St. Helens, Oregon Real Estate & Housing Market

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St. Helens Housing Information

Index	St. Helens	Oregon	National
Median home price	$179,300	$247,200	$184,700
Median rent asked	$850	$941	$949
Avg. people per household	2.6	2.5	2.6
Owner occupied households	61.8%	61.4%	63.6%
Renter occupied households	38.2%	38.6%	36.4%

The above shows an overview of the real estate market in St. Helens, OR. Note how the median home price for St. Helens, OR runs $179,300, which is 27% lower than the average property price for Oregon. So you’re going to get real estate in St. Helens, OR that is on-average more affordable than what you’ll find in the rest of Oregon. As for rent, the median for St. Helens, OR runs $850, which is comparatively 10% lower than the average rent for Oregon. For St. Helens, OR, about 61.8% of the population consist of home owners with about 2.6 people living in each property on average. Whether you’re looking for condos or townhomes that are low-maintenance and affordable or sprawling mansions, St. Helens, OR offers a wide variety of real estate. To find your perfect home in St. Helens, OR, filter your choice by price, location, and number of beds and baths using the search area above.

St. Helens Home Affordability

When deciding where to purchase St. Helens, OR real estate, home affordability is one of the top deciding factors. One way that you can calculate the affordability of your next home is to use this formula: median home price to median household income ratio. In St. Helens, OR the median home price is $179,300 and $45,727 is the median household income. As a result, the home price to income ratio in St. Helens, OR is 3.9x, which is 16% lower than the Oregon average. In order to determine the home affordability ratio, you would divide the median home price by the median home income. If you find that in St. Helens, OR the home price to income ratio is lower than average, that means that in general, housing is more affordable. While there more than just one factor in deciding home affordability, you can use the home affordability calculator below as an additional tool when deciding how much you can and should pay for real estate in St. Helens, OR.

Nearby cities with low home prices

City, State	Population	Home Price	National Avg.
Deer Island, OR	375	$0	100%
Rainier, OR	1,971	$160,700	13%
Woodland, WA	5,684	$193,900	5%
Prescott, OR	44	$200,000	8%
Orchards, WA	21,249	$202,200	9%
St. Helens, OR	13,169	$179,300	3%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Home Price	National Avg.
Harrison, AR	13,168	$92,600	50%
Clayton, OH	13,172	$133,400	28%
Streator, IL	13,163	$83,200	55%
Soddy-Daisy, TN	13,162	$119,300	35%
Tehachapi, CA	13,179	$180,300	2%
St. Helens, OR	13,169	$179,300	3%

Source: The St. Helens, OR housing data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).