Safest Counties in Oregon: 17 Ranked (2026)
The 17 Oregon counties where police report enough to the FBI to build a reliable rate, ranked by violent crime, with home prices, asking rents and incomes where available.
Oregon has 36 counties. Seventeen of them clear the reporting bar this page uses, and the gap between the quietest, Yamhill at 131 violent offenses per 100,000, and the busiest, Multnomah at 642, is 4.9 to one. Beside each rate sits what homes there closed at over the last 12 months, from 64,303 closing records Resideline tracked across all 17 counties.
The crime rates here are built from the 3,865,318 residents those police agencies actually report on, over the months they reported. Each figure is a single county-wide figure, so treat this as a way to narrow a search rather than a verdict on any street.
We do not treat missing or conflicting crime data as zero. A county appears here only when its reporting clears our reliability threshold, and we set aside results that conflict materially with the state's own records. Whether a county is ranked depends on its crime reporting alone; whether it shows a price depends on whether Resideline tracked enough closings there.
The ranking
| # | County | Violent per 100k | Property per 100k | Median closed price | Median asking rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yamhill | 131 | 874 | $476,900 | $2,150 | $92,193 |
| 2 | Benton | 166 | 1,912 | $540,000 | $1,750 | $79,863 |
| 3 | Deschutes | 188 | 1,318 | $629,970 | $2,495 | $99,705 |
| 4 | Clackamas | 192 | 1,361 | $618,851 | $2,500 | $103,479 |
| 5 | Linn | 207 | 1,341 | $432,075 | $1,750 | $77,936 |
| 6 | Douglas | 209 | 1,659 | $320,000 | $1,400 | $61,341 |
| 7 | Washington | 240 | 1,694 | $555,910 | $2,445 | $107,040 |
| 8 | Umatilla | 240 | 1,586 | $319,990 | $1,400 | $67,908 |
| 9 | Coos | 242 | 1,812 | $327,000 | $1,900 | $60,914 |
| 10 | Columbia | 243 | 559 | $450,000 | $1,650 | $88,138 |
| 11 | Lincoln | 264 | 1,265 | $436,000 | $2,000 | $65,436 |
| 12 | Josephine | 289 | 1,222 | $380,000 | $1,600 | $60,157 |
| 13 | Lane | 296 | 2,180 | $436,773 | $1,750 | $73,137 |
| 14 | Klamath | 316 | 1,206 | $299,500 | $1,325 | $64,076 |
| 15 | Marion | 331 | 2,042 | $438,899 | $1,650 | $80,192 |
| 16 | Jackson | 332 | 2,167 | $420,000 | $1,895 | $73,899 |
| 17 | Multnomah | 642 | 4,602 | $495,074 | $1,898 | $90,423 |
A closer look at the 12 safest counties
1. Yamhill County
Yamhill's violent crime rate is 131 per 100,000 residents, the lowest quarter among the Oregon counties Resideline can measure. The median comparable US county records 245, so it is quieter than most of the country too. The median closed price, $476,900, sits near the center of the counties measured. Local incomes go further here than almost anywhere else on this list, with homes at 5.2 times median household income. At $2,150 a month in asking rent, the gross return here is in the top quarter of the counties measured. Property crime is low too, at 874 per 100,000, the bottom quarter of this list and 0.7 times the median comparable US county. Resideline publishes a separate page for McMinnville, the market with the most tracked closings in this county's ZIP codes.
2. Benton County
Benton records 166 violent offenses per 100,000 residents, which places it in the lowest quarter of the Oregon counties measured here. The median comparable US county records 245, so it is quieter than most of the country too. A median closing price of $540,000 puts it at roughly 124 percent of the middle figure for this list. That combination, among the safest counties here and among the most expensive, is what most buyers are picturing when they pay a premium for a quiet address. Buying there takes 6.8 times the median household income, a heavier lift than most of this list. Its property rate, 1,912 per 100,000, sits in the middle of these counties. For prices at street level, see Corvallis, the market with the most tracked closings in this county's ZIP codes.
3. Deschutes County
Police in Deschutes reported 188 violent offenses per 100,000 people, putting it in the lowest quarter of this list. The median comparable US county records 245, so it is quieter than most of the country too. Homes there closed at a median of $629,970, about 144 percent of the median across this list. That combination, among the safest counties here and among the most expensive, is what most buyers are picturing when they pay a premium for a quiet address. Buying there takes 6.3 times the median household income, a heavier lift than most of this list. Property offenses run at 1,318 per 100,000, in the middle of this list. Resideline publishes a separate page for Bend, the market with the most tracked closings in this county's ZIP codes.
4. Clackamas County
Clackamas's violent crime rate is 192 per 100,000 residents, the lowest quarter among the Oregon counties Resideline can measure. That is below the median comparable US county, which records 245. The median home closed at $618,851, roughly 142 percent of the middle figure for these counties. Safety and price line up here in the way people expect, which is not true of every county on this list. Households there earn a median of $103,479, about 133 percent of the median for these counties. Property offenses run at 1,361 per 100,000, in the middle of this list. For prices at street level, see Lake Oswego, the market with the most tracked closings in this county's ZIP codes.
5. Linn County
Police in Linn reported 207 violent offenses per 100,000 people, putting it in the lowest quarter of this list. That is below the median comparable US county, which records 245. At $432,075, its median closed price is unremarkable against the rest of this list. Its property rate, 1,341 per 100,000, sits in the middle of these counties. Asking rents run about $1,750 a month. Resideline publishes a separate page for Albany, the market with the most tracked closings in this county's ZIP codes.
6. Douglas County
At 209 violent offenses per 100,000, Douglas sits in the middle range of the places on this list. That is close to the median comparable US county, which records 245. Homes there closed at a median of $320,000, about 73 percent of the median across this list. Median household income is $61,341, roughly 79 percent of the level across this list. Its property rate, 1,659 per 100,000, sits in the middle of these counties. The median rental listing asks $1,400 a month. For prices at street level, see Roseburg, the market with the most tracked closings in this county's ZIP codes.
7. Washington County
Washington records 240 violent offenses per 100,000 residents, which places it in the middle range of the Oregon counties measured here. That is close to the median comparable US county, which records 245. Buyers there paid a median of $555,910, some 127 percent of the level across the counties measured. Against local incomes it is among the most affordable counties measured, at 5.2 times median household income. Its property rate, 1,694 per 100,000, sits in the middle of these counties. Asking rents run about $2,445 a month. Resideline publishes a separate page for Beaverton, the market with the most tracked closings in this county's ZIP codes.
8. Umatilla County
Police in Umatilla reported 240 violent offenses per 100,000 people, putting it in the middle range of this list. That is close to the median comparable US county, which records 245. The median home closed at $319,990, roughly 73 percent of the middle figure for these counties. A typical home costs 4.7 years of the median household's income, the low end of this list. Its property rate, 1,586 per 100,000, sits in the middle of these counties. The median rental listing asks $1,400 a month.
9. Coos County
At 242 violent offenses per 100,000, Coos sits in the middle range of the places on this list. That is close to the median comparable US county, which records 245. Homes changed hands at a median $327,000, around 75 percent of what the rest of this list recorded. Households there earn a median of $60,914, about 78 percent of the median for these counties. At $1,900 a month in asking rent, the gross return here is in the top quarter of the counties measured. Its property rate, 1,812 per 100,000, sits in the middle of these counties. For prices at street level, see Coos Bay, the market with the most tracked closings in this county's ZIP codes.
10. Columbia County
Columbia's violent crime rate is 243 per 100,000 residents, the middle range among the Oregon counties Resideline can measure. That is close to the median comparable US county, which records 245. The median closed price, $450,000, sits near the center of the counties measured. Prices sit close to local earning power, at 5.1 times the median household income. Its property rate is among the lowest here, 559 per 100,000, or 0.5 times the median comparable US county. Asking rents run about $1,650 a month.
11. Lincoln County
Police in Lincoln reported 264 violent offenses per 100,000 people, putting it in the middle range of this list. That is close to the median comparable US county, which records 245. Homes there closed at a median of $436,000, close to the middle of this list. Buying there takes 6.7 times the median household income, a heavier lift than most of this list. Asking rents of $2,000 a month against that price put it in the top quarter of this list for gross return. Property crime is low, at 1,265 per 100,000, the bottom quarter of this list and 1.1 times the median comparable US county.
12. Josephine County
Josephine's violent crime rate is 289 per 100,000 residents, the middle range among the Oregon counties Resideline can measure. That is close to the median comparable US county, which records 245. The median home closed at $380,000, roughly 87 percent of the middle figure for these counties. Homes cost 6.3 times what the median household there earns, among the steepest ratios on this list. Its property rate is among the lowest here, 1,222 per 100,000, or 1.0 times the median comparable US county. The median rental listing asks $1,600 a month. Resideline publishes a separate page for Grants Pass, the market with the most tracked closings in this county's ZIP codes.
Does safety set the price in Oregon?
Somewhat, and less than you would expect. The safest third of these counties runs 24 percent above the highest-crime third on price. The same safe places also earn 25 percent more, so income explains part of the raw gap. This state-level comparison does not isolate density, housing mix or other factors that may explain the remainder.
That matches what we found nationally: across 688 counties, once income and other county characteristics are controlled for, a crime rate stops predicting home prices. The full analysis is in our study of crime and home prices.
That is a county-level result. Within a county, research at the scale of a block or a neighborhood finds that violent crime does lower the value of the homes nearest to it, so use these figures to compare counties, not streets.
How to read this list
A rate like this averages everything inside the area, from its downtown to its farmland, and the spread within one of them is often wider than the spread between them. Use it to shortlist, then look at the specific address and the block it sits on.
Prices and rents are as of September 9, 2026, from closings and rental listings Resideline tracks over the previous 12 months; a price is shown where at least 100 closings were tracked and a rent where at least 50 listings were. Rent figures are the median asking rent on listings, not lease figures. Crime is the 2025 FBI Crime Data Explorer release, measured for the whole county over the months each agency reported, and violent crime means murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Household income is the Census SAIPE 2024 estimate of the county's median household income; population is the Census 2024 estimate. Where this page compares a rate with the median comparable US county, that figure (245 violent and 1188 property offenses per 100,000) is the median across the 874 US counties with at least 50,000 residents whose agencies reported on 90 percent or more of them for the year.
Sources and related pages
- •Crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency-level offense counts for 2025, aggregated by county over the months each agency reported.
- •Income: Census SAIPE 2024, county median household income.
- •Population: Census county population estimates, vintage 2024.
- •Prices and rents: Resideline's tracked closings and rental listings, 12 months to September 2026.
- •Related: Safest counties by state; Does crime actually lower home prices?; Oregon housing market; Safest counties in California; Safest counties in Idaho; Safest counties in Washington.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the safest county in Oregon?
Of the 17 Oregon counties measured here, Yamhill County records the lowest violent crime rate at 131 offenses per 100,000 residents, against 245 for the median comparable US county. Homes there closed at a median of $476,900 over the last 12 months.
Is this every county in Oregon?
No. It covers 17 of the state's 36 counties, the ones where police agencies report at least 90 percent of the population to the FBI, the area has at least 50,000 residents, and the resulting rate falls inside the sanity bounds we apply. Whether Resideline has enough sales there decides only whether a price is shown. No place above 150,000 residents was excluded.
Does a lower crime rate mean higher home prices?
Less than most people assume. Comparing the safest third of these counties with the highest-crime third, the median closed price is 24 percent higher and household income 25 percent higher. Across 688 US counties we found that once income and other county characteristics are controlled for, a county's crime rate stops predicting its home prices. At the scale of a block, the research says violent crime does lower nearby values.
Is this crime rate for my neighborhood?
No. The FBI publishes these figures for whole counties, so every part of a county carries the same number here, from its densest district to its farmland. It is useful for narrowing a search and not a substitute for looking at a specific address.
Are these rents asking rents or lease rents?
They are the median asking rent on rental listings in the county over the last 12 months. That is what landlords advertised, a guide to the market rather than a lease figure.
About the author
Jeffrey Batista
Jeffrey Batista is the founder of Resideline, a real estate technology company building institutional grade valuation and investment analysis tools for real estate investors.
A software engineer with more than 10 years of experience, Jeffrey has worked across full stack development, infrastructure, data engineering, machine learning, and large scale systems. He left his engineering career to build Resideline full time.
Jeffrey is also a real estate investor with nearly a decade of hands on experience buying, renovating, managing, and analyzing residential properties. His experience on both sides of the industry, as an engineer and an investor, led him to build Resideline after seeing how fragmented and outdated many of the tools available to individual investors were.
Today, he leads the development of Resideline's proprietary data infrastructure, automated valuation models, rental analytics, and investment underwriting technology.