Baker County, Oregon property tax appeals

Who hears a Baker County appeal?

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Where is the Baker County office?

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When is the deadline to appeal a property tax assessment in Baker County?

The soonest deadline we list: Baker County, Baker County Property Value Appeals Board — Opens October 25, 2026 · Closes December 31, 2026. Oregon · Property Value Appeals Board: In Oregon, a petition to the county Property Value Appeals Board can be filed from the date the tax statements are mailed through December 31 (postmarked or delivered by then; a weekend or holiday deadline moves to the next business day).

Deadline ruleOregon · Property Value Appeals Board

In Oregon, a petition to the county Property Value Appeals Board can be filed from the date the tax statements are mailed through December 31 (postmarked or delivered by then; a weekend or holiday deadline moves to the next business day).[1]

When a filing counts as on timeBaker County Property Value Appeals Board

A Baker County PVAB petition must be postmarked or delivered by December 31; if December 31 is a weekend or holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day.[2]

Who decides a property tax appeal in Baker County?

Baker County Property Value Appeals Board decisions can be appealed by the owner or the Assessor to the Magistrate Division of the Oregon Tax Court. Baker County Property Value Appeals Board: In Baker County, a value appeal is a petition to the Baker County Property Value Appeals Board on the state's Real Property Petition (Form OR-B-RPP).

Appeal stepsBaker County Property Value Appeals Board

Baker County Property Value Appeals Board decisions can be appealed by the owner or the Assessor to the Magistrate Division of the Oregon Tax Court.[3]

What the appeal is calledBaker County Property Value Appeals Board

In Baker County, a value appeal is a petition to the Baker County Property Value Appeals Board on the state's Real Property Petition (Form OR-B-RPP).[4]

How do I file a property tax appeal in Baker County?

Baker County Property Value Appeals Board: Baker County PVAB petitions are submitted by the deadline to the county's PVAB clerk: 1995 3rd St, Baker City OR 97814-3399, 541-523-8207. Baker County Property Value Appeals Board: Baker County appeal petitions can be obtained from the Clerk's web page or at the Clerk's office, 1995 Third Street Suite 150, Baker City.

How to fileBaker County Property Value Appeals Board

Baker County PVAB petitions are submitted by the deadline to the county's PVAB clerk: 1995 3rd St, Baker City OR 97814-3399, 541-523-8207.[5]

FormsBaker County Property Value Appeals Board

Baker County appeal petitions can be obtained from the Clerk's web page or at the Clerk's office, 1995 Third Street Suite 150, Baker City.[6]

Who may fileBaker County Property Value Appeals Board

Only certain people (the owner, relatives, brokers, appraisers, accountants, attorneys and a few others) may sign a Baker County PVAB petition and represent the petitioner.[2]

How much could a lower assessment save on Baker County property taxes?

Tax rate used: $13.68 per $1,000 of assessed value (county average, fiscal 2025-26).

These are examples: the tax rate times a lower assessed value. Exemptions, credits, caps and phase-ins can make the real change smaller. This is not a prediction for any home. Rate source: Oregon Property Tax Statistics, Fiscal Year 2025-26 (Oregon DOR 150-303-405).

What do homeowners in Baker County pay in property tax?

The median owner-occupied home in Baker County was worth $285,600, and the median property tax its owners paid was $2,239 a year, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Median home value

$285,600

Margin of error ±$16,248.

Median property tax paid per year

$2,239

Margin of error ±$136.

Median tax as a share of median value

0.78%

A ratio of two medians, not a tax rate. Your own bill depends on your assessment and local levies.

Owner-occupied homes

5,258

Margin of error ±261.

These are survey estimates of what owners reported about their own homes. They are not assessed values, not tax rates, and not an opinion of what any home is worth.

They cannot tell you whether your own assessment is fair. That takes a comparison with similar homes, which we offer only in counties we have researched.

How often is property reassessed in Baker County?

For most Baker County property, the assessment date is January 1 before the tax statements are mailed in October. In Baker County, as elsewhere in Oregon, assessed value equals the lesser of real market value and maximum assessed value.

Valuation date

For most Baker County property, the assessment date is January 1 before the tax statements are mailed in October.[2]

Level of assessment

In Baker County, as elsewhere in Oregon, assessed value equals the lesser of real market value and maximum assessed value.[2]

What do home values and property taxes look like in Baker County?

County average rate: In fiscal 2025-26, property taxes in Baker County averaged $13.68 per $1,000 of assessed value (all property, county-wide).

Property tax rateCounty average rate

In fiscal 2025-26, property taxes in Baker County averaged $13.68 per $1,000 of assessed value (all property, county-wide).[7]

Which details are not confirmed yet?

We show a fact only after a person has checked it against the official source. These are still being checked. Until then, ask the Baker County Property Value Appeals Board:

• How often homes are reassessed
• Filing fee