Metropolitan market · Oregon · September 2026 data

What is the Hood River, OR real estate market doing?

As of September 2026, the median home listed in Hood River, OR asks $762,000, down 8.2% year over year. Homes spend a median of 52 days on market, with 69 active listings and 30% carrying a price cut; pending contracts equal 33% of active listings, and inventory sits at 67% of the same month in 2019 — a balanced market. Figures come from public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Median listing price
$762,000
▼ 8.2% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$418
1,920 sq ft median
Median days on market
52
September 2026
Active listings
69
For sale now
New listings
28
September 2026
Listings with price cuts
30%
Share of active
Inventory vs 2019
67%
Same month, 2019 = 100
Pending / active
33%
Contract activity
Median sale price (closed)
$780,000
▲ 3.7% YoY · closed sales · July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio
99.5%
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Homes sold / month
27
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted

What is the Hood River, OR housing market doing right now?

The Hood River, OR housing market lists at a $762,000 median as of September 2026, down 8.2% year over year, with a 52-day median market time and 69 homes for sale (30% with a price cut). Active inventory is 67% of the 2019 level, reading as a balanced market under WealthyBud's published buyer/seller rule.

Hood River housing market statistics

The table summarizes Hood River'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 Hood River.

Hood River, OR housing market at a glance — September 2026
MetricLatestDetail
Median listing price$762,000-8.2% YoY
Median price per sq ft$4181,920 sq ft median
Median days on market52-26% YoY
Active listings69+13% YoY
New listings this month28September 2026
Listings with a price cut30%Share of active
Median sale price (closed)$780,000+3.7% YoY · closed sales, July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio99.5%Closed sales, July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Pending-to-active ratio32.9%23 pending
Inventory vs 201967%Active listings vs same month in 2019

How have home prices changed in Hood River?

Hood River home prices are down 8.2% year over year and -1.7% month over month as of September 2026, at a $762,000 median listing price. The chart tracks the trailing eight-quarter trend in the metro's median asking price.

$995K$937K$878K$820K Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26

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

The 10-year view
$995K$879K$764K$648K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

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

How much inventory is on the market in Hood River?

Hood River has 69 active listings, 28 new this month, 23 pending as of September 2026. About 30% of active listings have cut their price, and inventory sits at 67% of its 2019 level — a balanced market by pace.

Active listings
69
New this month
28
Pending
23
Price-reduced
20

Is Hood River a good real estate investment?

Hood River scores 36/100 on WealthyBud's composite Investor Score, ranking #737 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
36/100
#737 of 933 covered metros
12-month outlook
-1.6%
Flat · model output, not advice
Momentum
36
Value
5
Rental yield
4
Supply risk
24
Market heat
68

Hood River scores 36/100 on our composite Investor Score (#737 of 933 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; active inventory sits at 67% of its June 2019 level, so supply is still below pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are down 8.2% 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 Hood River ranks on the trending markets index.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Hood River?

A home at Hood River's $762,000 median listing runs about $4,171 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%
$3,765/mo
−$406/mo vs today
At today's rate · 7.28%
$4,171/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 8.28%
$4,593/mo
+$422/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $762,000 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 Hood River?

To buy Hood River’s $762,000 median listing with 20% down, a household needs about $195,000 a year in gross income, keeping principal, interest and property tax ($4,546/mo) at 28% of income. That is 2.4× the area’s $82,095 median household income, so a typical Hood River household cannot afford the median listing on these terms.

Income needed to buy the median home in Hood River, OR — September 2026
ItemAmountBasis
Median listing price$762,000September 2026
Down payment (20%)$152,400Assumption
Principal & interest (7.28%, 30-yr fixed)$4,171/moRate as of 2026-10-01
Property tax (0.59% effective rate)$375/moCensus ACS
Income needed (28% rule)$195,000Gross household income / yr
Median household income$82,095Census 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 Hood River housing market?

Longer-run demand in Hood River shows up in 180 homes permitted in 2025; net migration of -139 residents. Natural-hazard risk rates Very Low. These federal supply-pipeline, migration and jobs signals shape where prices head next.

Building permits (2025)
180
▲ 400.0% vs 2024
7.5 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
-139
▼ people, via tax-return records
net income flow +$15.0M/yr
Natural-hazard risk
Very Low
National hazard index · top hazard: Riverine flooding

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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Hood River housing market FAQ

What is the median home price in Hood River?
As of September 2026, the median listing price in Hood River, OR is $762,000, down 8.2% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Hood River, OR metro area.
How much does it cost to buy a home in Hood River?
The median home listed in Hood River asks $762,000 as of September 2026. With 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate, that runs about $4,171 a month in principal and interest, before taxes, insurance and HOA.
How fast are homes selling in Hood River?
The median property in Hood River spends 52 days on the market, with 69 homes actively listed and 30% of them carrying a price cut — a balanced market as of September 2026.
Is it a buyer's or seller's market in Hood River?
With a median 52 days on market and 30% of active listings carrying a price cut, pending contracts at 33% of active listings, Hood River 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 Hood River a good place to invest in real estate?
Hood River scores 36/100 on WealthyBud's Investor Score, ranking #737 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 Hood River?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Hood River 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 Hood River, 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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Priya Nandakumar Housing Economist

Priya Nandakumar is a housing economist who tracks national and regional housing-supply trends, mortgage rates and affordability using public Census and housing-starts data. She translates federal housing releases into metro-level takeaways for buyers and investors.

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