Salem, OR: 2-bedroom payment standards across 41 ZIP codes
HUD's FY2026 Small Area Fair Market Rents for Salem, OR MSA range from $1,390 to $1,950 for a 2-bedroom. The 90th-percentile ZIP code runs 1.29× the 10th — a gap of $410 a month — which ranks 170th widest of the 247 HUD metro areas we compare.
median 2-bedroom SAFMR across the area's 41 ZIP codes. Where a housing authority sets a single metro-wide standard, it could reach $1,815 at 110%.
monthly gap between the 90th- and 10th-percentile ZIP code ($1,400 to $1,810).
of the area's ZIP codes (3 of 41) sit above $1,815 — 110% of the area median.
Highest-rent ZIP codes in Salem, OR
Every ZIP code, ranked
The payment-standard column is HUD's published 90–110% band for that ZIP code — the range a housing authority may adopt without HUD approval. Your PHA sets the exact figure. The final column compares each ZIP to the area median; ZIP codes marked above 110% exceed 110% of that median — where a housing authority sets a single area-wide standard, those sit above the highest ceiling basic policy reaches.
| # | ZIP code | 2 BR SAFMR ▾ | Payment standard (90–110%) | vs area median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 97350 | $1,950 | $1,755–$2,145 | above 110% |
| 2 | 97342 | $1,920 | $1,728–$2,112 | above 110% |
| 3 | 97325 | $1,860 | $1,674–$2,046 | above 110% |
| 4 | 97026 | $1,810 | $1,629–$1,991 | 110% |
| 5 | 97351 | $1,810 | $1,629–$1,991 | 110% |
| 6 | 97002 | $1,800 | $1,620–$1,980 | 109% |
| 7 | 97032 | $1,800 | $1,620–$1,980 | 109% |
| 8 | 97071 | $1,800 | $1,620–$1,980 | 109% |
| 9 | 97101 | $1,800 | $1,620–$1,980 | 109% |
| 10 | 97304 | $1,800 | $1,620–$1,980 | 109% |
| 11 | 97362 | $1,800 | $1,620–$1,980 | 109% |
| 12 | 97375 | $1,800 | $1,620–$1,980 | 109% |
| 13 | 97378 | $1,800 | $1,620–$1,980 | 109% |
| 14 | 97396 | $1,800 | $1,620–$1,980 | 109% |
| 15 | 97370 | $1,780 | $1,602–$1,958 | 108% |
| 16 | 97020 | $1,760 | $1,584–$1,936 | 107% |
| 17 | 97381 | $1,740 | $1,566–$1,914 | 105% |
| 18 | 97137 | $1,690 | $1,521–$1,859 | 102% |
| 19 | 97385 | $1,680 | $1,512–$1,848 | 102% |
| 20 | 97317 | $1,670 | $1,503–$1,837 | 101% |
| 21 | 97306 | $1,650 | $1,485–$1,815 | 100% |
| 22 | 97305 | $1,640 | $1,476–$1,804 | 99% |
| 23 | 97371 | $1,630 | $1,467–$1,793 | 99% |
| 24 | 97310 | $1,600 | $1,440–$1,760 | 97% |
| 25 | 97307 | $1,560 | $1,404–$1,716 | 95% |
| 26 | 97308 | $1,560 | $1,404–$1,716 | 95% |
| 27 | 97309 | $1,560 | $1,404–$1,716 | 95% |
| 28 | 97303 | $1,540 | $1,386–$1,694 | 93% |
| 29 | 97360 | $1,520 | $1,368–$1,672 | 92% |
| 30 | 97302 | $1,500 | $1,350–$1,650 | 91% |
| 31 | 97358 | $1,500 | $1,350–$1,650 | 91% |
| 32 | 97301 | $1,490 | $1,341–$1,639 | 90% |
| 33 | 97346 | $1,480 | $1,332–$1,628 | 90% |
| 34 | 97361 | $1,480 | $1,332–$1,628 | 90% |
| 35 | 97352 | $1,460 | $1,314–$1,606 | 88% |
| 36 | 97338 | $1,450 | $1,305–$1,595 | 88% |
| 37 | 97344 | $1,400 | $1,260–$1,540 | 85% |
| 38 | 97373 | $1,390 | $1,251–$1,529 | 84% |
| 39 | 97383 | $1,390 | $1,251–$1,529 | 84% |
| 40 | 97384 | $1,390 | $1,251–$1,529 | 84% |
| 41 | 97392 | $1,390 | $1,251–$1,529 | 84% |
How Salem, OR compares
Its internal spread of 1.29× (p90 ÷ p10) ranks 170 of 247 HUD metro FMR areas, against a median of 1.37× and a national high of 1.77×. On the steadier p75 ÷ p25 measure it is 1.20×. See the full ranking and how it was measured →
A note on what this does not mean: a higher payment standard does not increase the assistance a household receives. It raises the ceiling on the rent a voucher can cover, while the household still pays roughly 30% of adjusted income. Figures are ZIP-weighted, not renter-weighted, and rest on 2019–2023 American Community Survey data trended forward.