What is the median rent in Myrtle Creek, OR?

Name: Median rent in Myrtle Creek, OR, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Myrtle Creek, OR is $1,013 (±$104) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 597 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Myrtle Creek, the median gross rent went from $687 in 2015–2019 to $1,013 in 2020–2024 (+47.5%).

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: $1,013 (±$104)
Rented homes: 597 (±165)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +47.5%

How much rent costs in Myrtle Creek

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Myrtle Creek	Douglas County	Oregon	United States
Less than $500	6.0% (±6.8 points)	7.5%	4.5%	6.3%
$500 to $999	41.7% (±18.1 points)	37.7%	14.3%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	44.1% (±16.9 points)	34.3%	29.7%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	8.2% (±10.9 points)	15.6%	28.7%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±6.5 points)	3.2%	13.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±6.5 points)	1.1%	5.3%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±6.5 points)	0.6%	4.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 44.1% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in Myrtle Creek cost $2,000 or more a month.

Myrtle Creek against Douglas County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Myrtle Creek	Douglas County	Oregon	United States
Median gross rent	$1,013 (±$104)	$1,055 (±$45)	$1,525 (±$10)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	597 (±165)	11,540 (±684)	605,415 (±5,857)	42,849,984

In Myrtle Creek, median gross rent is not measurably different from Douglas County ($1,055).

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

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

In Douglas County, Myrtle Creek ranks 8 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 192 of 269.

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

How rent in Myrtle Creek 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	$687 (±$202)	$1,013 (±$104)	+47.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	33.6% (±9.2 points)	41.1% (±11.3 points)	+7.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	6.8% (±10.7 points)	0.0% (±6.2 points)	−6.8 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 Myrtle Creek

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Myrtle Creek
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Myrtle Creek	—	$1,013 (±$104)	—
Tri-City	2.6 mi	$934 (±$153)	Not measurably different
Riddle	6.5 mi	$858 (±$72)	Lower
Canyonville	6.7 mi	$959 (±$116)	Not measurably different
Winston	9.9 mi	$980 (±$84)	Not measurably different
Green	10 mi	$1,216 (±$131)	Higher
Roseburg	14 mi	$1,063 (±$71)	Not measurably different
Roseburg North	17 mi	$1,197 (±$145)	Higher
Glide	21 mi	$479 (±$14)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Riddle, OR ($858), Glide, OR ($479).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Green, OR ($1,216), Roseburg North, OR ($1,197).

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

Median gross rent across Douglas County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
2	Sutherlin	$1,221 (±$569)
3	Green	$1,216 (±$131)
4	Roseburg North	$1,197 (±$145)
5	Glendale	$1,075 (±$122)
6	Roseburg	$1,063 (±$71)
7	Oakland	$1,029 (±$107)
8	Myrtle Creek	$1,013 (±$104)
9	Drain	$984 (±$132)
10	Winston	$980 (±$84)
11	Canyonville	$959 (±$116)
12	Tri-City	$934 (±$153)
13	Elkton	$890 (±$312)
14	Riddle	$858 (±$72)

Showing 13 of 16 places in Douglas 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 Myrtle Creek

What is the average rent in Myrtle Creek, OR?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Myrtle Creek is $1,013 (±$104) 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 Myrtle Creek?

In Myrtle Creek, the median gross rent went from $687 in 2015–2019 to $1,013 in 2020–2024 (+47.5%).

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 Myrtle Creek cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Myrtle Creek have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 6.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Myrtle Creek higher than in Douglas County?

In Myrtle Creek, median gross rent is not measurably different from Douglas County ($1,055).

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 Myrtle Creek city, Oregon (place:50950, 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.