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Hood Jeff ThreeFingeredJack BB 150509, Jefferson County, Oregon

Hood Jeff ThreeFingeredJack BB 150509 · Photo: Johannes Menzel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Jefferson County, Oregon

25,203 residents · Updated Nov 12, 2026

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

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Jefferson County

Oregon

25,203 residents

2 ZIP codes with listings

85 services listed

All Oregon counties

Hood Jeff ThreeFingeredJack BB 150509 · Photo: Johannes Menzel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Active rental listings

59

+4 new this week

Median asking rent

$1,650

▼ 4.2% vs. 30 days ago

2-bedroom median

$1,395

▼ 3.7% vs. 30 days ago

Homes permitted, last 12 months

137

+22% vs. prior 12 months

Permits per 1,000 renter households

55.5

12 months, vs. Census renter households

Tax-credit (LIHTC) affordable units

274

65 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 16, 2026.

All sizes (▼ 4.2% in 30 days)2-bedroom (▼ 3.7%)2-bed FMR $1,213
Median asking rent, weekly samples
DayAll sizes2-bedroom
September 17, 2026$1,800$1,500
September 24, 2026$1,750$1,400
October 1, 2026$1,723$1,400
October 8, 2026$1,750$1,400
October 15, 2026$1,750$1,500
October 22, 2026$1,800$1,550
October 29, 2026$1,723$1,550
November 5, 2026$1,650$1,475
November 12, 2026$1,650$1,395

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: +4 new, −0 taken down, 2 price cuts. Over 7 weeks: +27 listings.

Listings coming on and off the market by week
Week endingNewTaken downPrice cuts
October 1, 2026512
October 8, 2026302
October 15, 2026602
October 22, 2026401
October 29, 2026103
November 5, 2026503
November 12, 2026402

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
Asking rents by unit size against HUD Fair Market Rent
SizeListingsMedianMiddle halfHUD FMRAt or below FMRMedian days listed
Studio3——$921100%29
1 bed13$1,230$800–$1,375$92731%45
2 bed17$1,395$1,275–$1,650$1,21312%57
3 bed22$2,073$1,958–$2,250$1,6805%57
4+ bed3——$1,9190%21

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.

97741: 52 listings · $1,600 median97734: 6 listings · $1,965 median97730: fewer than 3 listings97741: 52 listings · $1,600 median97734: 6 listings · $1,965 median97741$1,60097734$1,965
Median asking rent$1,600$2,000Too few to priceCircle size: active listings (largest 52)County line

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 Jefferson County
ZIPListingsStudio1 bed2 bed3 bedAll90 days
9774152—$1,215$1,373$2,095$1,60097741: weekly median asking rent over 90 days
977346————$1,965—

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
MonthSingle-family2–4 units5+ unitsTotal
September 20233003
October 20239009
November 20235005
December 20236006
January 2024100010
February 2024100010
March 2024150015
April 2024170017
May 20243003
June 20246006
July 20246208
August 20246208
September 2024140014
October 202450510
November 20243003
December 20244059
January 2025160016
February 20257007
March 202550510
April 2025120012
May 20253003
June 20257007
July 2025120012
August 20259009
September 202592011
October 20257007
November 20257007
December 202582010
January 20263003
February 2026150015
March 20268008
April 20261901837
May 20267007
June 2026130013
July 20268008
August 202692011

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. 6 properties, 274 low-income units.

Placed in serviceCommitment ends 2026–2031Other years

24 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
YearPlaced in serviceCommitments ending
1990400
1994230
1995300
1998240
2013930
2016640
2020040
2024023
2025030
2028024
2043093
2046064

How Jefferson 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 householdsJefferson 55.5 · #3 of 33
Median asking rentJefferson $1,650 · #16 of 32
Rental vacancy rateNo figure for Jefferson
2-bedrooms at or below FMRJefferson 11.8% · #23 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
MonthZillow ZORIRange Lab
September 2023——
October 2023——
November 2023——
December 2023——
January 2024——
February 2024——
March 2024——
April 2024——
May 2024——
June 2024——
July 2024——
August 2024——
September 2024——
October 2024——
November 2024——
December 2024——
January 2025——
February 2025——
March 2025——
April 2025——
May 2025——
June 2025——
July 2025——
August 2025——
September 2025——
October 2025——
November 2025——
December 2025——
January 2026——
February 2026$1,449—
March 2026$1,480—
April 2026$1,502—
May 2026$1,525—
June 2026$1,513—
July 2026$1,513—
August 2026$1,526—

Zillow rent index, Aug 2026

$1,526

Zillow home value index

$429,224

▲ 0.6% 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.