Metro area · CBSA 41420
Salem
The Salem, OR metro area has 438,906 people. Median rent is $1,399, 21.3% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Marion County at $1,692. Of the 23 places we track here, Brooks has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$78,900
Median home value
$424,100
Unemployment
5.4%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,692
HUD, Marion County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salem | 178,865 | $1,400 | 22.3% |
| Keizer | 39,082 | $1,424 | 20.1% |
| Woodburn | 27,875 | $1,489 | 26.5% |
| Hayesville | 21,246 | $1,435 | 29.4% |
| Dallas | 17,531 | $1,209 | 20.3% |
| Four Corners | 16,275 | $1,416 | 24.4% |
| Monmouth | 11,428 | $1,114 | 19.3% |
| Silverton | 10,456 | $1,580 | 23.7% |
| Independence | 10,199 | $1,665 | 23.4% |
| Stayton | 8,292 | $1,172 | 18.0% |
| Aumsville | 4,230 | $1,786 | 23.6% |
| Hubbard | 3,406 | $1,253 | 14.8% |
| Mount Angel | 3,393 | $1,213 | 23.4% |
| Jefferson | 3,301 | $1,328 | 15.6% |
| Sublimity | 2,919 | $1,628 | 25.1% |
| Turner | 2,792 | $1,380 | 16.2% |
| Gervais | 2,581 | $1,893 | 27.4% |
| Willamina | 2,193 | $1,170 | 23.8% |
| Grand Ronde | 1,549 | $775 | 17.7% |
| Falls City | 1,222 | $1,095 | 25.6% |
| Donald | 1,133 | $1,636 | 24.3% |
| Aurora | 1,030 | $2,167 | 24.2% |
| Brooks | 664 | $1,414 | 14.0% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.