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Mortgage brokers and lenders in the Astoria, OR area

How the Astoria, OR area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #143 of 177 scored small-town markets
#7 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Oregon

Listings
12
5 chain locations (42%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$308.2M
On rent and homeowner costs · $17,136 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
66
34% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.7
56% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
40,926
−0.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Astoria area scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #143 of 177 scored small-town markets and #7 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Oregon. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 mortgage brokers and lenders in the Astoria area. 5 of them (42%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 6.7 for every 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.

At $17,136 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in the Astoria area spend about $308.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 34% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in the Astoria area in 2023. That is one for every 4,496 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Astoria area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Astoria area compares

The same measures for Oregon and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Mortgage brokers and lenders in Astoria, OR area compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureAstoria areaOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.76.04.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)6678100
Households per official establishment4,4963,4584,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.7%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$17,136$18,335$16,661
Median household income$71,822$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score3328

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
10
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
125 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in the Astoria area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in the Astoria area

Population, 2025 estimate
40,926−0.6% since 2020
Households
17,984
Median age
45.7
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
828 sq. mi.
People per square mile
50
Median household income
$71,822+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,117
Median home value
$468,300
Jobs located here
17,288
Daytime population
38,525Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across Oregon

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Oregon for mortgage brokers and lenders, numbered among those based in Oregon, with the Astoria area marked.

Top small-town markets in Oregon

Small-town markets in Oregon ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Roseburg, OR7781.7246+0.6%#10 of 177
2Ontario, OR-ID7652.5164+5.0%#11 of 177
3Coos Bay-North Bend, OR6172.4171−1.5%#43 of 177
4Newport, OR5752.2194+0.3%#67 of 177
5Klamath Falls, OR49113.8107+0.9%#95 of 177
6Hermiston-Pendleton, OR42175.183+1.8%#122 of 177
7Astoria, OR33126.766−0.6%#143 of 177
8The Dalles, OR2865.774−1.1%#157 of 177
9Hood River, OR28910.149−0.7%#158 of 177
10La Grande, OR2676.466−1.0%#167 of 177

Other business types in the Astoria area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in the Astoria, OR area?

The Astoria area has 12 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.

How much do households in the Astoria, OR area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $308.2M a year, or $17,136 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 12 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 34% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,984 households in the Astoria area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Astoria, OR area compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?

The Astoria area has 6.7 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 66, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, the Astoria area would have about 8, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,496 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

How fast is the Astoria, OR area growing?

Population estimates put the Astoria area at 40,926 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,984 households. The median household income in the Astoria area is $71,822 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Astoria area scores 33 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #143 of 177 scored small-town markets.

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