The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 97920 sells for about $250,000, or $145 per square foot.
Homes take about 120 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $850 a month.
ZIP 97920 — Westfall
The housing market in 97920 is essentially non-existent due to its extremely low population density and remote rural location. Market activity is stagnant with virtually no sales volume or inventory, reflecting a stable but inactive environment.
This ZIP is best suited for individuals seeking extreme isolation, rural land ownership, or agricultural lifestyle, as it lacks the infrastructure and amenities required by typical family buyers or commuters.
Median prices moved sideways 0.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 120 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a slower-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 98% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 8.0% · poverty 29.4% — a mixed stability profile.
ZCTA 97920, Malheur County OR
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this ZIP — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
The area is rural and sparsely populated, with typical wildfire risks associated with high-desert environments in Eastern Oregon.
Economic momentum is minimal due to the extremely low population density and remote location in Malheur County.
Property taxes are assessed by Malheur County based on real market value; there are no significant special districts or MUDs reported for this rural ZCTA.
Recreation is limited to vast open spaces and high-desert landscapes; there are no major commercial shopping or entertainment districts within 3 miles.
The rental market is extremely thin with negligible inventory and limited data on vacancy or investor activity.
The local economy is primarily agricultural and extremely limited in scale due to the remote geography.
Malheur County Assessor manages property valuations for the region.
Property insurance availability may be constrained by wildfire risk profiles common to rural Eastern Oregon.
Data retrieved from Census Reporter and data.census.gov for ZCTA 97920.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.