Photo: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives · CC BY 4.0118 homes sold in Mount Hood in the last year, at a typical $531K
Almost every sale is a house. Below: what each kind of home sells for, what your budget buys, the best months to buy, how hard you’ll have to bid, and a shortcut to every site where Mount Hood homes are listed.
Every place Mount Hood homes are listed, in one stop
We don’t copy listings: the agents’ sites have the photos and the latest price changes. Set what you want once and we open each site already filtered to Mount Hood.
For sale
Rent
New, land & open houses
Links open the listing sites; TownRatings isn’t paid for them and doesn’t rank one above another. Rentals and government-owned homes come from sources outside the MLS.
Houses are 92% of Mount Hood’s sales, at a typical $542K
118 homes sold in the year to May 2026.
typical sale · 109 sold in 12 months
- Per square foot
- $342OR $296
- Days to sell
- 44
- Sold over asking
- 20%
- Listings with a price cut
- 33%
Townhouses: 1 sold, typical $610K
Condos: 8 sold, typical $357K
Too few sales in 12 months for reliable figures.
Fewer homes sell than a decade ago, at 2.2 times the 2016 price
118 sales in the last year, against 178 in 2015 and a low of 96 in 2024. The typical sale went from $243K in 2016 to $531K.
Source: Redfin Data Center, MLS sales. Typical price and $/sq ft are the monthly medians, weighted by sales.
What $550K buys in Mount Hood
Check a listing against what Mount Hood homes sold for
Against the town’s median price per square foot over the last 12 months. A rough check: condition, lot and location within town move a price more than this can see.
Bidding wars in Mount Hood are rarer than before the pandemic, with about as many homes for sale
We read every month of Mount Hood’s home sales since 2012 so you don’t have to. Each figure covers 12 months, because a single month in a town is too few sales to mean much. Latest: the year to May 2026, 118 sales.
If you’re buying in Mount Hood
- Shop in August. It brings about 19 new listings a month, close to the busiest month, with fewer bidding wars (28% over asking).
- You can negotiate. 32% of listings have cut their price, against 27% before the pandemic.
- Offer under asking. Buyers paid 97% of the list price on average; 19% paid over.
- You’ll usually have time. Only 30% of homes go under contract within two weeks; the typical one takes 44 days.
Summer brings the homes; spring brings the bidding wars
June has the most new listings (about 22 a month), but April is the most competitive: 45% of April sales close over asking. August offers nearly as much choice with fewer homes bid up (28%). January has the least competition (22%) but only about 8 new listings.
Averages for each calendar month, 2015 on.
Calmer than the 2021 frenzy, and calmer than Oregon
| Mount Hood now | 2017–19 | 2021 peak | OR now | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold over askingShare of sales that closed above the list price | 19% | 28% | 66% | 24% |
| Gone within two weeksShare of homes under contract within 14 days | 30% | 38% | 70% | 31% |
| Listings with a price cutShare of homes for sale that cut their price | 32% | 27% | 30% | 30% |
| Price paid vs. askingAverage sale price ÷ list price | 97% | 98.6% | 106.3% | 98.8% |
| Days to sellMedian days from listing to contract | 44 | 31 | 9 | 46 |
40 homes for sale on a typical day
That’s 3.6 times the 2021 low (11), about the 2017–19 level and well under 2013’s 76.
1 in 3 listings has cut its price
32% in the last year, against 27% in 2017–19 and 30% across Oregon. More sellers are pricing high and coming down.
Since 2019, houses are up 68%, condos 79%
A house typically sold for $542K in the last year (109 sales), a condo for $357K (8).
Median sale price, weighted by sales each month. Years with fewer than 4 sales of a type are left out.
Mount Hood ranks 76th of 109 busy Oregon markets for bidding wars
Share of sales over asking in the last year, among towns with 60 or more sales. Mount Hood is in the middle of the pack.
Source: Redfin Data Center, city market tracker, January 2012 to May 2026 (MLS sales, not seasonally adjusted). Ratios are weighted by homes sold; price cuts by homes for sale.
Three things worth knowing
New listings in June
The month with the most choice. December has the fewest, about 6.
Best time to buyCheck the flood map
Flood insurance isn’t in a standard policy, and lenders require it in FEMA flood zones. Check the address before you make an offer.
Natural hazardsLook up any property
Assessed value, lot size and every past sale of a home you’re eyeing are public, at the town or county assessor and the registry of deeds.
The Dalles sells for less a square foot; Hood River for far more
The busier markets within 25 miles of Mount Hood, by what sold. Prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes next door are on Cost of living.
| Sold | Typical sale | $/sq ft | Over asking | Days to sell | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Dalles | 166 | $406K | $237 | 17% | 53 |
| Mount Hood | 118 | $531K | $338 | 19% | 44 |
| Hood River | 85 | $800K | $440 | 24% | 27 |
| Rhododendron | 23 | $430K | $397 | 22% | 26 |
Redfin Data Center, June 2025 to May 2026. Towns with fewer than 20 sales are left out, and Redfin doesn’t report every town separately.
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Questions about buying a home in Mount Hood
What do homes sell for in Mount Hood, OR?
118 homes sold in the year to May 2026 at a typical $531K, $338 a square foot.
Is Mount Hood a buyer’s or seller’s market?
A buyer’s market: 50 homes were for sale in May 2026 and 4 sold, about 12.5 months of supply. Buyers paid 97% of asking on average, and 32% of listings cut their price.
When is the best time to buy in Mount Hood?
June brings the most new listings. The sales history shows which months have fewer bidding wars.
Where can I see homes for sale in Mount Hood?
Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com and Homes.com all carry Mount Hood’s MLS listings; the search links above open each one filtered to Mount Hood.
Sales, prices, days on market and listings: Redfin Data Center (MLS, monthly, not seasonally adjusted). Property tax rate: Census American Community Survey. Two-bedroom rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. Typical home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Schools grade: TownRatings (how grades work).