Property tax in Douglas County, Oregon
In Douglas County, the property tax bill comes from the Douglas County Tax Collection (Management and Finance). The 2026-27 bill is paid in 3 installments, and the next one is due November 15, 2026. You can look up and pay the bill on the county's own payment page. Taken from Douglas County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Douglas County, Oregon is $1,895 a year, which is about 0.61% of the county's median home value of $310,300. That effective rate is lower than the typical Oregon county (0.74%) and lower than the national median (0.81%). These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024); your own bill depends on your home's assessed value and any exemptions.
Who sends the property tax bill in Douglas County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Douglas County Tax Collection (Management and Finance). The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Douglas County Assessor's Office, which is who to ask if the value looks wrong. For how to look up and pay the bill, go to the county's own payment information.
Oregon's tax year starts July 1, and the county must mail statements by October 25, so the 2026-27 statement was not out when this was checked. The November 15, February 15 and May 15 schedule and the 3% and 2% discounts are set by state law (ORS 311.505) for every county. If the statement arrives late, state law (ORS 311.507) keeps the discount open until 15 business days after it was mailed, if that is later than November 15. Mailed payments go to a processing center at PO Box 8403, Medford, OR 97501, or can be sent to the Tax Office at PO Box 850, Roseburg, OR 97470. The Tax Office does not take payments by phone, or card payments at its counter. Online payments carry a fee charged by the payment provider (2.49% by credit card, $3.95 by debit card, $3 by e-check). A yellow statement means a mortgage company, or the state's senior and disabled deferral program, asked for the bill; check with your mortgage company if you are unsure who is paying. The county's exemption and deferral programs (veterans exemption, senior and disabled deferral) are state programs.
When are property taxes due in Douglas County?
For the 2026-27 bill, Douglas County splits the bill into 3 payments, the first due November 15, 2026 and the last May 15, 2027. Interest is 1 1/3% a month (16% a year) on a past-due installment. Interest on the first third starts on December 16, a month after the due date; for the second and third it starts on February 16 and May 16. Payments delivered, postmarked, sent by private express carrier or paid online on the county website by 11:59 p.m. Pacific time on the due date are on time. Bank bill-pay checks usually carry no postmark, so they count only if they reach the Tax Office by the due date; allow 2 to 5 days.
| Payment | Due | Note |
|---|---|---|
| First third, or full or two-thirds payment for a discount | November 15, 2026 | Pay the full year by this date for a 3% discount, or two-thirds for a 2% discount; paying one-third earns no discount. A bill under $40 must be paid in full. November 15, 2026 is a Sunday; the county says a due date on a weekend day is extended to the first business day of the week, so a payment made Monday, November 16, 2026 is on time. |
| Second third | February 15, 2027 | Only if paying in thirds. February 15, 2027 is Presidents Day, a legal holiday under Oregon law (ORS 187.010), which lets an act due on a legal holiday be done on the next business day, so a payment made Tuesday, February 16, 2027 is on time. |
| Third third | May 15, 2027 | Due for anyone paying in thirds, and for anyone who paid two-thirds in November. May 15, 2027 is a Saturday; under the county's weekend rule a payment made Monday, May 17, 2027 is on time. |
From Douglas County's published schedule, checked September 23, 2026. The county had not posted a calendar labeled for this cycle when we checked, so these dates come from state law and the county's standing schedule; the date on your bill is the one that binds you.
Estimate the property tax on a home in Douglas County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Douglas County's average effective rate of 0.61% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $1,893 / year
Property tax in Douglas County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $1,895 |
| Median home value | $310,300 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.61% |
| Typical Oregon county rate | 0.74% |
| National median county rate | 0.81% |
Effective rate = median real estate taxes paid divided by median home value. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
How does Douglas County compare in Oregon?
Among Oregon's 36 counties, Douglas County has the 30th highest effective property-tax rate: 29 rank higher and 6 rank lower. That is on the lower side for Oregon. Nationally, it ranks 2234th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Oregon county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Douglas County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Douglas County's 34,567 owner-occupied homes, 22.5% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 43.6% pay at least $2,000, and 11.2% pay under $800. Another 4.7% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 3,883 | 11.2% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 7,391 | 21.4% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 6,579 | 19% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 7,302 | 21.1% |
| $3,000 or more | 7,785 | 22.5% |
| No property tax paid | 1,627 | 4.7% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $1,953 and owners without one pay $1,801. That is within 10% either way, so in Douglas County paying off the house does not go with a noticeably different bill. Census table B25103.
How does the Douglas County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $1,895 is about 2.6% of the median income of Douglas County homeowner households, $72,648 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 72.7% of Douglas County's occupied homes are lived in by their owners; renters pay property tax too, just folded into rent.
Have property taxes gone up in Douglas County?
Yes. The median bill went from $1,592 in 2015-2019 to $1,895 in 2020-2024, a 19% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 55.8%, from $199,200 to $310,300. Bills rose more slowly than values, which is what assessment caps and falling millage rates do: the county is taxing a smaller share of each home's worth.
Two Census ACS 5-year periods with no survey years in common, in each period's own dollars. A change counts only if it exceeds the combined 90% margin of error.
Property tax in counties next to Douglas County
Douglas County borders 6 counties.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lane County, OR | 0.82% | $3,536 | $430,600 |
| Jackson County, OR | 0.74% | $3,174 | $430,200 |
| Coos County, OR | 0.68% | $2,284 | $337,800 |
| Klamath County, OR | 0.62% | $1,752 | $280,400 |
| Douglas County, OR (this county) | 0.61% | $1,895 | $310,300 |
| Josephine County, OR | 0.52% | $2,086 | $404,300 |
| Curry County, OR | 0.48% | $1,841 | $381,300 |
How is a home assessed in Douglas County?
Oregon sets the assessment rules and Douglas County applies them. How Oregon assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Douglas County?
No. Oregon has no statewide general homestead exemption; homeowners are protected instead by the 3% cap on assessed value growth and the caps on tax rates. That is the Oregon rule, and it applies in Douglas County. Oregon's exemptions and relief programs in full.
Douglas County does not add relief programs of its own beyond the Oregon ones (checked September 23, 2026).
How to appeal your Douglas County property assessment
In Douglas County you appeal to the Douglas County Property Value Appeals Board (formerly the Board of Property Tax Appeals), filed with the County Clerk. The deadline: File after the tax statements are mailed in late October and no later than December 31, 2026 (a Thursday). The board hears appeals of property value, not of the tax amount. Last season, mailed petitions counted by postmark, emailed or faxed petitions had to arrive by midnight, and hand-delivered petitions had to reach the Clerk's Office by 4:30 p.m. Last season the county also charged a $36 filing fee for each petition, and a hearing is not scheduled until the fee is paid; confirm the current fee and cutoff times with the Clerk's Office. How to file. Checked September 23, 2026 against the official appeal rules.
How Oregon's appeal process works, including the next level if the first one turns you down.
Oregon rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Oregon page.
Work out your own numbers
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How much house can I afford?
Your income, debts and down payment against the 28/36 rule lenders actually use, with Douglas County's tax rate to hand.
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Mortgage calculator
Monthly payment with principal, interest, tax and insurance, plus what an extra payment saves you.
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Oregon income tax
Brackets, standard deduction and what Oregon actually taxes.
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Sales tax in Douglas County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Douglas County, Oregon: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), tables B25103, B25077, B25102, B25119 and B25003; the five-year comparison uses the 2015-2019 estimates. Neighboring counties: Census county adjacency file.