Wheeler County, OR real estate

Market data, tax and rent figures from the 2024 Census survey.

Median home value

$272,400Median home value · Census

Property tax rate

0.69%Below state avg 0.81%Median bill $1,893/yr · Census

Median rent

$8702-bed $880Per month · Census

30-yr mortgage rate

7.24%Freddie Mac weekly average

What the numbers say

Wheeler County, OR real estate at a glance

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

Homeowners in Wheeler County pay a median of $1,893 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $272,400, an effective rate of about 0.69%. The Oregon average is 0.81%, which makes Wheeler County the #13 lowest-tax of 36 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $870 a month, and $880 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 26 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 $272,000 home here comes to about $1,756 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $75,000 a year (the median household here earns $55,284).

Monthly payment on a typical home

$1,756/mo
  • Principal & interest$1,485
  • Property tax$158
  • Insurance (est.)$114

$272,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed

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Rents in Wheeler County by bedrooms

2 bedrooms$88042% below state
3 bedrooms$95848% below state
4 bedrooms$1,26640% below state

Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.

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Sources: Realtor.com housing inventory (monthly) and Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (property taxes, home values, rents, income). Insurance is an estimate. Medians for the whole county; individual homes vary. For information only.