Market Intelligence Report — OR-780

Medford, OR

Monthly housing intelligence, market trends, and trusted local expertise.

Ref. No: 2026-OR-08
As of the latest 2026 data
Cooling

Median Listing

$540K
+0.2% YoY

Pending Ratio

0.37
-1.5% YoY

Active Inventory

1,206
+1.3% YoY

Median DOM

61 Days
-10.3% YoY

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The Medford metro area is characterized by cooling market conditions, primarily driven by a pending ratio of 0.37, indicating that demand absorption is moderate relative to available supply. While active listings have shown a marginal year-over-year increase of 1.3%, the overall market activity suggests a deceleration in pace.

Local Market Signals

Source: FRED (St. Louis Fed)

Local economic trends can influence how quickly homes sell and how much competition sellers may face.

Job Market

6.3%-0.1 pp YoY

Unemployment rate · Jul 2026

Shows whether local employment conditions are supporting buyer demand.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED (St. Louis Fed).

Population & Migration

221,795+0.2% YoY

Resident population · Jan 2025

Shows whether the area is gaining or losing potential housing demand.

U.S. Census Bureau via FRED (St. Louis Fed).

Future Housing Supply

44-38.9% YoY

Building permits (private housing units) · Jul 2026

Shows whether future inventory pressure may increase.

U.S. Census Bureau building permits via FRED (St. Louis Fed).

Market Analysis

What's moving the Medford market right now.

Inventory levels in the Medford market exhibit minimal expansion, with active listings increasing by 1.3% over the past year. Concurrently, new listings have decreased by 4.0% year-over-year, suggesting a slight moderation in incoming supply. The median listing price has seen a modest year-over-year increase of 0.2%, despite a month-over-month decline of 0.8%. Market velocity, as measured by median days on market, has improved, decreasing by 10.3% over the past year.

Adam Rutledge
Adam Rutledge
eXp Realty

Local pricing and inventory dynamics across Medford shift block by block — happy to walk through what's actually closing.

Historical Analysis

Market Trends

Median Price

$540K-0.8% MoM

Active Inventory

1,206+1.3% YoY

Days on Market

61-10.3% YoY

Sold Score™

54-1.5% YoY

Sold Score™ Over Time

Market liquidity index • 36 months

54
Sep 23Aug 26

Price & Days on Market

Median listing vs market velocity

Price DOM
Sep 23Aug 26

Inventory Dynamics

Total active listings vs new monthly supply

Active New listings
Sep 23Apr 24Nov 24Jun 25Jan 26Aug 26

Sourced from Realtor.com RDC Inventory Core Metrics, supplemented by the Primpted research desk. Updated As of the latest 2026 data.

Market Signals & Indicators

Negotiating Leverage

Current market dynamics suggest that demand absorption is not intensely pressuring available supply, which typically affords purchasers more time for consideration. The moderate pending ratio implies a less urgent pace for transactions. Price discipline may become a more prominent factor for sellers, given the prevailing absorption rates and inventory stability.

Luxury Segment

No distinct luxury-segment signal in this dataset.

Supply Dynamics

1,206 active listings represent the current floor, with new supply arriving at roughly 288 per month.

Pricing Pressure
19.7%

of active listings carry a price reduction, -0.9% from prior period.

$/Sq Ft
$0K

Median price per square foot has moved +0.0% year-over-year.

Absorption
0.37

Pending-to-active ratio — Cooling.

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Cooling

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Buyer Demand Index
37%
Median Days on Market
61 days
Inventory YoY
+1%

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Metro Demographics

Metro Area
Medford, OR
CBSA Code
32780
State
OR

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