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The median home value in Jefferson County, OR is $429,224 as of 2026-08-31, up 0.64% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$429,224
Year-over-Year
+0.64%
National Rank
#343 of 3071
Jefferson County ranks 19th out of 36 counties in OR by median home price, and is +82.6% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within OR, the typical county has a median home value of $432,775, making Jefferson County -0.8% below the OR state median.
The typical home value decreased by 1.5%, from $435,612 in May 2026 to $429,224 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $435,612 | +1.1% |
| Jun 2026 | $433,181 | +0.8% |
| Jul 2026 | $430,396 | +0.8% |
| Aug 2026 | $429,224 | +0.6% |
Households here earn a median of $76,260 a year against a typical home value of $429,224 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.6×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 91% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Jefferson County recorded a violent crime rate of 434 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,363 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 7,830 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Jefferson County is $429,224. That's up 0.64% from a year earlier. That is about 82.6% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Jefferson County the 19th most expensive of 36 counties in Oregon.
Median household income here is $76,260, so a typical home costs about 5.6× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Jefferson County recorded 434 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 7,830 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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