Property tax by ZIP code in Oregon
Enter an Oregon ZIP and see the median property tax paid, median home value, and effective tax rate from the 2020–2024 American Community Survey — plus how it compares to the Oregon state median.
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Enter a 5-digit Oregon ZIP code above to see its property tax data.
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Oregon's effective property-tax rate runs around 0.81% of market value statewide, but that single number hides how unusual Oregon is: thanks to Measure 50, your tax is based on a capped assessed value that grows no more than 3% a year — not on what your home would actually sell for. The longer you've owned, the wider the gap between the two, and the more the "effective rate" varies from house to house.
Enter a 5-digit Oregon ZIP to see its median property tax, median home value, and effective rate from the US Census American Community Survey 2020–2024 vintage, plus how it compares to the Oregon state and US national medians. The explainer below covers Measure 50's maximum assessed value, the Measure 5 rate limits and "compression," and the relief programs for seniors, people with disabilities, and disabled veterans.
How Oregon property tax works
Oregon is a Measure 50 state, and that changes everything about how a bill is built. Since 1997, each property has a Maximum Assessed Value (MAV) that grows no more than 3% per year. Your tax is figured on the lower of that MAV or the property's Real Market Value (RMV) — so in a normal market, the capped MAV is what you're taxed on, and it can drift well below what your home would sell for. County assessors still estimate RMV every year, but the 3% cap is what holds most bills down.
On top of that sits Measure 5, the 1990 rate cap. Operating taxes are limited to $5 per $1,000 of real market value for schools and $10 per $1,000 for general government (voter-approved bonds are excluded). When the combined operating rates would exceed those limits, they're reduced — a process Oregon calls "compression." Property taxes are set by and paid to the county assessor, not the state.
Oregon's headline homeowner relief is the Senior and Disabled Property Tax Deferral: qualifying owners who are 62 or older (or disabled) and under the program's income limit can have the state pay their county taxes each November, with the balance recorded as a lien that accrues 6% simple interest and is repaid later — a deferral, not forgiveness. Disabled veterans and their surviving spouses can also claim a homestead exemption on a set amount of assessed value that rises 3% a year.
Why your actual bill differs
The numbers above describe a typical homeowner in this ZIP — not your specific bill. A few things move bills away from the median:
- Assessed value, not market value. Under Measure 50 your tax rides on a capped assessed value. A home held for years can have an assessed value far below its market price, so its effective rate looks low — while a recently built or recently reset property nearby pays more.
- Compression. Where Measure 5's $5/$10 limits bite, some of the levied rate is cut, so two homes with similar values in different taxing districts can land differently.
- Deferral and exemptions. The senior/disabled deferral and the disabled-veteran exemption move qualifying owners off the median — and the deferral postpones the bill rather than reducing it.
Oregon has no single statewide bill lookup — taxes are paid to the county. Multnomah County's property-tax portal is a working example; for other counties, search your county assessor's site.
Methodology
Data on this page comes from the US Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 vintage (released January 29, 2026), at the ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) level. After filtering ZCTAs the Census suppresses for privacy or small-sample reasons, this page covers 365 Oregon ZIPs.
Effective rate, with a Measure 50 caveat. The rate shown divides median tax by median market value from the ACS. Because Oregon taxes a capped assessed value that is often below market value, the effective rate here reflects what owners pay against what homes are worth — which is exactly the gap Measure 50 creates. Topcoding (median tax reported as $10,001) is rare in Oregon.
See the full methodology page for source details (Census table IDs, the comparison-median rule, calculator formulas), how we handle topcoding across every state, and the refresh cadence.
Frequently asked questions
Why is the median tax in my ZIP different from what I pay?
Median is the middle of the distribution, not your bill. Measure 50 taxes a capped assessed value rather than market value, so a long-held home can owe far less than a recently reset one of the same market value, and the senior/disabled deferral and veteran exemption move qualifying owners further off the median.
Why might my ZIP show $10,001 as the median tax?
That's the Census topcode for privacy. It's rare in Oregon — Measure 50's capped assessed values keep most medians under the $10,000 cap.
Where do I find my actual Oregon property tax bill?
Through your county assessor. Oregon has no statewide portal; taxes are set by and paid to the county. Multnomah County's portal is a working example.
When does Oregon data update on this page?
Annually, when the Census Bureau releases a new ACS 5-year vintage. The 2020–2024 vintage released January 29, 2026. The next vintage (2021–2025) typically follows the next year, though the Census has not yet posted its release date.
Why don't you cover other states yet?
State-by-state rollout. Each state needs its own context section (assessment method, exemptions, local taxing structure) to be genuinely useful. High-search-volume states are going live first.