Union County, OR housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 75
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Home Value
$335,619
+4.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
75
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.5 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
78 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
39%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
95.9%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
38%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,166/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
39%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$116
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 39% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 4.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 2% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+28% vs. a year ago), close to pre-pandemic levels.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (75/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 4.1% below their final list price; 39% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 38% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $83k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,261 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $898/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $116 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +11% over the next 12 months (73% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.7% to +10.7% (80% range; middle estimate +3.8%), chance of a rise 73%, of a 5%+ drop 11%.
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ZIP codes in Union County, OR
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Grande, OR 97850 | $328.1K | +4.0% | 47 |
| Union, OR 97883 | $307.3K | +5.7% | 95 |
| Elgin, OR 97827 | $272.9K | +3.1% | 81 |
| Cove, OR 97824 | $499.2K | +8.4% | 41 |
| Summerville, OR 97876 | $573.6K | +5.6% | 48 |
| North Powder, OR 97867 | $276.9K | +5.2% | 98 |
| Imbler, OR 97841 | – | – | 63 |