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Minam River near confluence with Wallowa River IMG 4501, Wallowa County, Oregon

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

Active rental listings

19

+4 new this week

Median asking rent

$1,400

● 0.0% vs. 30 days ago

2-bedroom median

—

2-bedroom listings

Homes permitted, last 12 months

25

+92% vs. prior 12 months

Permits per 1,000 renter households

26.8

12 months, vs. Census renter households

Tax-credit (LIHTC) affordable units

189

94 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 (● 0.0% in 30 days)2-bedroom2-bed FMR $1,116
Median asking rent, weekly samples
DayAll sizes2-bedroom
September 17, 2026$1,400—
September 24, 2026$1,300—
October 1, 2026$1,400—
October 8, 2026$1,400$1,200
October 15, 2026$1,400—
October 22, 2026$1,400—
October 29, 2026$1,400—
November 5, 2026$1,400—
November 12, 2026$1,400—

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, 1 price cuts. Over 7 weeks: +6 listings.

Listings coming on and off the market by week
Week endingNewTaken downPrice cuts
October 1, 2026021
October 8, 2026421
October 15, 2026020
October 22, 2026201
October 29, 2026000
November 5, 2026200
November 12, 2026401

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
Studio2——$7910%49
1 bed1——$920100%21
2 bed6——$1,1160%29
3 bed9$1,650$1,600–$2,000$1,54522%37

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.

97846: 9 listings · $1,650 median97828: 7 listings · $1,400 median97857: fewer than 3 listings97885: fewer than 3 listings97846: 9 listings · $1,650 median97828: 7 listings · $1,400 median97846$1,65097828$1,400
Median asking rent$1,400$1,650Too few to priceCircle size: active listings (largest 9)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 Wallowa County
ZIPListingsStudio1 bed2 bed3 bedAll90 days
978469————$1,65097846: weekly median asking rent over 90 days
978287————$1,400—

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 20230000
October 20230000
November 20230000
December 20230000
January 20240000
February 20240000
March 20240000
April 20240000
May 20240000
June 20240000
July 20240000
August 20240000
September 20240000
October 20240000
November 20240000
December 20241001
January 20250000
February 20250000
March 20251001
April 20252002
May 20252002
June 20254004
July 20252002
August 20251001
September 20252002
October 20252002
November 20251001
December 20251001
January 20260000
February 20260000
March 20261001
April 20266006
May 20262002
June 20265005
July 20263003
August 20262002

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, 189 low-income units.

Placed in serviceCommitment ends 2026–2031Other years

38 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
1992450
199460
1999380
2022045
2024946
2029038
2054094

How Wallowa 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 householdsWallowa 26.8 · #9 of 33
Median asking rentWallowa $1,400 · #24 of 32
Rental vacancy rateNo figure for Wallowa
2-bedrooms at or below FMRNo figure for Wallowa

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.