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In 2018 the FHFA house price index for Oregon changed +6.2%, against +5.7% for the United States and +8.0% in 2017.
20,132 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (11,217 single-family), +0.4% on 2017; the national total was 1,328,827.
+6.2% Oregon index, 2017–2018 US +5.7%
20,132 housing units permitted in 2018 11,217 single-family
34 of 34 counties with a rising index median county +8.0%
1,328,827 units permitted nationally in 2018
Counties in 2018 Ranked by the county index change from 2017 to 2018 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2018; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2018 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Gilliam County +23.0% 0 0 0.0 Grant County +14.0% 0 0 0.0 Jefferson County +12.0% 110 110 4.3 Baker County +11.8% 23 23 1.4 Marion County +10.9% 1,373 899 3.9 Crook County +10.7% 305 305 11.1 Linn County +10.7% 540 446 4.1 Malheur County +10.5% 22 22 0.7 Wasco County +10.0% 0 0 0.0 Lincoln County +9.7% 234 169 4.6 Morrow County +9.5% 140 20 11.1 Coos County +9.1% 54 41 0.8 Polk County +8.9% 311 269 3.5 Yamhill County +8.9% 492 352 4.5 Umatilla County +8.4% 164 164 2.0 Lane County +8.2% 1,389 814 3.6 Tillamook County +8.1% 141 141 5.1 Curry County +8.0% 45 45 2.0 Union County +7.8% 52 43 2.0 Columbia County +7.7% 146 86 2.7 Clatsop County +7.5% 150 140 3.7 Josephine County +7.4% 227 204 2.6 Deschutes County +7.3% 1,983 1,818 9.3 Harney County +7.0% 7 7 0.9 Benton County +6.9% 622 103 6.4 Jackson County +6.9% 933 681 4.2 Klamath County +6.4% 146 138 2.1 Wallowa County +6.3% 28 22 3.7 Clackamas County +6.1% 1,754 1,244 4.1 Washington County +5.7% 1,889 1,298 3.1 Douglas County +5.4% 284 276 2.5 Hood River County +3.8% 140 112 5.9 Multnomah County +3.7% 6,238 1,035 7.8 Lake County +0.9% 14 14 1.7
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Oregon by year 0 20,000 40,000 1995: 26,201 units (15,379 single-family, 10,822 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 27,814 units (17,232 single-family, 10,582 in multi-unit buildings) 1997: 26,999 units (16,250 single-family, 10,749 in multi-unit buildings) 1998: 25,854 units (16,936 single-family, 8,918 in multi-unit buildings) 1999: 23,249 units (16,595 single-family, 6,654 in multi-unit buildings) 2000: 19,877 units (15,619 single-family, 4,258 in multi-unit buildings) 2000 2001: 21,322 units (16,323 single-family, 4,999 in multi-unit buildings) 2002: 22,186 units (17,413 single-family, 4,773 in multi-unit buildings) 2003: 25,015 units (17,875 single-family, 7,140 in multi-unit buildings) 2004: 27,309 units (20,728 single-family, 6,581 in multi-unit buildings) 2005: 31,024 units (23,840 single-family, 7,184 in multi-unit buildings) 2005 2006: 26,623 units (19,859 single-family, 6,764 in multi-unit buildings) 2007: 21,101 units (15,310 single-family, 5,791 in multi-unit buildings) 2008: 11,676 units (7,466 single-family, 4,210 in multi-unit buildings) 2009: 7,039 units (5,278 single-family, 1,761 in multi-unit buildings) 2010: 6,868 units (5,259 single-family, 1,609 in multi-unit buildings) 2010 2011: 7,663 units (4,854 single-family, 2,809 in multi-unit buildings) 2012: 10,608 units (6,342 single-family, 4,266 in multi-unit buildings) 2013: 14,843 units (8,417 single-family, 6,426 in multi-unit buildings) 2014: 16,645 units (8,573 single-family, 8,072 in multi-unit buildings) 2015: 17,510 units (10,255 single-family, 7,255 in multi-unit buildings) 2015 2016: 19,586 units (11,006 single-family, 8,580 in multi-unit buildings) 2017: 20,053 units (10,604 single-family, 9,449 in multi-unit buildings) 2018: 20,132 units (11,217 single-family, 8,915 in multi-unit buildings) 2019: 22,037 units (11,586 single-family, 10,451 in multi-unit buildings) 2020: 18,665 units (11,492 single-family, 7,173 in multi-unit buildings) 2020 2021: 21,916 units (13,185 single-family, 8,731 in multi-unit buildings) 2022: 20,321 units (10,312 single-family, 10,009 in multi-unit buildings) 2023: 17,697 units (9,797 single-family, 7,900 in multi-unit buildings) 2024: 14,621 units (9,810 single-family, 4,811 in multi-unit buildings) 2025: 14,839 units (9,215 single-family, 5,624 in multi-unit buildings) 2025 Housing units authorised in Oregon by year
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology .