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St. Helens, OR Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

St. Helens, OR Housing Market Trends

With a population of 14,369, 5,172 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $406,697, St. Helens real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in St. Helens, accounting for 70.93% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in St. Helens include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 10.67%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 9.14%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 4.46%).

The most prevalent building size and type in St. Helens are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 62.57% owning and 37.43% renting.

There is a lot of housing in St. Helens built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in St. Helens built between 2000 and later ( 24.67%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from before 1939 ( 21.68%). There's also some housing in St. Helens built between 1940-1969 ( 17.26%).

St. Helens Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, St. Helens has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. St. Helens real estate appreciated 117.34% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 8.07%, putting St. Helens in the top 20% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, St. Helens definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.

Over the last year, St. Helens appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, St. Helens's appreciation rate has been -1.50%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in St. Helens were at 2.13%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 8.81%.

Relative to Oregon, our data show that St. Helens's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 90% of the other cities and towns in Oregon.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$406,697

St. Helens, OR Home Prices
> $1,239,000
$929,001 - $1,239,000
$619,001 - $929,000
$496,001 - $619,000
$372,001 - $496,000
$248,001 - $372,000
$124,001 - $248,000
$62,001 - $124,000
$0 - $62,000
0.7%
0.7%
2.6%
2.6%
7.1%
7.1%
16.0%
16.0%
31.4%
31.4%
30.0%
30.0%
7.1%
7.1%
0.3%
0.3%
4.7%
4.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Low

for Oregon

High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

5,172

St. Helens Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,066 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
62.6%
62.6%
37.4%
37.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
4.3%
4.3%
95.7%
95.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
24.7%
24.7%
36.4%
36.4%
17.3%
17.3%
21.7%
21.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
70.9%
70.9%
4.5%
4.5%
10.7%
10.7%
9.1%
9.1%
4.1%
4.1%
0.7%
0.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
2.9%
2.9%
4.1%
4.1%
31.4%
31.4%
42.7%
42.7%
16.9%
16.9%
1.9%
1.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Popular Neighborhoods in St. Helens

Zip Codes in St. Helens, OR