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Baker City, 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

Baker City, OR Housing Market Trends

With a population of 10,247, 4,244 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $314,002, Baker City real estate values are some of the lowest in Oregon, although compared to real estate around the nation, Baker City homes are still considered rather expensive.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Baker City, accounting for 73.63% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Baker City include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 10.30%), mobile homes or trailers ( 8.08%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 5.67%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Baker City. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 68.13% of Baker City's homes, and 55.43% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

The housing in Baker City was primarily built before 1939 ( 38.22%), making the housing stock in Baker City some of the oldest overall in America, although there is a range of ages of homes in Baker City. The next most important housing age is between 1970-1999 ( 29.43%), followed by between 1940-1969 ( 22.77%). There's also some housing in Baker City built between 2000 and later ( 9.59%).

Baker City Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Baker City have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 112.33%, which ranks in the top 30% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Baker City house appreciation rate of 7.82%.

Over the last year, Baker City appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Baker City's appreciation rate has been -0.64%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Baker City were at 2.21%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 9.15%.

Relative to Oregon, our data show that Baker City's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 80% of the other cities and towns in Oregon.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$314,002

Baker City, OR Home Prices
> $1,342,000
$1,007,001 - $1,342,000
$671,001 - $1,007,000
$536,001 - $671,000
$403,001 - $536,000
$268,001 - $403,000
$134,001 - $268,000
$67,001 - $134,000
$0 - $67,000
1.1%
1.1%
2.1%
2.1%
3.8%
3.8%
6.3%
6.3%
14.9%
14.9%
26.4%
26.4%
33.9%
33.9%
9.5%
9.5%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very Low

for Oregon

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

4,244

Baker City Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,291 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
68.1%
68.1%
31.9%
31.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
8.6%
8.6%
91.4%
91.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
9.6%
9.6%
29.4%
29.4%
22.8%
22.8%
38.2%
38.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
73.6%
73.6%
2.1%
2.1%
5.7%
5.7%
10.3%
10.3%
8.1%
8.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
2.5%
2.5%
12.1%
12.1%
27.6%
27.6%
40.1%
40.1%
15.3%
15.3%
2.4%
2.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Popular Neighborhoods in Baker City

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Zip Codes in Baker City, OR