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Ranked · Renting · Oregon

Best cities for renters in Oregon

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Renting” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Grants Pass, OR39k residents

    70/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,156/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $801/mo · walkability: 30/100

  2. 2.Springfield, OR61k residents

    64/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,256/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $917/mo · walkability: 34/100

  3. 3.Woodburn, OR28k residents

    64/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,465/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,152/mo · walkability: 30/100

  4. 4.Salem, OR179k residents

    63/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,415/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,067/mo · walkability: 38/100

  5. 5.Albany, OR57k residents

    63/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,315/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,134/mo · walkability: 34/100

  6. 6.McMinnville, OR35k residents

    60/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,367/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,091/mo · walkability: 30/100

  7. 7.Medford, OR86k residents

    57/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,331/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,082/mo · walkability: 34/100

  8. 8.Eugene, OR180k residents

    56/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,448/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,132/mo · walkability: 38/100

  9. 9.Keizer, OR39k residents

    56/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,403/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,198/mo · walkability: 30/100

  10. 10.Forest Grove, OR27k residents

    56/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,448/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,235/mo · walkability: 30/100

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is best for renters in Oregon?
Grants Pass, OR ranks first with a fit score of 70/100, followed by Springfield (64) and Woodburn (64), using the "Renting" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.