Salem, OR Housing


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Salem, Oregon is known for its affordable housing market and the median value of homes in the area is $399,000, which is higher than the US House Median Value of $338,100. This shows that homes in Salem are slightly more expensive than the national average. Additionally, in the past year, house appreciation in Salem has been 9.26%, which is higher than the US 1 year House Appreciation rate of 8.27%. This trend indicates that homes in Salem are becoming increasingly valuable over time. Overall, Salem is an attractive place to purchase a home due to its affordability and potential for appreciation.

The median home cost in Salem is $399,000. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 144.5%. Home Appreciation in Salem is up 14.2%.

Average Age of Homes
- The median age of Salem real estate is 40 years old
The Rental Market in Salem
- Renters make up 43.9% of the Salem population
- 2.7% of houses and apartments in Salem, are available to rent

DID YOU KNOW
Buying a home is the biggest single purchase most people make during their lives. The second largest is most often an automobile.

Median Monthly Rent by Number of Bedrooms

   Housing by Year Built

  HousingSalem, OregonUnited States
  68,134.0139,647,020.0
  4342
  $399,000$338,100
  14.2%16.6%
  69.9%57.0%
  144.5%101.1%
  $11.76$10.98
  $3,404$2,690
  51.9%57.4%
  5.4%11.2%
  42.6%31.4%
  Vacant Housing
  2.7%1.9%
  0.2%0.4%
  0.5%0.7%
  0.1%0.4%
  0.2%3.6%
  1.7%4.1%
  Value of Owner-Occupied Housing
  1.4%2.6%
  2.2%2.4%
  1.3%2.8%
  1.3%3.9%
  1.3%4.5%
  4.4%11.3%
  9.2%13.0%
  32.7%20.1%
  26.7%13.6%
  11.1%8.3%
  6.8%9.7%
  1.1%3.9%
  0.4%2.2%
  0.0%0.8%
  0.1%1.1%
  Housing Units by Year Structure Built
  0.2%0.2%
  12.5%13.6%
  12.5%13.6%
  16.8%13.6%
  9.7%13.2%
  19.9%14.8%
  16.8%13.6%
  10.6%10.0%
  4.9%4.7%
  9.0%12.2%
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After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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