The median home in Portland, Oregon is valued at $517,821, down 1.4% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,706, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 25.3x — well above the national average of 18x. Portland is part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.
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Home Value$517,821
-1.4%
Rent$1,706/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $1,431/mo cheaper ($1,706 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + OR ins. 28% per HUD.
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$103,564 on $517,821
Out of reach — 50.2% of income
Need $134,443/yr to afford.
PITI$3,137
P/I50.2%
Afford$289K
Gap-$229K
P&I $2,618Tax $419Ins $100
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