Bolthole Index county-legal census · checked 2026-10-07
2 of Oregon's 36 counties — 6% — allow tiny homes as a dwelling. That is the 31st-largest count of any state. The strongest of them on the Bolthole Index is Klamath County (63/100). Every entry below cites the county’s own official source.
Rules change, and cities inside these counties set their own — treat this as a verified starting point, not legal advice. All 547 counties nationwide → Oregon: no building codes → Oregon: owner-builder → Oregon: rv living → Full Oregon profile →
From the Oregon guide
Oregon has county-level RV answers for 24 counties: 2 allow qualifying uses, 2 allow only temporary occupancy, 17 have limited uses and 3 prohibit the covered use; the remaining 12 have no confirmed county-level answer.6 Umatilla County allows an RV dwelling option in its Mountain Residential zone with zoning approval, while Lincoln County allows qualifying RV uses under applicable conditional-use provisions.6 Compare the RV-living county list, paying attention to each use’s conditions.6
Oregon’s rural RV rental law applies when a county elects to allow the use on qualifying property with an existing owner-occupied primary dwelling; it does not generally authorize an RV home on an empty rural parcel.23
Tiny-home answers cover 13 counties: 2 allowed, 9 limited and 2 prohibited; 23 remain unconfirmed.7 Klamath County allows code-compliant small dwellings, and Curry County allows qualifying manufactured tiny homes on permanent foundations.7 The tiny-home county list distinguishes these uses from homes on wheels.7
From the Oregon guide, written from the cited official sources and re-checked by an independent reviewer. This is research, not legal advice: confirm with the office before you buy or build.
2 of 36 Oregon counties · sorted by Index score
Small dwelling or tiny-cabin occupancy in Klamath County. The dwelling must meet the Oregon Residential Specialty Code used by Klamath County. The smallest size that meets the c…
klamathcounty.org ↗Tiny homes built and licensed as manufactured homes on permanent foundations. The unit is subject to the same regulations as other manufactured homes regarding placement, founda…
Tiny Homes in Curry County ↗Every county here has a full profile — water, land prices, hazard safety, seclusion, and the rest of its building rules. See the Oregon state page for all 36 counties ranked, or go back to the national list.
Off-grid gear
Building on land in one of these Oregon counties? The kit we'd start with:
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General guidance, not legal advice. Off-grid, building, and land-use rules are often set at the county level and change often. Verify with your county and state before acting. Data reviewed 2026-06-26.
