Metropolitan market · Oregon · September 2026 data

What is the Albany, OR real estate market doing?

As of September 2026, the median home listed in Albany, OR asks $442,475, down 5.3% year over year. Homes spend a median of 62 days on market, with 437 active listings and 32% carrying a price cut; pending contracts equal 32% of active listings, and inventory sits at 120% of the same month in 2019 — a balanced market. Estimated gross rental yield on the median listing is 4.1%. Figures come from public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Median listing price
$442,475
▼ 5.3% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$280
1,621 sq ft median
Median days on market
62
September 2026
Active listings
437
For sale now
New listings
114
September 2026
Listings with price cuts
32%
Share of active
Inventory vs 2019
120%
Same month, 2019 = 100
Pending / active
32%
Contract activity
Median sale price (closed)
$409,000
▼ 6.0% YoY · closed sales · July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio
99.3%
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Homes sold / month
115
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted

What is the Albany, OR housing market doing right now?

The Albany, OR housing market lists at a $442,475 median as of September 2026, down 5.3% year over year, with a 62-day median market time and 437 homes for sale (32% with a price cut). Active inventory is 120% of the 2019 level, reading as a balanced market under WealthyBud's published buyer/seller rule. Gross rental yield is about 4.1%.

Albany housing market statistics

The table summarizes Albany's key housing figures for September 2026 — median listing and closed-sale prices, market pace, inventory and rental yield — each computed from public records and industry data. Closed-sale figures are Redfin's July 2026 data, the latest settled month Redfin reports for Albany.

Albany, OR housing market at a glance — September 2026
MetricLatestDetail
Median listing price$442,475-5.3% YoY
Median price per sq ft$2801,621 sq ft median
Median days on market62-6% YoY
Active listings437+19% YoY
New listings this month114September 2026
Listings with a price cut32%Share of active
Median sale price (closed)$409,000-6.0% YoY · closed sales, July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio99.3%Closed sales, July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Pending-to-active ratio31.8%139 pending
Inventory vs 2019120%Active listings vs same month in 2019
Gross rental yield4.1%2BR fair market rent

How have home prices changed in Albany?

Albany home prices are down 5.3% year over year and -1.2% month over month as of September 2026, at a $442,475 median listing price. The chart tracks the trailing eight-quarter trend in the metro's median asking price.

$472K$464K$455K$446K Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26

Median listing price, Albany OR · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.

The 10-year view
$482K$429K$375K$321K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

10-year median listing price, Albany OR · June of each year, 2017–2026 · source: public records and industry data.

How much inventory is on the market in Albany?

Albany has 437 active listings, 114 new this month, 139 pending as of September 2026. About 32% of active listings have cut their price, and inventory sits at 120% of its 2019 level — a balanced market by pace.

Active listings
437
New this month
114
Pending
139
Price-reduced
141

Is Albany a good real estate investment?

Albany scores 39/100 on WealthyBud's composite Investor Score, ranking #682 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat into one percentile. It is a research opinion, not advice.

Investor Score
39/100
#682 of 933 covered metros
12-month outlook
-4.3%
▼ Cooling · model output, not advice
Price volatility
High
σ 7.2% · 20-yr price-index swings
Momentum
27
Value
37
Rental yield
53
Supply risk
75
Market heat
59

Albany scores 39/100 on our composite Investor Score (#682 of 933 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; the metro's long-run house price index has it up 38% over five years and +120% over ten, leaving prices 55% above its own 2000–2019 trend; at the published FY2026 fair market rent of $1,500/mo for a two-bedroom, the gross rental yield on the median listing is about 4.1%; active inventory sits at 120% of its June 2019 level, so supply is fully rebuilt past pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are down 5.3% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01).

Scores are percentile ranks (0–100) across all covered U.S. metros, computed from the public data cited on this page — formulas here. They are data-derived opinions, not investment advice. See how Albany ranks on the trending markets index.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Albany?

A home at Albany's $442,475 median listing runs about $2,422 a month in principal and interest — 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate. Taxes, insurance and HOA are extra.

If rates fall 1% · 6.28%
$2,186/mo
−$236/mo vs today
At today's rate · 7.28%
$2,422/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 8.28%
$2,667/mo
+$245/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $442,475 median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.

How much income do you need to buy a home in Albany?

To buy Albany’s $442,475 median listing with 20% down, a household needs about $118,000 a year in gross income, keeping principal, interest and property tax ($2,758/mo) at 28% of income. That is 1.6× the area’s $73,396 median household income, so a typical Albany household cannot afford the median listing on these terms.

Income needed to buy the median home in Albany, OR — September 2026
ItemAmountBasis
Median listing price$442,475September 2026
Down payment (20%)$88,495Assumption
Principal & interest (7.28%, 30-yr fixed)$2,422/moRate as of 2026-10-01
Property tax (0.91% effective rate)$336/moCensus ACS
Income needed (28% rule)$118,000Gross household income / yr
Median household income$73,396Census ACS 2023 ACS 5-year

Excludes homeowners insurance, HOA dues and mortgage insurance, so the true income needed is higher. Compare every market in the income-needed ranking and the price-to-income ranking.

What is driving the Albany housing market?

Longer-run demand in Albany shows up in 188 homes permitted in 2025; net migration of +900 residents; -1.7% job growth. Natural-hazard risk rates Relatively Moderate. These federal supply-pipeline, migration and jobs signals shape where prices head next.

Building permits (2025)
188
▼ 39.5% vs 2024
1.4 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
+900
▲ people, via tax-return records
net income flow +$24.5M/yr
Job growth (YoY)
-1.7%
▼ 46.7k nonfarm jobs · August 2026
Natural-hazard risk
Relatively Moderate
National hazard index · top hazard: Earthquake

Based on public government records — building-permit, tax-return migration, employment and natural-hazard statistics, aggregated to the metro. Details on /methodology.

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Albany housing market FAQ

What is the median home price in Albany?
As of September 2026, the median listing price in Albany, OR is $442,475, down 5.3% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Albany, OR metro area.
How much does it cost to buy a home in Albany?
The median home listed in Albany asks $442,475 as of September 2026. With 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate, that runs about $2,422 a month in principal and interest, before taxes, insurance and HOA.
How fast are homes selling in Albany?
The median property in Albany spends 62 days on the market, with 437 homes actively listed and 32% of them carrying a price cut — a balanced market as of September 2026.
Is it a buyer's or seller's market in Albany?
With a median 62 days on market and 32% of active listings carrying a price cut, pending contracts at 32% of active listings, Albany reads as a balanced market as of September 2026. Labels use WealthyBud's published DOM / sale-to-list / price-cut / pending rule. Conditions shift monthly.
Is Albany a good place to invest in real estate?
Albany scores 39/100 on WealthyBud's Investor Score, ranking #682 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat. It is a data-derived research opinion, not investment advice.
Who are the top real estate agents in Albany?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Albany and the wider Oregon market, ranked by recent sales from public profile data.
Based on public records and industry data, September 2026 — see our methodology for how every figure is computed. Figures cover the Albany, OR metro area. Figures change monthly — verify current conditions with a local agent or MLS. Portions of market data courtesy of Realtor.com and Redfin; additional statistics from U.S. government sources.

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Naomi Whitfield Real Estate Data Analyst

Naomi Whitfield is a real estate data analyst who builds metro-level price, inventory and days-on-market datasets from public MLS aggregates and county records. She reviews WealthyBud's market pages for data accuracy before they publish.

Editorial persona: WealthyBud bylines are editorial personas, not real individuals. Pages are produced by the WealthyBud research team from the public data cited on each page.