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Pearsoll Peak, Josephine County, Oregon

Pearsoll Peak · Photo: Forest Service · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Josephine County, Oregon

88,179 residents · Updated Nov 12, 2026

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

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Josephine County

Oregon

88,179 residents

6 ZIP codes with listings

390 services listed

All Oregon counties

Pearsoll Peak · Photo: Forest Service · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Active rental listings

561

+56 new this week

Median asking rent

$1,495

● 0.0% vs. 30 days ago

2-bedroom median

$1,395

● 0.0% vs. 30 days ago

Homes permitted, last 12 months

259

+2% vs. prior 12 months

Permits per 1,000 renter households

24.9

12 months, vs. Census renter households

Tax-credit (LIHTC) affordable units

503

106 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 March 30, 2026.

All sizes (● 0.0% in 30 days)2-bedroom (● 0.0%)2-bed FMR $1,331
Median asking rent, weekly samples
DayAll sizes2-bedroom
April 2, 2026$1,300$1,338
April 9, 2026$1,335$1,385
April 16, 2026$1,345$1,375
April 23, 2026$1,300$1,348
April 30, 2026$1,350$1,350
May 7, 2026$1,350$1,335
May 14, 2026$1,363$1,335
May 21, 2026$1,350$1,313
May 28, 2026$1,385$1,300
June 4, 2026$1,350$1,350
June 11, 2026$1,395$1,350
June 18, 2026$1,400$1,375
June 25, 2026$1,400$1,363
July 2, 2026$1,400$1,350
July 9, 2026$1,400$1,350
July 16, 2026$1,450$1,385
July 23, 2026$1,463$1,398
July 30, 2026$1,495$1,375
August 6, 2026$1,498$1,450
August 13, 2026$1,475$1,400
August 20, 2026$1,450$1,425
August 27, 2026$1,438$1,425
September 3, 2026$1,450$1,425
September 10, 2026$1,450$1,400
September 17, 2026$1,485$1,450
September 24, 2026$1,495$1,450
October 1, 2026$1,495$1,400
October 8, 2026$1,495$1,398
October 15, 2026$1,495$1,395
October 22, 2026$1,495$1,395
October 29, 2026$1,495$1,395
November 5, 2026$1,495$1,395
November 12, 2026$1,495$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: +56 new, −1 taken down, 21 price cuts. Over 26 weeks: +182 listings.

Listings coming on and off the market by week
Week endingNewTaken downPrice cuts
May 21, 202618140
May 28, 20268110
June 4, 202621220
June 11, 202635140
June 18, 202610200
June 25, 2026420
July 2, 202625350
July 9, 202617240
July 16, 202617130
July 23, 202613170
July 30, 20262750
August 6, 202618230
August 13, 202623340
August 20, 202646610
August 27, 202626360
September 3, 202626440
September 10, 202673505
September 17, 2026547910
September 24, 2026613210
October 1, 202636429
October 8, 2026523715
October 15, 202637314
October 22, 202643415
October 29, 202646021
November 5, 202641018
November 12, 202656121

Active listings include 2 RV spaces, which are left out of every rent and unit-size figure.

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
Studio14$925$800–$950$92750%57
1 bed86$1,050$1,000–$1,250$1,01744%52
2 bed248$1,395$1,275–$1,550$1,33137%37
3 bed174$1,995$1,795–$2,250$1,84334%37
4+ bed18$2,398$1,800–$2,663$2,01231%22

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.

97526: 304 listings · $1,425 median97527: 236 listings · $1,573 median97523: 5 listings · too few to price97544: 5 listings · $1,400 median97534: fewer than 3 listings97543: 3 listings · too few to price97538: fewer than 3 listings97532: 4 listings · too few to price97497: fewer than 3 listings97531: fewer than 3 listings97526: 304 listings · $1,425 median97527: 236 listings · $1,573 median97523: 5 listings · too few to price97544: 5 listings · $1,400 median97526$1,42597527$1,57397544$1,400
Median asking rent$1,400$1,600Too few to priceCircle size: active listings (largest 304)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 Josephine County
ZIPListingsStudio1 bed2 bed3 bedAll90 days
97526304$950$1,000$1,395$1,825$1,42597526: weekly median asking rent over 90 days
97527236—$1,198$1,395$2,000$1,57397527: weekly median asking rent over 90 days
975235——————
975445————$1,400—
975324——————
975433——————

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 2023210021
October 2023202527
November 2023192526
December 2023150015
January 2024183526
February 2024182525
March 20241712029
April 2024200020
May 2024110011
June 2024126018
July 2024170017
August 2024150015
September 2024250025
October 2024180018
November 2024160016
December 2024120012
January 2025145019
February 202592011
March 20251605167
April 2025162018
May 2025128020
June 2025142016
July 2025154019
August 2025102012
September 20259009
October 20251906887
November 20258008
December 2025120012
January 2026120012
February 2026130013
March 2026100010
April 20261121629
May 2026200020
June 2026190019
July 20261201325
August 202696015

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. 9 properties, 503 low-income units.

Placed in serviceCommitment ends 2026–2031Other years

0 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
198850
19911820
1993600
1994600
1995480
200305
2004430
2016490
20210182
2023060
20245660
2025048
2034043
2046049
2054056

How Josephine 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 householdsJosephine 24.9 · #12 of 33
Median asking rentJosephine $1,495 · #23 of 32
Rental vacancy rateJosephine 3.2% · #12 of 14
2-bedrooms at or below FMRJosephine 37.1% · #16 of 28

Asking rent, two ways

Zillow’s Observed Rent Index beside the monthly average of Range Lab’s daily median. Range Lab tracking began in March 2026, so early months are thin.

Zillow ZORIRange Lab monthly median
Monthly asking rent, Zillow ZORI and Range Lab
MonthZillow ZORIRange Lab
September 2023$1,531—
October 2023$1,533—
November 2023$1,531—
December 2023$1,522—
January 2024$1,521—
February 2024$1,535—
March 2024$1,536—
April 2024$1,540—
May 2024$1,553—
June 2024$1,564—
July 2024$1,563—
August 2024$1,564—
September 2024$1,578—
October 2024$1,553—
November 2024$1,546—
December 2024$1,528—
January 2025$1,558—
February 2025$1,583—
March 2025$1,612—
April 2025$1,626—
May 2025$1,639—
June 2025$1,644—
July 2025$1,628—
August 2025$1,607—
September 2025$1,595—
October 2025$1,630—
November 2025$1,643—
December 2025$1,668—
January 2026$1,654—
February 2026$1,639—
March 2026$1,631$1,593
April 2026$1,633$1,320
May 2026$1,629$1,359
June 2026$1,633$1,398
July 2026$1,651$1,444
August 2026$1,677$1,465

Zillow rent index, Aug 2026

$1,677

▲ 4.4% vs. a year ago

Our asking rent vs. Zillow

−13%

$1,465 vs. $1,677, Aug 2026

Zillow home value index

$390,475

▲ 0.1% 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.