Downtown Eugene

Eugene, OR

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Downtown Eugene - Eugene, OR Area Guide

Welcome to the Silicon Shire

Walkable UO University Downtown Urban Artistic High-Tech Bike-Friendly

Fun, vibrant, trendy -- Downtown Eugene is all of that, plus it's a college town. The University of Oregon sits along the Willamette River in Downtown, adding a youthful vibe to the many shops, restaurants, and pubs that line the downtown streets. Downtown Eugene is very walkable, with wide sidewalks along tree-lined streets. It is the location of the Lane County Farmers Market, the Saturday Market, the Hult Center for the Performing Arts, and the historic WOW Hall Community Center of the Performing Arts.

In addition to the University of Oregon, Downtown Eugene is home to a large number of tech companies -- so much so that the neighborhood holds an annual "Tech Tour" to highlight the companies. Downtown Eugene is a terrific place to live. It is ranked one of the Top 10 Green Cities in the US, its schools are ranked among the highest in the nation, the Willamette River Trail is considered one of the best urban bike paths in the country, and it has one of the nation's best downtowns for a mid-sized city.

Rent Trends

As of April 2026, the average apartment rent in Downtown Eugene is $1,353 for a studio, $1,693 for one bedroom, $2,683 for two bedrooms, and $3,305 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Downtown Eugene has increased by 0.1% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 498 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,353/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 736 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,693/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,072 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,683/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,266 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $3,305/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Some Public Transit

Transit

50 / 100

Very Drivable

Drivability

80 / 100

Very Bikeable

Bikeability

80 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 5 Minute Walk

Groceries

90 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

70 / 100

Good Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

60 / 100

Great Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

80 / 100

Recreation

Exceptional Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

100 / 100

Good Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

70 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere at Times

Vibrancy

50 / 100

Exceptional Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

90 / 100

Moderately Noisy

Quiet Score

50 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Shelton McMurphey Johnson House
  • Eugene Parks Department
  • Many Rivers Sierra Club Group
  • Alton Baker Park
  • Skinner Butte Park

Commuter Rail

Airports

  • Mahlon Sweet Field

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.