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Comparing Salem vs Albany vs Milwaukie vs Dallas

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Headline numbers

Salem

OR

$1,607

YoY change
+0.6%
Vacancy
4.7%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
44.1%

Albany

OR

$1,701

YoY change
+0.1%
Vacancy
1.2%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
41.1%

Milwaukie

OR

$1,782

YoY change
-0.3%
Vacancy
4.6%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
39.2%

Dallas

OR

$1,654

YoY change
Vacancy
3.8%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
32.1%

All values from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse. Updated March 2026. See methodology.

Rent index — overlaid, last 5 years

ZORI rent index — Salem vs Albany vs Milwaukie vs Dallas

Monthly Zillow ZORI rent index. Data updates monthly. Source: methodology.

Demographics & income

Metric SalemAlbanyMilwaukieDallas
Median household income $75,487$78,114$86,892$71,549
Median age 3637.741.340.9
Renter household share 44.1%41.1%39.2%32.1%
YoY rent change +0.6%+0.1%-0.3%
Cap rate (overall)
$/unit (MFR)

Demographics: Census ACS5 2019-2024. Rent & cap rate: NGP-Rental-Data warehouse (see methodology). Cells marked "—" mean the metric isn't available for that geography in any free public source we ingest.