Gresham, OR Relocation Guide (2026)
Cost of living, housing, and income data for Gresham, sourced from the US Census Bureau.
Salary needed to live in Gresham →
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2022). Last updated July 2026.
Population in Gresham, Oregon runs approximately 113,525. Median household income sits at $69,437, landing roughly in line with the benchmark median we track across cities (-4%).
For renters and buyers alike, Gresham offers a median home value of $411,700 (above the tracked median, +26%) and median rent of $1,452 monthly. Local property taxes and current mortgage rates will shape the real cost of buying.
Home values running about 5.9× median income put Gresham on the stretched end of the affordability spectrum among cities we cover. The market around Gresham shows little movement, with prices up a mere 0.33% compared with a year ago. FEMA classifies Gresham's hazard risk as Relatively High. That elevated rating is a major driver of home insurance premiums in the area.
Personal Affordability Check
Renting at $1,452/mo in Gresham would take 25.1% of your income.
$284/mo under the 30% guideline.
Buying the median home ($411,700) would take 38.0% of your income toward principal & interest.
$578/mo over the 28% guideline.
Cost of housing in Gresham
Median home value is $411,700 and median gross rent is $1,452/month. For buyers, monthly costs depend heavily on current mortgage rates — worth checking before you commit.
FHFA's county-level home price index for Multnomah rose 0.33% over the past year (as of 2025).
HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom unit in the surrounding county is $1,922/month.
Climate & home insurance
FEMA rates Gresham's overall natural-hazard risk as Relatively High. Risk level is a major driver of home insurance premiums.
Safety
Gresham reported a violent crime rate of 362 per 100,000 residents in 2025, per FBI data.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the cost of living in Gresham, OR?
- In Gresham, the median home value is $411,700 and median rent is $1,452 per month, against a median household income of $69,437. These figures come from the US Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2022).
- How much do you need to earn to live comfortably in Gresham?
- Gresham's median rent of $1,452/month works out to roughly $58,080 in annual income needed, if you're budgeting the standard 30% of gross pay toward rent. See the full salary breakdown (renting and buying) for Gresham.
- Is it better to rent or buy in Gresham?
- Gresham's median rent of $1,452/month translates to about $58,080 a year needed to rent comfortably, versus roughly $94,195 a year for principal and interest on the $411,700 median home (20% down, 30-year fixed, today's rates). How long you'll stay is usually the deciding factor.
- Is Gresham safe?
- Per FBI Crime Data Explorer figures, Gresham's violent crime rate was 362 per 100,000 residents in 2025.
See the full salary breakdown for Gresham →
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