Housing data for Myrtle Point, OR
Myrtle Point, OR has an estimated 2,684 residents and 1,256 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Coos County.
31.7% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $822 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 2,684 (±390)
- Housing units
- 1,256 (±167)
- Households that rent
- 31.7%
- Median gross rent
- $822
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +6.6%
What stands out in Myrtle Point
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.8% (±4.5 points) in Myrtle Point, lower than in Coos County (7.5%).
Median home value: $252,900 (±$27,902) in Myrtle Point, lower than in Coos County ($337,800).
Average commute: 24.7 minutes (±4.5) in Myrtle Point, higher than in Coos County (18.3 minutes).
Median gross rent: $822 (±$201) in Myrtle Point, lower than in Coos County ($1,042).
- Types of homes in Myrtle Point
- Home values in Myrtle Point
- Commute and cars in Myrtle Point
- Median rent in Myrtle Point
Housing in Myrtle Point at a glance
- Median rent: $822 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $806 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 62.3% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 31.7% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $47,656 median household income
- Home values: $252,900 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,420 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $1,978 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.8% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 55.8% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 80.9% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 4.7% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 60.2% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 24.7 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +6.6% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 32.0% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 2.2% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Myrtle Point against Coos County, its state and the nation
| Myrtle Point | Coos County | Oregon | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,684 (±390) | 64,827 (exact) | 4,254,293 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 1,256 (±167) | 31,905 (±55) | 1,857,992 (±637) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 31.7% (±7.9 points) | 28.8% (±2.2 points) | 36.7% (±0.4 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $822 (±$201) | $1,042 (±$40) | $1,525 (±$10) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $47,656 (±$6,260) | $62,143 (±$3,912) | $83,011 (±$573) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $252,900 (±$27,902) | $337,800 (±$10,961) | $477,600 (±$1,400) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,978 (±$288) | $2,284 (±$95) | $3,876 (±$17) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 80.9% (±13.9 points) | 63.5% (±3.4 points) | 49.1% (±0.4 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 24.7 minutes (±4.5) | 18.3 minutes (±1.1) | 23.0 minutes (±0.2) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 90.1% (±4.0 points) | 90.8% (±1.3 points) | 92.4% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 45.3 years (±9.2) | 48.6 years (±0.4) | 40.4 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Myrtle Point covers 1.6 square miles of land, about 1,670 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Myrtle Point has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,517 (±42) | 2,684 (±390) | +6.6% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 1,191 (±128) | 1,256 (±167) | +5.5% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $549 (±$74) | $822 (±$201) | +49.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $143,400 (±$10,012) | $252,900 (±$27,902) | +76.4% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $34,866 (±$9,173) | $47,656 (±$6,260) | +36.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,126 (±$102) | $1,420 (±$124) | +26.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,535 (±$173) | $1,978 (±$288) | +28.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 34.9% (±7.2 points) | 31.7% (±7.9 points) | −3.2 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 3.8% (±5.5 points) | 4.7% (±7.5 points) | +0.9 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.
Crime reported to police in Coos County
Myrtle Point has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Coos County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Coos County recorded 221 violent and 1,784 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Myrtle Point
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coquille | 8.5 mi | $1,157 | $304,500 | 34.4% |
| Powers | 13 mi | $1,223 | $159,900 | 27.9% |
| Bandon | 15 mi | $963 | $503,200 | 36.8% |
| Bunker Hill | 20 mi | $905 | $227,600 | 41.3% |
| Barview | 22 mi | $1,125 | $246,600 | 9.6% |
| Coos Bay | 23 mi | $1,034 | $306,900 | 39.9% |
| North Bend | 24 mi | $1,066 | $352,300 | 34.7% |
| Port Orford | 28 mi | $938 | $345,000 | 35.1% |
Places in Oregon most like Myrtle Point
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glendale | $1,075 | $216,700 | $43,466 | 34.4% |
| Elgin | $992 | $191,300 | $57,750 | 35.7% |
| Union | $891 | $231,400 | $65,047 | 31.0% |
| Myrtle Creek | $1,013 | $239,900 | $55,921 | 41.1% |
| Merrill | $678 | $204,700 | $56,607 | 35.9% |
| Drain | $984 | $287,700 | $46,103 | 35.1% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Oregon.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Myrtle Point, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $901 | $933 | $1,173 | $1,624 | $1,961 |
HUD income limits for Myrtle Point, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $17,600 | $29,300 | $46,850 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $33,450 | $53,550 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $37,650 | $60,250 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $41,800 | $66,900 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $45,150 | $72,300 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $48,500 | $77,650 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $51,850 | $83,000 |
| 8 people | $55,200 | $55,200 | $88,350 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Coos County, OR, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $83,500.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
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 Point
What is the average rent in Myrtle Point, OR?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Myrtle Point is $822 (±$201) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
Are renters in Myrtle Point rent-burdened?
62.3% of renting households in Myrtle Point pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Myrtle Point?
Myrtle Point has an estimated 359 (±95) renting households, 31.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Myrtle Point?
The median household income in Myrtle Point is $47,656 (±$6,260) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Myrtle Point, OR?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $252,900 (±$27,902) for owner-occupied homes in Myrtle Point (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Myrtle Point?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Myrtle Point, OR is $1,420 (±$124) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
Is Myrtle Point growing?
In Myrtle Point, the number of residents went from 2,517 in 2015–2019 to 2,684 in 2020–2024 (+6.6%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Myrtle Point city, Oregon
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Myrtle Point city, Oregon
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Myrtle Point city, Oregon
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Myrtle Point city, Oregon
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Myrtle Point city, Oregon
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Myrtle Point city, Oregon
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Myrtle Point city, Oregon
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Coos County, OR
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Coos County, OR
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
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 Point city, Oregon (place:51050, in state:41).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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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.
Figures last updated on .