Medford housing market: median home price and forecast
Medford home prices: the Zillow Home Value Index put the typical Medford, Oregon home at $404,082 in September 2026. That was +1.0% higher than a year earlier and −2.4% below the $414,199 peak reached in June 2022.
- Typical value of a home
- $404,082September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change over 12 months
- Change since September 2025: +1.0%.
Medford home prices since 2000
Medford appears as the steel line, while the United States appears as the grey line. Beginning in January 2000, the typical Medford home increased from $152,467 to $404,082, or ×2.65. The US multiple was ×2.99 during those same months. Prices reached their boom high of $331,443 in September 2006. The low was $165,703 in August 2012, a change of −50.0%.
Medford median home price by year
Each yearly figure averages the twelve monthly values; for 2026, it shows the latest month.
| Year | Medford | Change on the year | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $157,047 | $125,745 | |
| 2001 | $168,286 | +7.2% | $134,899 |
| 2002 | $179,299 | +6.5% | $144,276 |
| 2003 | $198,367 | +10.6% | $155,308 |
| 2004 | $233,769 | +17.8% | $169,891 |
| 2005 | $283,589 | +21.3% | $189,732 |
| 2006 | $324,982 | +14.6% | $206,531 |
| 2007 | $315,257 | −3.0% | $208,449 |
| 2008 | $275,103 | −12.7% | $195,574 |
| 2009 | $237,018 | −13.8% | $177,542 |
| 2010 | $217,781 | −8.1% | $171,462 |
| 2011 | $201,784 | −7.3% | $162,508 |
| 2012 | $171,984 | −14.8% | $161,137 |
| 2013 | $182,593 | +6.2% | $171,420 |
| 2014 | $204,338 | +11.9% | $182,996 |
| 2015 | $221,098 | +8.2% | $192,738 |
| 2016 | $242,946 | +9.9% | $204,509 |
| 2017 | $266,887 | +9.9% | $216,767 |
| 2018 | $287,860 | +7.9% | $230,541 |
| 2019 | $297,068 | +3.2% | $242,088 |
| 2020 | $311,445 | +4.8% | $257,151 |
| 2021 | $364,439 | +17.0% | $295,959 |
| 2022 | $404,310 | +10.9% | $340,014 |
| 2023 | $394,654 | −2.4% | $348,160 |
| 2024 | $398,683 | +1.0% | $359,751 |
| 2025 | $400,808 | +0.5% | $362,959 |
| September 2026 | $404,082 | +1.0% | $366,157 |
Current value of a Medford home bought in any year
This index-based estimate represents a typical home and is not an appraisal.
Each yearly figure averages its twelve monthly index values; the current value is for September 2026. For more choices, use the home appreciation calculator.
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Medford housing market forecast
Zillow's Medford, OR metro forecast shows −0.5% over 12 months from September 2026, plus −0.6% over the next three months. Using Medford's typical value of $404,082, the forecast suggests a figure near $402,100 after one year.
Zillow's forecast gives the central estimate for the metro, and it is restated here; this site does not publish forecasts of its own. Such forecasts over 12 months usually miss the realised change by several percentage points, whether higher or lower. This is not investment advice.
All metro forecasts sit in a single table: housing market forecast.
Medford housing market crash risk score
The score comes to 54 of 100, a raised reading.
Medford is ranked against 292 cities using five conditions that were high before earlier price falls. Each input is scored from 0 to 100 compared with the other cities, then the five scores are averaged with equal weight. The score shows current conditions; it does not predict a crash.
| Input | Value | Sub-score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active listings vs 2019 | +6.1% | 54 | 20% |
| Days homes remain on market vs 2019 | 0% | 41 | 20% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 19.5 | 59 | 20% |
| Price-to-income ratio | 5.6 | 67 | 20% |
| 12-month price change | +1.0% | 49 | 20% |
This is not investment advice. Learn how the inputs are scored: methodology. See all 292 ranked cities: crash risk by city.
Medford: housing inventory and days on market
In September 2026 the Medford, OR metro counted 1,211 homes for sale, up +4.7% from a year earlier and up +6.1% from the same month in 2019. The median sale time was 70 days (0% against 2019), while 20.5% of listings received a price cut.
| Medford, OR metro, September 2026 | Value | On a year |
|---|---|---|
| Active listings | 1,211 | +4.7% |
| New listings | 290 | |
| Median days on market | 70 | −6.7% |
| Median list price | $531,750 | −3.1% |
| Share with a price cut | 20.5% |
Metro inventory from Realtor.com® Economic Research. Realtor.com data. Days on market by city covers every metro.
Medford rent and living costs
Medford's typical asking rent is $1,728 a month, according to the Zillow Observed Rent Index, up 2.1% from a year earlier. The typical home costs the same as 19.5 years of that rent. A household's median income stands at $72,324 (Census ACS 2024), while the typical home is worth 5.6 times the annual income. BEA gives the metro a price index of 101.4, compared with a US average of 100, and a housing cost index of 97.7.
More housing markets in Oregon
- Portland, Oregon $524,318
- The figure for Salem is $432,418.
- The figure for Eugene is $471,485.
- The figure for Bend is $721,430.
See Oregon housing market for the whole state.
How to read the chart
The Zillow Home Value Index for Medford appears at every point. For a typical home in the market's middle third, it gives a smoothed, seasonally adjusted value in that month's dollars. A hollow dot marks the month selected on the slider, while a terracotta dot shows the latest month. The figures do not account for inflation. An index follows the typical home rather than a specific house. Use the card above or the home appreciation calculator to work out one home's value from its sale price.