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Home values, rents and more in Independence, OR

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$421,000
Metro: $447,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+1.8%
Metro: +0.4% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$1,932/mo
Metro: $1,646 · U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
+1.7%
Metro: +0.2% · U.S.: +2.9%
Population
10,199
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$85,375
Metro: $78,900 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Independence, OR, shaded by typical home valueIndependence
  • Under $440k
  • $440k–$460k
  • $460k–$470k
  • $470k–$480k
  • $480k+
  • No data
ZIP codes around Independence, OR, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Independence is outlined.

How Independence compares

The typical home in Independence, OR is worth about $421,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Independence are 6% below the typical value in the Salem metro area ($447,000) and 15% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Independence rose 1.8%, compared with +0.4% in the Salem metro area and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $1,932 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 17% above the Salem metro area ($1,646) and about the same as the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 1.7% over the past year.

The median household income is $85,375, against $78,900 in the Salem metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 10,199 people live in Independence (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Independence has the 3rd-lowest typical home value of the 24 cities in the Salem metro area and the 112th-lowest of 252 in Oregon with Zillow figures.

Part of: Polk County, OR · Salem metro area · Oregon

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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