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Least affordable housing, Oregon counties · 2020

Oregon counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2020 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 4.4.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01Josephine County, OROR87,8675.9+66%

02Multnomah County, OROR795,3915.8+153%

03Hood River County, OROR23,7205.7+87%

04Deschutes County, OROR213,0725.6+106%

05Benton County, OROR97,7285.5+106%

06Clatsop County, OROR40,9265.4+118%

07Curry County, OROR22,6215.4+46%

08Lincoln County, OROR50,6365.2+73%

09Jackson County, OROR221,7955.2+75%

10Tillamook County, OROR27,3845.1+81%

11Lane County, OROR381,5845.1+97%

12Clackamas County, OROR426,2805.1+111%

13Wallowa County, OROR7,5955.0+125%

14Washington County, OROR611,7084.8+99%

15Yamhill County, OROR110,0244.8+116%

16Crook County, OROR27,5644.5+122%

17Coos County, OROR63,9924.5+98%

18Polk County, OROR90,0374.4+82%

19Marion County, OROR355,7774.4+96%

20Jefferson County, OROR25,7404.3+93%

21Wasco County, OROR26,3104.2+107%

22Douglas County, OROR111,9514.2+78%

23Columbia County, OROR54,0914.1+96%

24Linn County, OROR132,8434.0+99%

25Wheeler County, OROR1,4723.9+108%

26Baker County, OROR16,6583.9+107%

27Klamath County, OROR70,2743.9+70%

28Union County, OROR25,9003.7+90%

29Lake County, OROR8,1873.6+113%

30Malheur County, OROR32,2613.4+49%

31Harney County, OROR7,3803.2+92%

32Grant County, OROR7,0753.2+63%

33Umatilla County, OROR81,1193.2+50%

34Sherman County, OROR2,0513.1+157%

35Morrow County, OROR12,6022.8+56%

36Gilliam County, OROR1,9712.7+103%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS