Highland

Salem, OR

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Highland - Salem, OR Area Guide

The Highland neighborhood in Salem, Oregon includes apartments with fantastic views of the Willamette River and the Cascade Mountains. Just two miles north of the Oregon State Capitol, rentals in Highland put you right in the center of town. Get together with your friends and neighbors to enjoy live music as you indulge in the burgers and handcrafted ales at McMenamins Boon's Treasury, a pub set in a restored general store. During your outdoor leisure time, enjoy a picnic at River Road Park, where you can play basketball, softball, or tennis, or spend a sunny day hiking along the park's trails.

Rent Trends

As of May 2026, the average apartment rent in Highland is $950 for a studio, $828 for one bedroom, $1,453 for two bedrooms, and $1,225 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Highland has increased by 2.9% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 600 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $950/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 395 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $828/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 903 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,453/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 839 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,225/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Some Public Transit

Transit

40 / 100

Moderately Drivable

Drivability

70 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

60 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 20 Minute Walk

Groceries

40 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

60 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

50 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

50 / 100

Recreation

Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

70 / 100

Limited Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

30 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

40 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

90 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Straub Environmental Learning Center
  • A.C. Gilbert's Discovery Village
  • Bush's Pasture Park
  • Chemeketa Community College Planetarium
  • Keizer Rapids Park

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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.