Linn County, OR real estate

What the numbers say

Linn County, OR real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Linn County listed for $442,475, down 5.3% from a year earlier. That is 20% below the Oregon median of $550,000.

Homes spent a median of 62 days on the market, faster than 66 days a year ago. That makes Linn County the #2 fastest-selling of 18 Oregon counties we track.

Homeowners in Linn County pay a median of $3,261 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $376,400, an effective rate of about 0.87%. The Oregon average is 0.81%, which makes Linn County the #32 lowest-tax of 36 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,320 a month, and $1,315 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 28 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 $442,000 home here comes to about $2,916 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $125,000 a year (the median household here earns $76,329).