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Least affordable housing, Oregon counties

Oregon counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2024 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 36 counties in Oregon that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 36 is 5.4. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Wasco County, OR, up 7 places to #14.

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Least affordable housing by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990
01▲2Hood River County, OROR23,7207.4+144%
02▲2Deschutes County, OROR213,0727.0+156%
03▼2Josephine County, OROR87,8676.7+89%
04▲1Benton County, OROR97,7286.6+147%
05▲1Clatsop County, OROR40,9266.5+164%
06▲2Lincoln County, OROR50,6366.5+115%
07▼5Multnomah County, OROR795,3916.2+174%
08▲2Tillamook County, OROR27,3846.2+121%
09▼2Curry County, OROR22,6216.1+67%
10▲1Lane County, OROR381,5846.0+132%
11▲1Clackamas County, OROR426,2805.9+145%
12▲1Wallowa County, OROR7,5955.9+165%
13▼4Jackson County, OROR221,7955.8+95%
14▲7Wasco County, OROR26,3105.7+181%
15▲1Crook County, OROR27,5645.7+182%
16▼2Washington County, OROR611,7085.5+128%
17Coos County, OROR63,9925.4+141%
18▲1Marion County, OROR355,7775.4+141%
19▼1Polk County, OROR90,0375.3+120%
20▼5Yamhill County, OROR110,0245.2+137%
21▲1Douglas County, OROR111,9515.1+114%
22▲2Linn County, OROR132,8434.9+143%
23▲2Wheeler County, OROR1,4724.9+160%
24▼4Jefferson County, OROR25,7404.9+118%
25▼2Columbia County, OROR54,0914.8+128%
26▲1Klamath County, OROR70,2744.8+109%
27▼1Baker County, OROR16,6584.7+149%
28▲2Malheur County, OROR32,2614.6+100%
29▼1Union County, OROR25,9004.5+132%
30▲1Harney County, OROR7,3804.4+160%
31▲2Umatilla County, OROR81,1194.2+98%
32Grant County, OROR7,0753.9+97%
33▲1Sherman County, OROR2,0513.5+192%
34▼5Lake County, OROR8,1873.5+104%
35Morrow County, OROR12,6023.2+76%
36Gilliam County, OROR1,9712.8+112%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES