The story of this market
The typical home in Lane County, Oregon sells for about $463,687, or $305 per square foot.
Prices are down 3.5% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 18 days to sell, which is fast. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 196% since 2000. Last year 55 of 88 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,546 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,546 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Moderate.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+1.3%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2005 (+18.4%). Worst: 2011 (-7.7%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+0.3%
OR · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$2,141
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
+1.3%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 88 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
71
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $221,262,767.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
78.4%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 18957 | 10711 | 78.4% | 7.2% | $305,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Lane County, Oregon
Lane County's residential real estate market remains balanced with tight underlying inventory supporting prices near $464,000. Properties are moving briskly at an average of 18 days on market, and sellers are capturing roughly 99.8% of their listing price despite mild year-over-year rate headwinds.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved down 0.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 53 days on market with 0.1 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 14.38% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 5.1% · poverty 14.5% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this county — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Owned and leased federal assets with active or excess status, per the General Services Administration's Real Estate Across the United States inventory (read 2026-09-25). A federal footprint read on this county — not a market valuation, and never an attribute of any individual property or tenant.
Deterministic aggregate of 29 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Lane County, Oregon — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 8.4%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
Each property observation weighs one in its ZIP's deterministic roll-up — property-level records (taxes, scores, permits) never roll individually. Latest property research run Oct 7, 2026.
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| 97401 | Eugene | $539,840 | $333 | +7.6% | 30 | 100% | — | — | 51 | $1,876 | researched Sep 26 |
| 97402 | Eugene | $399,000 | $265 | +2.1% | 45 | 98.5% | 15% | 4.2 | 168 | $1,650 | researched Sep 26 |
| 97403 | Eugene | $534,450 | $298 | -2.2% | 14 | 103% | 25% | 3.2 | 52 | $1,750 | researched Sep 26 |
| 97404 | Eugene | $519,000 | $310 | +4.3% | 33 | 100% | 25% | 1.7 | 56 | $1,876 | researched Sep 26 |
| 97405 | Eugene | $615,000 | $308 | +7.9% | 11 | 103% | — | — | 188 | $1,546 | researched Sep 26 |
| 97408 | Eugene | $827,921 | $331 | +71.4% | 14 | 99.7% | 42.9% | 3 | 33 | $1,876 | researched Sep 26 |
| 97413 | Blue River | $689,000 | $352 | -2.4% | 84 | 96.2% | 18% | 11 | 22 | $1,688 | researched Sep 26 |
| 97424 | Cottage Grove | $485,000 | $289 | -1.9% | 14 | 103% | — | 2.3 | 209 | $1,750 | researched Sep 26 |
| 97426 | Creswell | $451,750 | $287 | -5% | 5 | — | — | — | 126 | $1,500 | researched Sep 26 |
| 97431 | Dexter | $451,750 | $285 | -5% | 14 | 100% | 15% | 2.3 | 44 | $1,850 | researched Sep 26 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Lane County exhibits property crime rates that track slightly above the national baseline, primarily concentrated within the denser core of Eugene and Springfield. Violent crime rates countywide generally remain comparable to or slightly below state and national figures.
Public education is anchored by Eugene School District 4J and Springfield Public Schools, alongside numerous outlying rural districts. Top-performing institutions such as Chinese Language Immersion, Twin Oaks, and South Eugene High provide strong academic outcomes despite statewide school funding challenges.
Wildfire risk is moderate to severe along the Cascade foothills and forested McKenzie River corridor, reinforced by historical fire events like the Holiday Farm Fire. Riverine flood exposure affects low-lying areas near the Willamette and Siuslaw rivers, impacting coastal and riverfront insurance premiums.
Economic expansion is spearheaded by higher education, regional healthcare systems, and light manufacturing/tech. Public and private investments continue in downtown Eugene redevelopment, university research expansions, and riverfront revitalization.
Oregon property taxes operate under Measure 5 and Measure 50 constitutional caps, limiting Maximum Assessed Value (MAV) growth to 3% annually unless major improvements occur. The effective tax rate averages approximately 1.0% to 1.1% of market value across varying local taxing districts.
Lane County stretches from the Pacific coast at Florence to the Cascade Crest, featuring coastal sand dunes, the Willamette and McKenzie rivers, extensive urban park systems like Alton Baker Park, and hiking at Mount Pisgah.
The rental market maintains tight conditions driven by student demand from the University of Oregon and modest multi-family completions, keeping vacancy rates low and rental rates elevated across Eugene and Springfield.
The county economy is grounded in higher education, healthcare, government, light technology, food manufacturing, and secondary forest products. Steady institutional employment in Eugene-Springfield cushions cyclical swings observed in resource-dependent peripheral areas.
Major corridors include Interstate 5 running north-south through Eugene-Springfield and Oregon Route 126 connecting coastal Florence to the Cascade Mountains. Public transit is served by the Lane Transit District (LTD), which operates the acclaimed Emerald Express (EmX) bus rapid transit network.
Urban growth boundary rules govern municipal expansion, focusing development on urban infill, transit corridors, and high-density residential along major arterial routes.
The Lane County Assessment and Taxation Department values properties annually, calculating real market value while enforcing Oregon's Measure 50 cap that limits taxable assessed value growth to 3% annually absent new construction.
Parcels are subject to overlapping taxing jurisdictions including Lane Community College District, Lane Education Service District, urban renewal agencies, rural fire protection districts, and river park & recreation districts.
Property insurance underwriters increasingly scrutinize wildfire exposure in heavily wooded urban-wildland interfaces and rural eastern zones. Flood risk near the Willamette and Siuslaw river floodplains adds localized premium costs.
- Round1 Bowling & Arcade - Eugene423.4 mi
- Putters Family Entertainment Center4.225.3 mi
- DEFY Eugene4.725 mi
- Get Air Trampoline Park4.325.8 mi
- Portal Adventures - Eugene and Springfield517.4 mi
- Autzen Stadium4.721.3 mi
- Hayward Field4.821.1 mi
- Lane Events Center4.323 mi
- Matthew Knight Arena4.621 mi
- Hult Center for the Performing Arts4.822.4 mi
- Mount Pisgah Arboretum4.716.1 mi
- Dorris Ranch4.718.2 mi
- Clearwater Park and Landing4.615.3 mi
- Island Park4.319.2 mi
- The Official Simpsons Mural, Springfield Oregon4.718.7 mi
- Museum of Natural and Cultural History4.721 mi
- Eugene Science Center4.521.5 mi
- Dorris Ranch4.718.2 mi
- Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art4.521.4 mi
- Adventure! Children's Museum4.723.3 mi
- Mount Pisgah Arboretum4.716.1 mi
- Splash at Lively Park4.414.4 mi
- Dorris Ranch4.718.2 mi
- Clearwater Park and Landing4.615.3 mi
- Island Park4.319.2 mi
- Lookout Point Lake4.66.3 mi
- Dexter Reservoir4.57.1 mi
- Pine Ridge Golf Club4.316.7 mi
- Fred Meyer4.119.1 mi
- WinCo Foods4.318 mi
- Safeway419.3 mi
- Albertsons414.4 mi
- Albertsons4.118.1 mi
- Eugene Airport4.529.7 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
A world-renowned track and field venue located on the University of Oregon campus that hosts Olympic trials, world championships, and major collegiate invitationals.
The largest developed park in Eugene, spanning nearly 400 acres along the Willamette River with multi-use trails, water sports, and performing arts spaces.
A 2,214-acre natural recreation area offering miles of hiking trails to panoramic summit vistas and botanical exhibits of native plants.
Iconic coastal landmarks near Florence featuring natural sea grottos with native wildlife and historic 19th-century coastal navigation architecture.
Data retrieved from Census Bureau profile tables for Lane County, Oregon.
applies when — Members of the Oregon National Guard or Reserve who are deployed.
Allows for the exemption of a portion of the assessed value of a primary residence from local property taxes for a period of three to five years in standard zones, or up to 15 years in rural zones.
Business Oregon Enterprise Zone statutes
applies when — Qualified disabled veterans or their surviving spouses meeting specific disability or service-connected criteria.
Provides a reduction in the assessed value of the primary residence, effectively lowering the property tax burden based on the exemption amount set by statute.
ORS 307.250
applies when — Delinquency of property taxes for a period of three years from the earliest date of delinquency.
The county may initiate foreclosure proceedings to seize the property to satisfy the tax lien. Owners have redemption rights prior to the judgment of foreclosure.
ORS 312.010
Tax is calculated on the lesser of Real Market Value (RMV) or Maximum Assessed Value (MAV). MAV is limited to a 3% annual growth rate unless physical changes occur to the property. The tax is the product of the taxable assessed value and the local taxing district's millage rate.
Oregon Constitution; ORS Chapter 308
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.