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Forest Grove, OR Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Forest Grove, OR Housing Market Trends

With 26,784 people, 9,103 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $504,892, Forest Grove real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Forest Grove, accounting for 58.85% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Forest Grove include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 19.69%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 10.72%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 6.55%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Forest Grove are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 59.40% owning and 40.60% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Forest Grove built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Forest Grove built between 2000 and later ( 26.98%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 21.27%). There's also some housing in Forest Grove built before 1939 ( 10.33%).

Forest Grove Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Forest Grove have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 112.23%, which ranks in the top 30% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Forest Grove house appreciation rate of 7.82%.

Over the last year, Forest Grove appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Forest Grove's appreciation rate has been 0.63%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Forest Grove were at 2.13%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 8.81%.

Relative to Oregon, our data show that Forest Grove's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 60% of the other cities and towns in Oregon.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Forest Grove differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Forest Grove - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Forest Grove real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$504,892

Forest Grove, OR Home Prices
> $1,270,000
$953,001 - $1,270,000
$635,001 - $953,000
$508,001 - $635,000
$381,001 - $508,000
$254,001 - $381,000
$127,001 - $254,000
$64,001 - $127,000
$0 - $64,000
1.6%
1.6%
3.9%
3.9%
19.7%
19.7%
33.0%
33.0%
20.4%
20.4%
9.3%
9.3%
1.4%
1.4%
1.1%
1.1%
9.6%
9.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Oregon

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

9,103

Forest Grove Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,875 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
59.4%
59.4%
40.6%
40.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
2.7%
2.7%
97.3%
97.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
27.0%
27.0%
41.4%
41.4%
21.3%
21.3%
10.3%
10.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
58.8%
58.8%
4.2%
4.2%
10.7%
10.7%
19.7%
19.7%
6.5%
6.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
2.8%
2.8%
11.9%
11.9%
24.7%
24.7%
38.6%
38.6%
17.3%
17.3%
4.7%
4.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes