Renting vs Buying in Lincoln County What Changed in the Last Twelve Months

Rent went up. Home values did not. That is the short version of the past year in Lincoln County, Oregon. As of September 2026, a two-bedroom rental here carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,480, up 11.9 percent from a year ago. Over the same stretch, RPR's model value for a Lincoln County home slipped 2.5 percent. If you have been sitting on the rent-or-buy question since last fall, the two sides of it moved in opposite directions, and the math reads differently now.

Where the Lincoln County Market Sits Right Now

RPR, short for Realtors Property Resource, is the data service most Oregon brokers use for market statistics. It pulls from MLS records and public records. For…

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Home Prices & Inventory - September 1st, 2026

 

Newport, Oregon - Real Estate
Market Overview

Newport opened September 2026 with 109 homes actually available to buy inside the city limits. That count covers four segments: site-built homes, condominiums and townhomes, manufactured homes on owned land, and manufactured homes in age-restricted 55+ communities. Figures are current as of September 1, 2026, based on our internal analysis of the Lincoln County MLS, the shared database local brokers use to list and track properties. One thing changed this month. We now count only listings still open to offers. Another 20 Newport homes sit under contract, and they are not in the totals below. Each segment…

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