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Crook County, Oregon property tax appeals

A Crook County property tax appeal starts with the Crook County Property Value Appeals Board. The Crook County Property Value Appeals Board opens Oct 25, 2026 and closes Dec 31, 2026.

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Crook County Property Value Appeals Board

Opens Oct 25, 2026Closes Dec 31, 2026

Source: ORS Chapter 311: Collection of Property Taxes (Oregon Legislature)Last checked

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When and where do I file a Crook County property tax appeal?

Who hears a Crook County appeal?

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Who hears it: Crook County Property Value Appeals Board

Filing: petition

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Where is the Crook County office?

Crook County Property Value Appeals Board[4]

Address
300 NE 3rd St, Room 23, Prineville OR 97754

Assessor[13]

Crook County Assessor

Address
200 NE 2nd St, Ste. 200, Prineville, OR 97754
Fax
(541) 447-1051
Hours
Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Tax collector[15]

Crook County Tax office

Address
200 NE 2nd Street, Suite 100, Prineville, OR 97754

We are not affiliated with this office. Hours can change, so call before you visit.

Which Crook County filing windows are coming up?

Crook County filing windows
ClosesAreaWho hears itStatus
Dec 31, 2026 · opens Oct 25, 2026CountywideCrook County Property Value Appeals Board · Official source · Last checked Sep 29, 2026Opens soon

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

The soonest deadline we list: Crook County, Crook 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 timeCrook County Property Value Appeals Board
Crook County petitions are due in person at the County Clerk's Office by December 31, or mailed with a December 31 postmark.[2]

Who decides a property tax appeal in Crook County?

Crook County Property Value Appeals Board · Missed deadline: If a Crook County owner misses the December 31 deadline or disputes a prior year's value, the appeal goes to the Magistrate Division of the Oregon Tax Court. Crook County Property Value Appeals Board: In Crook County, a value appeal is a petition to the Crook County Property Value Appeals Board on the state's Real Property Petition (Form OR-B-RPP).

Appeal stepsCrook County Property Value Appeals Board · Missed deadline
If a Crook County owner misses the December 31 deadline or disputes a prior year's value, the appeal goes to the Magistrate Division of the Oregon Tax Court.[2]
What the appeal is calledCrook County Property Value Appeals Board
In Crook County, a value appeal is a petition to the Crook County Property Value Appeals Board on the state's Real Property Petition (Form OR-B-RPP).[3]

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

Crook County Property Value Appeals Board: Crook County PVAB petitions are submitted by the deadline to the county's PVAB clerk: 300 NE 3rd St, Room 23, Prineville OR 97754, 541-447-6553. Crook County Property Value Appeals Board: Crook County PVAB petition forms are available at the County Clerk's Office; the county also posts the state guide How to Appeal Your Property Value.

How to fileCrook County Property Value Appeals Board
Crook County PVAB petitions are submitted by the deadline to the county's PVAB clerk: 300 NE 3rd St, Room 23, Prineville OR 97754, 541-447-6553.[4]
FormsCrook County Property Value Appeals Board
Crook County PVAB petition forms are available at the County Clerk's Office; the county also posts the state guide How to Appeal Your Property Value.[2]
Who may fileCrook County Property Value Appeals Board
Only certain people (the owner, relatives, brokers, appraisers, accountants, attorneys and a few others) may sign a Crook County PVAB petition and represent the petitioner.[5]
Informal reviewCrook County Property Value Appeals Board
Crook County's Assessor staff will review values with owners any time of year, by phone or in person, and can inspect the property.[2]

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What evidence counts in Crook County, and can the value go up?

What evidence can I use in Crook County?

Crook County Property Value Appeals Board: The appeal guide Crook County posts says PVAB evidence might include an independent appraisal or sales of similar properties close to January 1. Crook County Property Value Appeals Board · As of date: For a Crook County value appeal, evidence must show the property's market value as it existed on the January 1 assessment date.

Evidence acceptedCrook County Property Value Appeals Board
The appeal guide Crook County posts says PVAB evidence might include an independent appraisal or sales of similar properties close to January 1.[6]
Evidence ruleCrook County Property Value Appeals Board · As of date
For a Crook County value appeal, evidence must show the property's market value as it existed on the January 1 assessment date.[6]

Can my assessment go up if I appeal in Crook County?

Crook County Property Value Appeals Board · Scope: Crook County's PVAB hears petitions to reduce real market, specially assessed, maximum assessed and assessed values (and related roll values).

Can the value go up?Crook County Property Value Appeals Board · Scope
Crook County's PVAB hears petitions to reduce real market, specially assessed, maximum assessed and assessed values (and related roll values).[7]

Which exemptions can lower my bill without an appeal?

Crook County notes the most common Oregon property tax exemptions go to disabled veterans (or their surviving spouses), senior citizens and disabled citizens.

Exemption
Crook County notes the most common Oregon property tax exemptions go to disabled veterans (or their surviving spouses), senior citizens and disabled citizens.[8]

Which Oregon rules apply in Crook County?

These rules are the same in every Oregon county. Each link opens the rule on the Oregon page.

What do Crook County property taxes and assessments look like?

Figures from public records and the Census, each with its source. They describe the county's homes as a group, not the value of any one home.

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

Tax rate used: $13.48 per $1,000 of assessed value (county average, fiscal 2025-26).

How much could a lower assessment save on Crook County property taxes?
ExampleTax saved
$10,000 less assessed value$135 a year

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 Crook County pay in property tax?

The median owner-occupied home in Crook County was worth $467,000, and the median property tax its owners paid was $2,972 a year, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Median home value
$467,000
Margin of error ±$19,772.
Median property tax paid per year
$2,972
Margin of error ±$165.
Median tax as a share of median value
0.64%
A ratio of two medians, not a tax rate. Your own bill depends on your assessment and local levies.
Owner-occupied homes
7,987
Margin of error ±445.

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.

Median home value: Crook County compared

  1. Crook County$467,000
  2. Typical Oregon county$388,050
  3. Typical US county$185,300

Crook County $467,000; Typical Oregon county $388,050; Typical US county $185,300

Census survey medians for owner-occupied homes. "Typical" is the middle county of the 36 in Oregon and of all US counties.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077.

Median property tax paid: Crook County compared

  1. Crook County$2,972
  2. Typical Oregon county$2,587
  3. Typical US county$1,619

Crook County $2,972 a year; Typical Oregon county $2,587 a year; Typical US county $1,619 a year

Census survey medians for owner-occupied homes. "Typical" is the middle county of the 36 in Oregon and of all US counties.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25103.

Crook County filing windows on a calendar

  1. Crook County Property Value Appeals BoardDec 31, 2026 · Opens soon

The dashed line marks today.

Crook County Property Value Appeals Board: Dec 31, 2026

Each bar is a filing window from its opening day to its last day. Forecasts show the expected closing range and are not official dates.Source: the official calendars and rules cited in the sources list below.

How often is property reassessed in Crook County?

Each year Crook County appraisers analyze neighborhood sales and adjust real market values in line with market activity. Exceptions: In Crook County, new construction, rezoning, partition or subdivision can raise assessed value more than 3%; minor construction and ongoing repairs cannot.

Reassessment cycle
Each year Crook County appraisers analyze neighborhood sales and adjust real market values in line with market activity.[9]
Reassessment cycleExceptions
In Crook County, new construction, rezoning, partition or subdivision can raise assessed value more than 3%; minor construction and ongoing repairs cannot.[9]
Valuation date
Crook County property is valued each year as of January 1.[9]
Level of assessment
In Crook County, assessed value is the lesser of the property's maximum assessed value or real market value.[10]

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

Crook County's appraisal staff set a market value for each of the county's 18,000 properties as of January 1 each year. County average rate: In fiscal 2025-26, property taxes in Crook County averaged $13.48 per $1,000 of assessed value (all property, county-wide).

Property count
Crook County's appraisal staff set a market value for each of the county's 18,000 properties as of January 1 each year.[11]
Property tax rateCounty average rate
In fiscal 2025-26, property taxes in Crook County averaged $13.48 per $1,000 of assessed value (all property, county-wide).[12]

Homes in Crook County

From the Census Bureau's American Community Survey: how old the homes are, what kind they are, what owners say they are worth and the property taxes they pay. These figures describe all homes together, not any one home.

Median year built
1996
All housing units, owned and rented
Single-family houses, detached or attached
77%
of 11,800 housing units
Owned homes with a mortgage or similar loan
62%
of 7,987 owner-occupied homes

Home values reported by owners

  1. Less than $50,0003%
  2. $50,000 to $99,9992%
  3. $100,000 to $199,9994%
  4. $200,000 to $299,9999%
  5. $300,000 to $399,99916%
  6. $400,000 to $499,99924%
  7. $500,000 to $749,99927%
  8. $750,000 to $999,9997%
  9. $1,000,000 to $1,999,9997%
  10. $2,000,000 or more1%

Home values reported by owners in Crook County: Less than $50,000 3%; $50,000 to $99,999 2%; $100,000 to $199,999 4%; $200,000 to $299,999 9%; $300,000 to $399,999 16%; $400,000 to $499,999 24%; $500,000 to $749,999 27%; $750,000 to $999,999 7%; $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 7%; $2,000,000 or more 1%.

Share of owner-occupied homes in each value range. Owners give this value in the survey; it is not the assessed value.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates, table B25075.

Property taxes owners pay a year

  1. No real estate taxes4%
  2. Less than $8005%
  3. $800 to $1,4998%
  4. $1,500 to $1,99910%
  5. $2,000 to $2,99925%
  6. $3,000 or more47%

Property taxes owners pay a year in Crook County: No real estate taxes 4%; Less than $800 5%; $800 to $1,499 8%; $1,500 to $1,999 10%; $2,000 to $2,999 25%; $3,000 or more 47%.

Share of owner-occupied homes by the real estate taxes paid in a year, with or without a mortgage.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates, table B25102.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2020–2024 5-year estimates, tables B25075, B25102, B25035, B25024 and B25081), retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Survey estimates have a margin of error.

More questions about Crook County property tax appeals

When is the Crook County property tax appeal deadline?

The Crook County Property Value Appeals Board window opens October 25, 2026 and closes December 31, 2026. 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][16]

Where do I file a property tax appeal petition in Crook County?

Crook County PVAB petitions are submitted by the deadline to the county's PVAB clerk: 300 NE 3rd St, Room 23, Prineville OR 97754, 541-447-6553.[4]

Can my assessed value go up if I appeal in Crook County?

Crook County's PVAB hears petitions to reduce real market, specially assessed, maximum assessed and assessed values (and related roll values).[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 Crook County Property Value Appeals Board:

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Property tax guides for Crook County homeowners

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Where do these facts come from?

  1. [1]ORS Chapter 309: Property Value Appeals Boards (Oregon Legislature)Statute or regulation · last checked Sep 27, 2026
  2. [2]Property Value Appeals | Crook County AssessorOfficial guide or FAQ · last checked Sep 30, 2026
  3. [3]Form OR-B-RPP, Oregon Property Value Appeals Board Real Property Petition (Oregon Department of Revenue, 150-310-063, Rev. 07-22-26, PDF)Official notice, form, calendar or rules · last checked Sep 29, 2026
  4. [4]Property Value Appeals Board contact information by county (Oregon Department of Revenue)Official guide or FAQ · last checked Sep 29, 2026
  5. [5]Form OR-B-RPP Instructions, Oregon Property Value Appeals Board Real Property Petition (Oregon DOR 150-310-063-1, Rev. 07-22-26)Official notice, form, calendar or rules · last checked Sep 30, 2026
  6. [6]How to Appeal Your Property Value (Oregon DOR 150-303-668, Rev. 07-15-24; copy hosted on Crook County's Property Tax Forms page, PDF)Official notice, form, calendar or rules · last checked Sep 30, 2026
  7. [7]Property Value Appeals Board | Crook County ClerkOfficial guide or FAQ · last checked Sep 29, 2026
  8. [8]Property Tax Exemptions & Deferrals | Crook County, OROfficial guide or FAQ · last checked Sep 30, 2026
  9. [9]How to Read Tax Statements | Crook County, OROfficial guide or FAQ · last checked Sep 30, 2026
  10. [10]Maximum Assessed & Assessed Values | Crook County, OROfficial guide or FAQ · last checked Sep 30, 2026
  11. [11]Property Assessment | Crook County, OROfficial guide or FAQ · last checked Sep 30, 2026
  12. [12]Oregon Property Tax Statistics, Fiscal Year 2025-26 (Oregon DOR 150-303-405)Official notice, form, calendar or rules · last checked Sep 27, 2026
  13. [13]Assessor | Crook County, OROfficial guide or FAQ · last checked Oct 1, 2026
  14. [14]Property Research | Crook County, OROfficial guide or FAQ · last checked Oct 1, 2026
  15. [15]Tax Payment Information | Crook County, OROfficial guide or FAQ · last checked Sep 30, 2026
  16. [16]ORS Chapter 311: Collection of Property Taxes (Oregon Legislature)Statute or regulation · last checked Sep 30, 2026
  17. 17.U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, table B25077: Median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units — Crook County, Oregon
  18. 18.U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, table B25103: Median real estate taxes paid, owner-occupied housing units — Crook County, Oregon
  19. 19.U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, table B25003: Tenure (owner- and renter-occupied housing units) — Crook County, Oregon

Data credits: Census ACS (public domain) · Census county adjacency (public domain)

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