Minam River near confluence with Wallowa River IMG 4501 · Photo: Williamborg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Wallowa County, Oregon

7,553 residents · Updated Nov 12, 2026

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

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Wallowa County

Oregon

7,553 residents

2 ZIP codes with listings

93 services listed

All Oregon counties

Minam River near confluence with Wallowa River IMG 4501 · Photo: Williamborg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Renter households

933 ±132

28% of occupied homes

Median renter household income

$34,685 ±3,042

Affords $867/month at 30% of income

41% of area median income

Median gross rent
(what renters pay)

$981 ±71

Includes utilities; renters already housed

Asking today $1,400 ↑ 43% higher

Rental vacancy rate

—

Vacant units for rent, of rental stock

17 priced listings on Range Lab today

How much of the rental market each income can reach

Asking rents today by unit size (middle half and median) against what a household at each share of area median income (AMI) can afford at 30% of income. HUD sizing: one person for a studio, 1.5 per bedroom.

30% AMI can afford50% AMI can afford80% AMI can afford100% AMI can affordMiddle half of asking rentsMedian

$0$500$1,000$1,500$2,000$2,500$3,000Monthly rent →

Asking rents and affordable rents by unit size
Unit size	Median asking	Middle half	30% AMI can afford	50% AMI can afford	80% AMI can afford	100% AMI can afford
Studio	—	—	$440	$733	$1,173	$1,465
1 bedroom	—	—	$491	$785	$1,256	$1,570
2 bedroom	—	—	$683	$943	$1,508	$1,885
3 bedroom	$1,650	$1,600–$2,000	$896	$1,088	$1,741	$2,176
4 bedroom	—	—	$1,109	$1,214	$1,943	$2,428

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

30% AMI

Extremely low income

$683

50% AMI

Very low income

$943

80% AMI

Low income

$1,508

100% AMI

Median income

$1,885

2 bedroom

—

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% AMI230 households0 listings · 0.0 per 100
At or below 50% AMI395 households0 listings · 0.0 per 100
0200400600

0.0

affordable listings per 100 renter households at or below 50% AMI: 0 listings for 395 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

63%13%24%

61%27%12%

78%20%

Not published

All renters: 24% cost-burdened, 9% severely (CHAS). Census ACS 2024: 45% and 22%. HUD doesn’t publish the burden split above 80% AMI.

Around the county

Median household income (all)

$67,112 ±9,113

Renters earn 52% of this

Poverty rate

7.8%

of 7,553 residents

Listings at or below HUD Fair Market Rent

of 2 bedroom listings today

Key takeaways

About 4 in 10 renters below 50% AMI are cost-burdened
37% of extremely low-income and 39% of very low-income renter households pay more than 30% of income on rent; 24% of the lowest band pay half or more.
Under one affordable listing per 100 low-income households
0 of today’s 17 priced listings are affordable at 50% of AMI, for 395 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.