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Oregon: cities where rent takes the smallest share of income

Ranked from official statistics; every city opens its own guide.

In short: Oregon: Cedar Mill has the lowest share of income going to rent (13.8%) among the 60 largest places.
Portland (641,165 residents)Eugene (179,591 residents)Salem (178,865 residents)Gresham (112,378 residents)Hillsboro (108,231 residents)Bend (103,390 residents)Beaverton (97,812 residents)Medford (86,315 residents)Springfield (61,499 residents)Corvallis (59,960 residents)Albany (56,839 residents)Tigard (56,011 residents)Aloha (52,389 residents)Lake Oswego (40,381 residents)Grants Pass (39,311 residents)Keizer (39,082 residents)Oregon City (37,755 residents)Redmond (36,092 residents)McMinnville (34,596 residents)Bethany (33,106 residents)Woodburn (27,875 residents)Tualatin (27,763 residents)Wilsonville (26,974 residents)West Linn (26,935 residents)Happy Valley (26,738 residents)Forest Grove (26,529 residents)Newberg (26,066 residents)Roseburg (23,778 residents)Klamath Falls (22,115 residents)Milwaukie (21,392 residents)Ashland (21,259 residents)Hayesville (21,246 residents)Sherwood (20,307 residents)Altamont (19,927 residents)Hermiston (19,546 residents)Cedar Mill (19,471 residents)Lebanon (19,344 residents)Central Point (19,216 residents)Canby (18,134 residents)Dallas (17,531 residents)Pendleton (16,950 residents)Oak Grove (16,796 residents)Four Corners (16,275 residents)Coos Bay (15,925 residents)Troutdale (15,923 residents)The Dalles (15,917 residents)St. Helens (14,258 residents)Cornelius (14,255 residents)Oatfield (13,294 residents)La Grande (13,058 residents)Sandy (12,854 residents)Gladstone (11,977 residents)Ontario (11,842 residents)Prineville (11,470 residents)Damascus (11,437 residents)Monmouth (11,428 residents)Oak Hills (11,131 residents)White City (10,750 residents)Fairview (10,735 residents)Cottage Grove (10,698 residents)
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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.

Cedar Mill#1
13.8%yearly rent as share of income
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Ranking

CITY (60 largest of Oregon) Official statistics Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · Data: ACS 2020–2024

Among the 60 largest places in Oregon, Cedar Mill has the lowest share of income going to rent (13.8%), followed by Bethany and Pendleton. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.

What the ranking shows

Across the 60 places in Oregon that we cover, the median is 22.0% and the average 21.7%; the figure runs from 13.8% (Cedar Mill) to 29.4% (Hayesville). That is a spread of 2.1 times between the two ends.

How to use it

The first five are Cedar Mill, Bethany, Pendleton, West Linn, Lake Oswego. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.

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# ⇅City ⇅County ⇅Yearly rent as share of income ⇅Population ⇅Median household income ⇅Median rent ⇅
1Cedar Mill (unincorporated)Washington County13.8%19,471$164,079$1,882
2Bethany (unincorporated)Washington County16.1%33,106$167,735$2,245
3PendletonUmatilla County17.2%16,950$66,563$956
4West LinnClackamas County17.3%26,935$146,507$2,116
5Lake OswegoClackamas County18.1%40,381$141,549$2,139
6Oak Hills (unincorporated)Washington County18.3%11,131$127,179$1,935
7CanbyClackamas County18.3%18,134$100,989$1,542
8Cottage GroveLane County18.6%10,698$80,875$1,254
9Central PointJackson County19.0%19,216$86,058$1,364
10The DallesWasco County19.0%15,917$62,614$993
11MonmouthPolk County19.3%11,428$69,170$1,114
12HermistonUmatilla County19.5%19,546$66,998$1,088
13CorneliusWashington County19.6%14,255$96,273$1,573
14TigardWashington County19.7%56,011$108,823$1,782
15La GrandeUnion County19.9%13,058$58,427$968
16Forest GroveWashington County19.9%26,529$87,933$1,460
17Happy ValleyClackamas County19.9%26,738$122,151$2,029
18KeizerMarion County20.1%39,082$84,813$1,424
19DallasPolk County20.3%17,531$71,549$1,209
20St. HelensColumbia County20.5%14,258$82,865$1,413
21SandyClackamas County20.5%12,854$108,984$1,861
22Oatfield (unincorporated)Clackamas County20.8%13,294$103,224$1,786
23Altamont (unincorporated)Klamath County20.8%19,927$58,629$1,015
24TualatinWashington County20.8%27,763$104,043$1,806
25OntarioMalheur County20.8%11,842$46,308$804
26Oregon CityClackamas County21.0%37,755$97,829$1,708
27AlbanyLinn County21.1%56,839$78,114$1,372
28PortlandMultnomah County21.8%641,165$90,919$1,655
29Coos BayCoos County22.0%15,925$56,524$1,034
30SpringfieldLane County22.0%61,499$68,761$1,258
31NewbergYamhill County22.0%26,066$93,232$1,713
32MilwaukieClackamas County22.1%21,392$86,892$1,598
33TroutdaleMultnomah County22.2%15,923$89,337$1,653
34BeavertonWashington County22.2%97,812$98,622$1,826
35SalemMarion County22.3%178,865$75,487$1,400
36PrinevilleCrook County22.3%11,470$72,980$1,355
37HillsboroWashington County22.3%108,231$106,409$1,978
38Aloha (unincorporated)Washington County22.3%52,389$101,934$1,896
39McMinnvilleYamhill County22.5%34,596$73,736$1,380
40MedfordJackson County22.5%86,315$73,230$1,376
41GladstoneClackamas County22.9%11,977$91,250$1,740
42RedmondDeschutes County23.2%36,092$84,164$1,628
43White City (unincorporated)Jackson County23.2%10,750$71,175$1,379
44SherwoodWashington County23.3%20,307$109,966$2,131
45WilsonvilleClackamas County23.4%26,974$96,236$1,878
46BendDeschutes County23.4%103,390$96,394$1,883
47RoseburgDouglas County23.7%23,778$53,918$1,063
48Oak Grove (unincorporated)Clackamas County24.3%16,796$86,226$1,744
49Four Corners (unincorporated)Marion County24.4%16,275$69,669$1,416
50GreshamMultnomah County24.5%112,378$77,795$1,586
51AshlandJackson County24.5%21,259$68,028$1,387
52Grants PassJosephine County24.5%39,311$59,646$1,217
53LebanonLinn County24.9%19,344$63,176$1,312
54EugeneLane County25.3%179,591$66,562$1,402
55Klamath FallsKlamath County25.3%22,115$46,693$986
56CorvallisBenton County25.7%59,960$65,012$1,391
57Damascus (unincorporated)Clackamas County26.0%11,437$122,500$2,654
58WoodburnMarion County26.5%27,875$67,347$1,489
59FairviewMultnomah County28.0%10,735$70,107$1,637
60Hayesville (unincorporated)Marion County29.4%21,246$58,624$1,435

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Unincorporated places are census-designated places: they have no city government but are counted as communities. Figures describe the city itself.

FAQ

Which Oregon city has the lowest share of income going to rent?

Cedar Mill, with 13.8% (among the 60 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).

How many cities are ranked?

The 60 largest places in Oregon by population.

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