Market report · Full-year 2025 data · Updated Aug 2026

The Willamette Valley market, charted for sellers

Median sale prices across the Willamette Valley held in the mid-$400Ks to mid-$500Ks through 2025, and Lane County ended the year with roughly 1.9 months of inventory. This report charts where prices stand, how long homes take to sell, and what those numbers mean if you are deciding whether to sell now.

Aerial view of farm fields and a river winding through Oregon's Willamette Valley at golden hour
Plate 08 · The Valley floor · Aerial survey 44.9° N · 123.1° W
Eugene
$467,615

Median sale price, 2025

Realtor.com / Stacker

Salem
$453,329

Median sale price, 2025

Realtor.com / Stacker

Corvallis
$551,968

Median sale price, 2025

Realtor.com / Stacker

Lane County
1.9

Months of inventory, year-end 2025

Lane County Homes

Figures are published 2025 summaries from the sources cited at the foot of this page. Markets move monthly; I pull current neighborhood numbers before any pricing conversation.

Fig. 09 · The long view · Median sale price

Prices climbed sharply after 2020, then held

The biggest story of the past five years is how much equity built up. Eugene’s median sale price rose from about $352,000 in 2020 to $420,000 in 2021, and held above $467,000 for full-year 2025. Salem followed a similar arc. The market today is calmer, not collapsed.

Fig. 09a · Eugene · Selected years

2020

$352K

2021

$420K

2025

$468K

Up about 33% since 2020 · Sources: Lohr Real Estate, Realtor.com / Stacker

Fig. 09b · Salem · Selected years

2022

$422K

2024

$434K

2025

$453K

Up about 7% since 2022 · Sources: Redfin, Realtor.com / Stacker

Reading 01

Equity is the quiet headline

Owners who bought before 2021 likely hold meaningful equity. That equity is what turns a sale into your next home, a down payment gift, or retirement security.

Reading 02

Low supply helps well-priced homes

At roughly 1.9 months of inventory in Lane County, there are far fewer homes to choose from than in a balanced market. Serious buyers still surface for the right house.

Reading 03

The median is not your home

Citywide medians smooth over neighborhoods, condition, and timing. Your home is measured against your street, your updates, and the buyers looking right now.

Fig. 10 · Where the market stands

Supply, pace, and the price gap

Three numbers matter most to a seller: how many homes are for sale, how long they take to sell, and how close final prices land to asking. Here is where each stood in the latest published readings.

Measure Figure What it tells a seller
Lane County months of inventory 1.9 mo Comparatively few homes for sale; well-priced homes still draw attention.
Eugene sale-to-list ratio 95.4% Buyers negotiate below list; the starting price has to be real.
Springfield sale-to-list, recent snapshot 97.4% The right first price still wins the showing calendar.
Salem average days on market, 2025 54.5 days Plan on a marketing window of roughly two months.
Corvallis average days on market, 2025 58.5 days A balanced pace, not a slow one, for well-priced homes.
Salem months of supply, 2025 3.7 mo Buyers have options, which makes your edge pricing plus presentation.

Year-end 2025 readings unless noted. See sources below for the underlying reports.

What it means for your sale

In this market, pricing is the whole game

Final sale prices in Eugene averaged about 95.4% of list in the latest year-end reading, and a majority of sold homes spent 30+ days on market. That is not a story about a bad market; it is a story about starting prices. Homes that open at a defensible number photograph better, show better, and attract the buyers who actually close.

My job is to tell you what your home will really sell for, then build the preparation plan that gets you to the top of that range. That starts with a current comparative market analysis on your address, not a citywide median.

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Karen Cota · Principal Broker, GRI · (541) 913-8192 www.karencota.com