Josephine County, OR real estate

What the numbers say

Josephine County, OR real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Josephine County listed for $533,200, up 6.7% from a year earlier. That is 3% below the Oregon median of $550,000.

Homes spent a median of 87 days on the market, slower than 74 days a year ago. That makes Josephine County the #17 fastest-selling of 18 Oregon counties we track.

Homeowners in Josephine County pay a median of $2,086 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $404,300, an effective rate of about 0.52%. The Oregon average is 0.81%, which makes Josephine County the #2 lowest-tax of 36 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,194 a month, and $1,144 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 37 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $533,000 home here comes to about $3,358 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $144,000 a year (the median household here earns $60,098).