Metropolitan market · Oregon · September 2026 data

What is the The Dalles, OR real estate market doing?

As of September 2026, the median home listed in The Dalles, OR asks $484,500, up 5.0% year over year. Homes spend a median of 88 days on market, with 116 active listings and 15% carrying a price cut; pending contracts equal 22% of active listings, and inventory sits at 110% of the same month in 2019 — a buyer's market. Figures come from public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Median listing price
$484,500
▲ 5.0% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$278
2,019 sq ft median
Median days on market
88
September 2026
Active listings
116
For sale now
New listings
34
September 2026
Listings with price cuts
15%
Share of active
Inventory vs 2019
110%
Same month, 2019 = 100
Pending / active
22%
Contract activity
Median sale price (closed)
$421,000
▼ 3.2% YoY · closed sales · July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio
97.4%
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Homes sold / month
22
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted

What is the The Dalles, OR housing market doing right now?

The The Dalles, OR housing market lists at a $484,500 median as of September 2026, up 5.0% year over year, with an 88-day median market time and 116 homes for sale (15% with a price cut). Active inventory is 110% of the 2019 level, reading as a buyer's market under WealthyBud's published buyer/seller rule.

The Dalles housing market statistics

The table summarizes The Dalles'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 The Dalles.

The Dalles, OR housing market at a glance — September 2026
MetricLatestDetail
Median listing price$484,500+5.0% YoY
Median price per sq ft$2782,019 sq ft median
Median days on market88-18% YoY
Active listings116+12% YoY
New listings this month34September 2026
Listings with a price cut15%Share of active
Median sale price (closed)$421,000-3.2% YoY · closed sales, July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio97.4%Closed sales, July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Pending-to-active ratio22.4%26 pending
Inventory vs 2019110%Active listings vs same month in 2019

How have home prices changed in The Dalles?

The Dalles home prices are up 5.0% year over year and -1.1% month over month as of September 2026, at a $484,500 median listing price. The chart tracks the trailing eight-quarter trend in the metro's median asking price.

$551K$527K$503K$478K Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26

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

The 10-year view
$551K$493K$435K$377K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

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

How much inventory is on the market in The Dalles?

The Dalles has 116 active listings, 34 new this month, 26 pending as of September 2026. About 15% of active listings have cut their price, and inventory sits at 110% of its 2019 level — a buyer's market by pace.

Active listings
116
New this month
34
Pending
26
Price-reduced
17

Is The Dalles a good real estate investment?

The Dalles scores 30/100 on WealthyBud's composite Investor Score, ranking #816 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
30/100
#816 of 933 covered metros
12-month outlook
-0.9%
Flat · model output, not advice
Momentum
67
Value
11
Rental yield
7
Supply risk
68
Market heat
22

The Dalles scores 30/100 on our composite Investor Score (#816 of 933 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; active inventory sits at 110% of its June 2019 level, so supply is fully rebuilt past pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are up 5.0% 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 The Dalles ranks on the trending markets index.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in The Dalles?

A home at The Dalles's $484,500 median listing runs about $2,652 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%
$2,394/mo
−$258/mo vs today
At today's rate · 7.28%
$2,652/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 8.28%
$2,920/mo
+$268/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $484,500 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 The Dalles?

To buy The Dalles’s $484,500 median listing with 20% down, a household needs about $128,000 a year in gross income, keeping principal, interest and property tax ($2,991/mo) at 28% of income. That is 2.0× the area’s $63,602 median household income, so a typical The Dalles household cannot afford the median listing on these terms.

Income needed to buy the median home in The Dalles, OR — September 2026
ItemAmountBasis
Median listing price$484,500September 2026
Down payment (20%)$96,900Assumption
Principal & interest (7.28%, 30-yr fixed)$2,652/moRate as of 2026-10-01
Property tax (0.84% effective rate)$339/moCensus ACS
Income needed (28% rule)$128,000Gross household income / yr
Median household income$63,602Census 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 The Dalles housing market?

Longer-run demand in The Dalles shows up in 39 homes permitted in 2025; net migration of -97 residents. Natural-hazard risk rates Relatively Low. These federal supply-pipeline, migration and jobs signals shape where prices head next.

Building permits (2025)
39
▼ 18.8% vs 2024
1.5 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
-97
▼ people, via tax-return records
net income flow +$4.72M/yr
Natural-hazard risk
Relatively Low
National hazard index · top hazard: Wildfire

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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The Dalles housing market FAQ

What is the median home price in The Dalles?
As of September 2026, the median listing price in The Dalles, OR is $484,500, up 5.0% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the The Dalles, OR metro area.
How much does it cost to buy a home in The Dalles?
The median home listed in The Dalles asks $484,500 as of September 2026. With 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate, that runs about $2,652 a month in principal and interest, before taxes, insurance and HOA.
How fast are homes selling in The Dalles?
The median property in The Dalles spends 88 days on the market, with 116 homes actively listed and 15% of them carrying a price cut — a buyer's market as of September 2026.
Is it a buyer's or seller's market in The Dalles?
With a median 88 days on market and 15% of active listings carrying a price cut, pending contracts at 22% of active listings, The Dalles reads as a buyer's market as of September 2026. Labels use WealthyBud's published DOM / sale-to-list / price-cut / pending rule. Conditions shift monthly.
Is The Dalles a good place to invest in real estate?
The Dalles scores 30/100 on WealthyBud's Investor Score, ranking #816 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 The Dalles?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving The Dalles 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 The Dalles, 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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