What is the median rent in Hermiston, OR?

Name: Median rent in Hermiston, OR, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Hermiston, OR is $1,088 (±$81) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 2,442 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Hermiston, the median gross rent went from $760 in 2015–2019 to $1,088 in 2020–2024 (+43.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,088 (±$81)
Rented homes: 2,442 (±326)
$2,000 or more: 3.0%
Since 2015–2019: +43.2%

How much rent costs in Hermiston

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Hermiston	Umatilla County	Oregon	United States
Less than $500	9.3% (±4.1 points)	9.4%	4.5%	6.3%
$500 to $999	31.7% (±8.8 points)	41.1%	14.3%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	48.6% (±8.8 points)	37.6%	29.7%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	7.5% (±5.2 points)	8.9%	28.7%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	2.7% (±2.2 points)	2.2%	13.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±1.6 points)	0.1%	5.3%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.3% (±0.4 points)	0.9%	4.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 48.6% of renting households.

3.0% of rented homes in Hermiston cost $2,000 or more a month.

Hermiston against Umatilla County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hermiston	Umatilla County	Oregon	United States
Median gross rent	$1,088 (±$81)	$997 (±$40)	$1,525 (±$10)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	2,442 (±326)	8,764 (±658)	605,415 (±5,857)	42,849,984

In Hermiston, median gross rent is higher than in Umatilla County ($997).

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

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Umatilla County, Hermiston ranks 3 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 177 of 269.

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

How rent in Hermiston 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	$760 (±$62)	$1,088 (±$81)	+43.2%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	38.6% (±5.0 points)	38.3% (±4.2 points)	−0.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	4.6% (±4.1 points)	3.2% (±2.0 points)	−1.4 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 Hermiston

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hermiston
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Hermiston	—	$1,088 (±$81)	—
Stanfield	4.8 mi	$1,000 (±$219)	Not measurably different
Umatilla	6.3 mi	$1,159 (±$108)	Not measurably different
Echo	7.4 mi	$994 (±$222)	Not measurably different
Irrigon	11 mi	$794 (±$265)	Lower
Boardman	20 mi	$971 (±$173)	Not measurably different
Pendleton	25 mi	$956 (±$51)	Lower
Kennewick	26 mi	$1,240 (±$40)	Higher
Finley	26 mi	$1,099 (±$299)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Irrigon, OR ($794), Pendleton, OR ($956).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Kennewick, WA ($1,240).

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

Median gross rent across Umatilla County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Weston	$1,313 (±$978)
2	Umatilla	$1,159 (±$108)
3	Hermiston	$1,088 (±$81)
4	Stanfield	$1,000 (±$219)
5	Echo	$994 (±$222)
6	Pilot Rock	$973 (±$244)
7	Umapine	$967 (±$564)
8	Pendleton	$956 (±$51)
9	Athena	$894 (±$327)

Showing 9 of 12 places in Umatilla County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Hermiston

What is the average rent in Hermiston, OR?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Hermiston is $1,088 (±$81) 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 Hermiston?

In Hermiston, the median gross rent went from $760 in 2015–2019 to $1,088 in 2020–2024 (+43.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

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

3.0% of rented homes in Hermiston have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 9.3% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Hermiston higher than in Umatilla County?

In Hermiston, median gross rent is higher than in Umatilla County ($997).

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

It is lower than 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 Hermiston city, Oregon (place:33700, 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.