What is the median rent in Brookings, OR?

Name: Median rent in Brookings, OR, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Brookings, OR is $1,415 (±$99) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,134 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Brookings, the median gross rent went from $981 in 2015–2019 to $1,415 in 2020–2024 (+44.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,415 (±$99)
Rented homes: 1,134 (±233)
$2,000 or more: 5.9%
Since 2015–2019: +44.2%

How much rent costs in Brookings

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Brookings	Curry County	Oregon	United States
Less than $500	1.4% (±2.3 points)	5.6%	4.5%	6.3%
$500 to $999	14.5% (±10.4 points)	25.1%	14.3%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	47.1% (±16.1 points)	41.9%	29.7%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	31.1% (±18.1 points)	18.8%	28.7%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	5.9% (±6.7 points)	7.3%	13.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±3.5 points)	0.3%	5.3%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±3.5 points)	1.0%	4.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 47.1% of renting households.

5.9% of rented homes in Brookings cost $2,000 or more a month.

Brookings against Curry County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Brookings	Curry County	Oregon	United States
Median gross rent	$1,415 (±$99)	$1,241 (±$97)	$1,525 (±$10)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,134 (±233)	2,602 (±368)	605,415 (±5,857)	42,849,984

In Brookings, median gross rent is higher than in Curry County ($1,241).

It is also lower than in Oregon ($1,525).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Curry County, Brookings ranks 1 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 89 of 269.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Brookings has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$981 (±$182)	$1,415 (±$99)	+44.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	42.6% (±6.7 points)	40.2% (±7.0 points)	−2.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	6.3% (±8.4 points)	0.0% (±3.3 points)	−6.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Brookings

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Brookings
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Brookings	—	$1,415 (±$99)	—
Harbor	3.7 mi	$1,190 (±$170)	Lower
Crescent City	22 mi	$1,192 (±$81)	Lower
Bertsch-Oceanview	23 mi	$1,649 (±$154)	Higher
Gold Beach	24 mi	$983 (±$307)	Lower
Cave Junction	34 mi	$965 (±$215)	Lower
Port Orford	48 mi	$938 (±$553)	Not measurably different
Redwood	52 mi	$1,165 (±$375)	Not measurably different
Grants Pass	56 mi	$1,217 (±$55)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Harbor, OR ($1,190), Crescent City, CA ($1,192), Gold Beach, OR ($983).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bertsch-Oceanview, CA ($1,649).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Curry County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Brookings	$1,415 (±$99)
2	Harbor	$1,190 (±$170)
3	Gold Beach	$983 (±$307)
4	Port Orford	$938 (±$553)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Brookings

What is the average rent in Brookings, OR?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Brookings is $1,415 (±$99) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Brookings?

In Brookings, the median gross rent went from $981 in 2015–2019 to $1,415 in 2020–2024 (+44.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Brookings cost more than $2,000 a month?

5.9% of rented homes in Brookings have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 1.4% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Brookings higher than in Curry County?

In Brookings, median gross rent is higher than in Curry County ($1,241).

It is also lower than in Oregon ($1,525).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Brookings city, Oregon (place:08650, in state:41).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.