Property tax in Jackson County, Oregon
In Jackson County, the property tax bill comes from the Jackson County Finance Department, Taxation Division. 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 Jackson County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Jackson County, Oregon is $3,174 a year, which is about 0.74% of the county's median home value of $430,200. That effective rate is about the same as 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 Jackson County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Jackson County Finance Department, Taxation Division. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Jackson 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 mails statements by October 25, so the 2026-27 statement was not out when this was checked; call the Taxation office if yours has not arrived by November 1. 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. A yellow statement means a mortgage lender, or the state's senior and disabled deferral program, asked for the bill; check with your lender if you are unsure who is paying. Card and e-check payments carry a fee charged by the county's payment processor, not the county.
When are property taxes due in Jackson County?
For the 2026-27 bill, Jackson 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 an unpaid installment. For the first third it starts on December 16, a month after the due date; for the second and third it starts on February 16 and May 16, though a payment made on the next business day after a weekend or holiday due date is on time. Mailed payments count if postmarked by the due date. Real property taxes still unpaid after May 15 are delinquent, and foreclosure starts once the oldest unpaid year is three years delinquent.
| 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. November 15, 2026 is a Sunday, a legal holiday under Oregon law (ORS 187.010), and the county moves a due date that falls on a weekend or legal holiday to the next business day, 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 ORS 187.010; under the county's next-business-day rule 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 next-business-day rule a payment made Monday, May 17, 2027 is on time. |
From Jackson 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 Jackson County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Jackson County's average effective rate of 0.74% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $3,183 / year
Property tax in Jackson County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $3,174 |
| Median home value | $430,200 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.74% |
| 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 Jackson County compare in Oregon?
Among Oregon's 36 counties, Jackson County has the 20th highest effective property-tax rate: 19 rank higher and 16 rank lower. That is near the middle for Oregon. Nationally, it ranks 1768th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Oregon county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Jackson County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Jackson County's 60,693 owner-occupied homes, 51.7% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 74.7% pay at least $2,000, and 7.5% pay under $800. Another 3.6% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 4,556 | 7.5% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 4,154 | 6.8% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 4,430 | 7.3% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 13,956 | 23% |
| $3,000 or more | 31,388 | 51.7% |
| No property tax paid | 2,209 | 3.6% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $3,210 and owners without one pay $3,108. That is within 10% either way, so in Jackson County paying off the house does not go with a noticeably different bill. Census table B25103.
How does the Jackson County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $3,174 is about 3.6% of the median income of Jackson County homeowner households, $89,268 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 65.9% of Jackson 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 Jackson County?
Yes. The median bill went from $2,599 in 2015-2019 to $3,174 in 2020-2024, a 22.1% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 53.5%, from $280,300 to $430,200. 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 Jackson County
Jackson County borders 4 counties, 1 of them across the state line.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County, OR (this county) | 0.74% | $3,174 | $430,200 |
| Siskiyou County, CA | 0.64% | $1,973 | $309,500 |
| Klamath County, OR | 0.62% | $1,752 | $280,400 |
| Douglas County, OR | 0.61% | $1,895 | $310,300 |
| Josephine County, OR | 0.52% | $2,086 | $404,300 |
How is a home assessed in Jackson County?
Oregon sets the assessment rules and Jackson County applies them. How Oregon assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Jackson 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 Jackson County. Oregon's exemptions and relief programs in full.
Jackson County does not add relief programs of its own beyond the Oregon ones (checked September 23, 2026).
How to appeal your Jackson County property assessment
In Jackson County you appeal to the Jackson 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 real market value, not of the tax amount. The county charges a $69 filing fee from July 1, 2026, and a hearing is not scheduled until it is paid. 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 Jackson 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 Jackson County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Jackson 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.