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Linn County Oregon Residential Rent and Rental Statistics

The median monthly gross residential rent in Linn County OR was $1,034 in 2019 according to the Census ACS survey.1 Average gross rent in Linn County was $1,012 in 2019. The median rent more accurately depicts rental rates in the middle of the distribution of rents and is thus preferred in the analysis below. 2020 Linn County median and average rent data will be released in September of 2021.

Data is also available below for Linn County rental vacancy rates, Linn County rent as a percent of median income and the fraction of renters in Linn County.

Show dollars as: Nominal Real

Real Gross Rent in Linn County Oregon (2019 dollars)2

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US Median Gross Rent $1,097 +1.86% +6.82%
Oregon Median Gross Rent $1,185 +3.04% +11.48%
Linn County OR Median Gross Rent $1,034 +1.77% +10.94%

Linn County OR Real Gross Rent Trends

At $1,034, real median gross rent in Linn County was at its highest level in 2019 since the series began in 2005. At $1,012, real average gross rent in Linn County was at its highest level in 2019 since the series began in 2005.

Real Gross Rent: Linn County OR Median, Linn County OR Average, Oregon Median, US Median

Lower quartile, median and upper quartile real gross rent

Real Gross Rent History for Linn County

Date US
Median
Oregon
Median
Linn County OR
Median
Linn County OR
Average
2019 $1,097 $1,185 $1,034 $1,012
2018 $1,077 $1,150 $1,016 $953
2017 $1,043 $1,113 $961 $952
2016 $1,027 $1,063 $932 $975
2015 $1,017 $1,000 $855 $861
2014 $986 $976 $889 $840
2013 $953 $934 $865 $865
2012 $940 $917 $822 $831
2011 $941 $907 $775 $769
2010 $955 $912 $851 $885
2009 $960 $933 $867 $914

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Linn County Rental Vacancy Rate

The rental vacancy rate is the fraction of homes for rent that are not occupied.3 In 2019 the rental vacancy rate for Linn County Oregon was 2.08% according to Census ACS data.

Rental Vacancy Rate in Linn County Oregon

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US 5.97% -0.18% +0.08%
Oregon 4.00% -0.35% +0.83%
Linn County OR 2.08% -1.03%

Trends in Linn County OR Rental Vacancy Rate

The rental vacancy rate in Linn County peaked in 2006 at 10.12%. Since then it has fallen by 8.04% to 2.08%. Data records for this series originated in 2005.

Rental Vacancy Rate: Linn County OR, Oregon, US

Rental vacancy rate in Oregon

Historical Rental Vacancy Rate data for Linn County

Date US Oregon Linn County OR
2019 5.97% 4.00% 2.08%
2018 6.15% 4.35%
2017 6.18% 3.80%
2016 5.89% 3.17% 3.11%
2015 5.85% 3.64%
2014 6.32% 3.57% 3.67%
2013 6.49% 4.45% 7.67%
2012 6.77% 4.75% 7.77%
2011 7.40% 5.06% 5.43%
2010 8.17% 5.60% 4.08%
2009 8.43% 6.30% 7.13%

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Rent as a Fraction of Income

Using median household income data for Linn County, we can calculate the fraction of income the median household would use to pay rent at the median monthly gross rent rate. For Linn County, median monthly gross rent as a fraction of median household income was 20.18% in 2019 according to the ACS.

Linn County Oregon Median Annual Rent as a Fraction of Median Household Income

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US 20.03% -0.47% -0.40%
Oregon 21.21% -0.17% +0.03%
Linn County OR 20.18% -1.95% -0.64%

Trends in Linn County OR Rent as a Fraction of Income

The fraction of median Linn County household income required to pay median monthly gross rent peaked in 2014 (relative to the 2005 series origin) at 23.27%. Since then it has fallen by 3.09% to 20.18%.

Fraction of Income towards Rent: Linn County OR, Oregon, US

Percent of median household income going towards median monthly gross rent in Linn County Oregon

Historical Data for Annual Rent as a Fraction of Income in Linn County Oregon

Date US Oregon Linn County OR
2019 20.03% 21.21% 20.18%
2018 20.50% 21.38% 22.13%
2017 20.13% 21.50% 21.70%
2016 20.43% 21.17% 20.81%
2015 20.63% 20.90% 20.35%
2014 20.89% 21.71% 23.27%
2013 20.78% 21.18% 21.83%
2012 20.65% 21.04% 21.33%
2011 20.70% 21.53% 20.24%
2010 20.50% 21.03% 21.31%
2009 20.12% 20.28% 19.16%

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Renter Fraction in Linn County Oregon

You can calculate the renter fraction in Linn County in at least two ways: by housing units or by population. I've gone with the housing units measure here. This measure looks at the number of renting households in Linn County as a fraction of total Linn County households. In 2019 32.61% of households were renters according to Census ACS data.

Linn County Fraction of Renters by Household Units

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US 35.89% -0.16% -0.99%
Oregon 37.12% -0.39% -1.19%
Linn County OR 32.61% -3.71% -2.38%

Trends in the Linn County OR Renter Fraction

The Linn County household renter fraction peaked in in 2015 at 40.70% and is now 8.09% below that level. The origin year for the series is 2005.

Fraction of Renting Households: Linn County OR, Oregon, US

Fraction of renters in Linn County

History of Linn County Renter Fraction

Date US Oregon Linn County OR
2019 35.89% 37.12% 32.61%
2018 36.05% 37.51% 36.32%
2017 36.13% 37.20% 36.93%
2016 36.88% 38.31% 34.99%
2015 36.97% 38.91% 40.70%
2014 36.90% 39.28% 33.21%
2013 36.50% 39.17% 35.68%
2012 36.09% 38.44% 32.41%
2011 35.42% 39.22% 36.42%
2010 34.65% 37.45% 33.09%
2009 34.13% 36.95% 31.01%

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1. Gross rent is defined as contract rent plus the estimated average monthly cost of utilities (electricity, gas, water, and sewer) and fuel (oil, coal, kerosene, wood, etc.). Because some rentals include utilities and others don't, gross rent is a way of normalizing the variability.

2. Real dollars are calculated using the CPI-U less shelter series.

3. The rental vacancy rate is computed by dividing the number of vacant units for rent by the sum of the renter-occupied units, vacant units that are for rent, and vacant units that have been rented but not yet occupied.