62% of extremely low-income and 64% of very low-income renter households pay more than 30% of income on rent; 47% of the lowest band pay half or more.

  2. Under one affordable listing per 100 low-income households

    0 of today’s 8 priced listings are affordable at 50% of AMI, for 255 renter households at or below that line.

Rent affordability gap by unit size

Median asking rent vs. what a household at 30% of area median income can afford. HUD sizing: one person for a studio, 1.5 per bedroom. Select a size to update the charts above.

Sources: Census ACS 5-year (2024) · HUD CHAS (2018-2022) · HUD FY2026 income limits · Range Lab RST listings. How this is calculated.