The 10 Best Places To Buy A House In Oregon For 2022


Using science and data, we can tell you which places in Oregon have seen home prices rising and people flocking over the past year.

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Editor’s note: This is not investment advice and we are not financial advisers. Article updated for 2022.

There's a the age old question everyone thinks about when they decide to move to a city in Oregon:

Should I buy a place or rent? Well, we aren't here today to solve that problem for you exactly. We are just assuming you'll do the right thing and a buy a place. And while we are happy to tell you the best place to live in Oregon, this analysis is going to tackle the question of the best place to buy a house as an investor. That is we are going to try and determine the up and coming cities in the Beaver State.

To do that we are going to look at places in Oregon that are growing faster than average, but where home prices are below average. In every day terms, the "deals". The best deal in Oregon at the moment? That would be Veneta according to our analysis.

Here's a look at the top ten places to buy a home in Oregon for 2022.

The 10 Best Places To Buy A Home In Oregon For 2022

  1. Veneta
  2. Philomath
  3. Tillamook
  4. Winston
  5. Creswell
  6. Warrenton
  7. Sheridan
  8. Junction City
  9. Brookings
  10. Talent

What's the best place to buy a home in Oregon for 2022? According to our analysis, would the the ideal place to buy a home looking into the future.

The methodology that wen't into this can be a bit complicated, so we'll break it down for you in as much detail as we can below. If you're not worried about finding a deal on good places to live, check out the most expensive places to live in Oregon and, for those of you on a budget, the cheapest places to live in Oregon.

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The 10 Best Cities To Buy A House In Oregon For 2022

1. Veneta

Veneta, OR

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 5,010
Median Home Price: $220,100
Population Change: 1.2%
Home Price Change: 2.2%
More on Veneta: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

2. Philomath

Philomath, OR

Source: Wikipedia User Finetooth | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 5,143
Median Home Price: $264,900
Population Change: 4.3%
Home Price Change: 8.3%
More on Philomath: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

3. Tillamook

Tillamook, OR

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Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 5,308
Median Home Price: $201,400
Population Change: 1.5%
Home Price Change: 6.2%
More on Tillamook: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

4. Winston

Winston, OR

Source: Wikipedia User Visitor7 | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 5,444
Median Home Price: $184,700
Population Change: 0.5%
Home Price Change: 16.1%
More on Winston: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

5. Creswell

Creswell, OR

Source: Wikipedia User Visitor7 | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 5,445
Median Home Price: $240,600
Population Change: 1.7%
Home Price Change: 10.2%
More on Creswell: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

6. Warrenton

Warrenton, OR

Source: Wikipedia User Ian Poellet | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 5,635
Median Home Price: $263,800
Population Change: 1.5%
Home Price Change: 3.6%
More on Warrenton: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

7. Sheridan

Sheridan, OR

Source: Wikipedia User M.O. Stevens | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 6,122
Median Home Price: $203,400
Population Change: 0.0%
Home Price Change: 18.9%
More on Sheridan: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

8. Junction City

Junction City, OR

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 6,140
Median Home Price: $238,900
Population Change: 1.4%
Home Price Change: 3.6%
More on Junction City: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

9. Brookings

Brookings, OR

Source: Wikipedia User Cacophony | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 6,475
Median Home Price: $333,400
Population Change: 0.7%
Home Price Change: 9.3%
More on Brookings: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

10. Talent

Talent, OR

Source: Wikipedia User Nandhinikutty | CC BY-SA 4.0
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 6,553
Median Home Price: $222,900
Population Change: 0.8%
Home Price Change: 2.0%
More on Talent: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

Methodology: How do you determine the best places to buy a home in Oregon for 2022?

We were in real estate for almost five years and have been working on this site for another three. Suffice is to say, we've put a lot of thought into what goes into finding a good place to buy a home.

So all that thinking has come to this moment where we get to spell out how we'd approach finding an up-and-coming place to live in Oregon. Put differently, the analysis will try to find places in Oregon with undervalued homes relative to pent up demand.

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To do that we looked at the most recent American Community Survey Census data for 2016-2020 and compared it to the previous vintage (2012-2016). Specifically, we used the following criteria:

  • Y-o-Y Change In Population (People want to live here)
  • Y-o-Y Change In Median Home Prices (People are willing to pay for it)
  • Home Prices Relative To The State Average (It's still kinda cheap)

We want places that are growing, have seen home prices increase in recent years, and are still "cheap" for Oregon with the following caveats:

So of the 0 cities and towns in Oregon, only 78 places made it through our initial filters to even be considered.

We then ranked each place from 1 to 78 for the criteria mentioned above with 1 being the best for that criteria. We averaged the rankings to create a "best place to buy" index with the place having the lowest index being the best. You can download the data here.

Turns out that Veneta is the best potential gem in the not-so-rough in the Beaver State.

Read on for more on these places.

Summary: The Best Places To Purchase A House In Oregon for 2022

There's our analysis of the best places to buy a house in Oregon. And, to be clear, we aren't necessarily saying these places are the best places to live, just that it looks like they might be in a couple of years based on the data.

In fact, every place in the following table meets our criteria, so even though it may not look super long, remember we started off with all 0 places in the state.

So if we'd could rent or buy in these cities, we'd definitely buy.

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Home Prices By City In Oregon

City Rank Median Home Price Population Change Home Price Increase
Veneta 1 $220,100 1.2% 2.2%
Philomath 2 $264,900 4.3% 8.3%
Tillamook 3 $201,400 1.5% 6.2%
Winston 4 $184,700 0.5% 16.1%
Creswell 5 $240,600 1.7% 10.2%
Warrenton 6 $263,800 1.5% 3.6%
Sheridan 7 $203,400 0.0% 18.9%
Junction City 8 $238,900 1.4% 3.6%
Brookings 9 $333,400 0.7% 9.3%
Talent 10 $222,900 0.8% 2.0%
Seaside 11 $317,700 1.1% 2.6%
Madras 12 $201,900 2.3% 10.6%
Milton-Freewater 13 $131,800 0.1% 3.2%
Umatilla 14 $158,200 0.7% 15.0%
Scappoose 15 $304,500 2.3% 2.2%
Hood River 16 $385,900 0.4% 8.8%
Sutherlin 17 $169,300 0.3% 4.1%
Stayton 18 $278,000 0.8% 17.3%
Lincoln City 19 $257,900 2.1% 4.7%
Florence 20 $258,400 1.3% 15.2%
Molalla 21 $316,100 0.8% 13.7%
Eagle Point 22 $252,100 1.8% 3.2%
Fairview 23 $306,100 0.2% 3.8%
North Bend 24 $228,700 0.6% 13.0%
Sweet Home 25 $156,000 1.5% 2.0%
Baker City 26 $161,800 0.3% 10.4%
Astoria 27 $298,000 0.9% 14.8%
Independence 28 $220,100 3.4% 7.4%
Cottage Grove 29 $216,100 1.2% 12.2%
Monmouth 30 $262,600 1.3% 16.7%
Silverton 31 $324,300 1.8% 9.4%
Prineville 32 $196,800 3.9% 4.4%
Newport 33 $277,800 2.0% 7.7%
Ontario 34 $121,600 0.6% 3.2%
Sandy 35 $319,300 2.2% 13.5%
Gladstone 36 $337,000 1.2% 11.5%
Cornelius 37 $301,600 1.0% 14.7%
La Grande 38 $183,600 0.5% 7.7%
St. Helens 39 $235,700 1.6% 3.2%
The Dalles 40 $216,100 0.5% 5.7%
Coos Bay 41 $200,900 0.6% 10.9%
Troutdale 42 $335,500 -0.2% 8.4%
Dallas 43 $253,400 2.7% 13.8%
Pendleton 44 $193,800 -0.3% 12.6%
Lebanon 45 $193,200 1.6% 8.6%
Hermiston 46 $164,800 0.5% 0.3%
Canby 47 $357,700 0.9% 8.5%
Central Point 48 $289,400 1.5% 11.1%
Sherwood 49 $426,400 0.6% 5.1%
Milwaukie 50 $357,100 0.4% 10.4%
Ashland 51 $469,400 0.4% 6.2%
Klamath Falls 52 $180,900 0.8% 13.4%
Happy Valley 53 $526,900 5.1% 3.6%
Roseburg 54 $206,900 0.7% 5.9%
Newberg 55 $341,400 1.2% 6.6%
Wilsonville 56 $441,800 1.4% 3.7%
Forest Grove 57 $346,400 1.6% 8.5%
Woodburn 58 $230,500 1.0% 12.3%
West Linn 59 $528,600 0.4% 7.0%
Tualatin 60 $443,400 0.3% 5.7%
Redmond 61 $279,700 4.0% 8.3%
Mcminnville 62 $282,000 1.3% 14.0%
Oregon City 63 $382,100 1.5% 6.4%
Grants Pass 64 $260,400 1.0% 12.3%
Keizer 65 $279,900 1.1% 7.6%
Lake Oswego 66 $659,400 0.9% 3.5%
Tigard 67 $431,700 1.6% 5.7%
Albany 68 $244,000 1.7% 7.9%
Corvallis 69 $361,800 1.0% 9.5%
Springfield 70 $226,300 1.1% 10.6%
Medford 71 $278,100 1.2% 4.8%
Bend 72 $415,100 3.3% 7.9%
Beaverton 73 $400,500 0.7% 6.4%
Hillsboro 74 $363,600 1.4% 6.2%
Gresham 75 $318,300 -0.0% 10.6%
Eugene 76 $304,500 1.3% 5.5%
Salem 77 $266,200 1.5% 9.6%
Portland 78 $438,500 0.8% 6.4%
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About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

He believes the key to finding the right place to live comes down to looking at the data, reading about things to do, and, most importantly, checking it out yourself before you move.

If you've been looking for a place to live in the past several years, you've probably stumbled upon his writing already.

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