Salem, OR 97306 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 74
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Home Value
$491,888
−0.1% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
74
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
69 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
36%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.0%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
36%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,759/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
14%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$96
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 14% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are flat over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 14% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+44% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (74/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.0% below their final list price; 36% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 36% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $122k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,244 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $1,287/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $96 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −8% to +8% over the next 12 months (57% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −8.4% to +7.9% (80% range; middle estimate +0.9%), chance of a rise 57%, of a 5%+ drop 18%.
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| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salem, OR 97301 | $369.9K | −0.1% | 61 |
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| Salem, OR 97310 | – | – | 71 |
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