Deschutes County, Oregon property tax appeals

Who hears a Deschutes County appeal?

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When were past Deschutes County deadlines?

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

The soonest deadline we list: Deschutes County, Deschutes 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 timeDeschutes County Property Value Appeals Board

Deschutes County accepts postmarks but advises a post-office-counter postmark; only the County Clerk's Office can accept petitions.[2]

Deadline detailAnnouncement status

As of October 1, 2026, Deschutes County's own appeal page still shows only the 2025 petition deadline; it has not posted 2026-27 dates.[2]

Who decides a property tax appeal in Deschutes County?

Deschutes County Property Value Appeals Board: Deschutes County PVAB orders (except penalty-waiver orders) can be appealed by the owner or the Assessor to the Magistrate Division of the Oregon Tax Court. Deschutes County Property Value Appeals Board: In Deschutes County you appeal a value by filing a petition with the Property Value Appeals Board (PVAB), starting the day after tax statements are mailed.

Appeal stepsDeschutes County Property Value Appeals Board

Deschutes County PVAB orders (except penalty-waiver orders) can be appealed by the owner or the Assessor to the Magistrate Division of the Oregon Tax Court.[3]

What the appeal is calledDeschutes County Property Value Appeals Board

In Deschutes County you appeal a value by filing a petition with the Property Value Appeals Board (PVAB), starting the day after tax statements are mailed.[4]

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

Deschutes County Property Value Appeals Board: Deschutes County takes PVAB petitions by mail (P.O. Box 6005, Bend), by email to PVAB-Appeals@deschutescounty.gov by midnight (one per email), or in person at 1300 NW Wall Street, Suite 202, by 5 pm. Deschutes County Property Value Appeals Board: Deschutes County posts the PVAB Real Property Petition form and instructions, personal property and late-filing-penalty petitions, and an Authorization to Represent form.

How to fileDeschutes County Property Value Appeals Board

Deschutes County takes PVAB petitions by mail (P.O. Box 6005, Bend), by email to PVAB-Appeals@deschutescounty.gov by midnight (one per email), or in person at 1300 NW Wall Street, Suite 202, by 5 pm.[2]

FormsDeschutes County Property Value Appeals Board

Deschutes County posts the PVAB Real Property Petition form and instructions, personal property and late-filing-penalty petitions, and an Authorization to Represent form.[2]

Who may fileDeschutes County Property Value Appeals Board

Only certain people (the owner, relatives, brokers, appraisers, accountants, attorneys and a few others) may sign a Deschutes County PVAB petition and represent the petitioner.[5]

Informal reviewDeschutes County Property Value Appeals Board

Before appealing in Deschutes County, the Assessor's staff will discuss the values and an appraiser can review the appraisal with you.[6]

HearingsDeschutes County Property Value Appeals Board

Deschutes County PVAB hearings usually start the week after Presidents' Day; petitions from owners who will not attend are heard as time allows.[3]

HearingsDeschutes County Property Value Appeals Board · Session

The Deschutes County PVAB's 2025 session began February 13, 2025 at the Deschutes Services Building in Bend, with hearings in person or by Microsoft Teams or phone.[7]

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

Tax rate used: $16.80 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 Deschutes County pay in property tax?

The median owner-occupied home in Deschutes County was worth $650,900, and the median property tax its owners paid was $3,807 a year, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Median home value

$650,900

Margin of error ±$10,881.

Median property tax paid per year

$3,807

Margin of error ±$66.

Median tax as a share of median value

0.58%

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

Owner-occupied homes

59,437

Margin of error ±1,207.

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.

From the county's assessment and appeal records

Homes in the county's assessment records

86,468

Median assessed value

$651,340

Middle half of assessed values

$489,068 to $931,553

Source: The county's open assessment data, aggregated by us (tax year 2025 final values). Our calculation from public records; not an opinion of any home's value.

How often is property reassessed in Deschutes County?

The Deschutes County Assessor prepares an annual assessment roll valuing each property as of the preceding January 1. Deschutes County values all property as of January 1.

Reassessment cycle

The Deschutes County Assessor prepares an annual assessment roll valuing each property as of the preceding January 1.[9]

Valuation date

Deschutes County values all property as of January 1.[3]

Level of assessment

In Deschutes County, assessed value is the lower of real market value and maximum assessed value.[9]

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

County average rate: In fiscal 2025-26, property taxes in Deschutes County averaged $16.80 per $1,000 of assessed value (all property, county-wide). Lookup tools: Deschutes County's Assessor offers online tools to estimate taxes from property changes, look up tax rates by account and graph five years of real market and maximum assessed values.

Property tax rateCounty average rate

In fiscal 2025-26, property taxes in Deschutes County averaged $16.80 per $1,000 of assessed value (all property, county-wide).[10]

Property tax rateLookup tools

Deschutes County's Assessor offers online tools to estimate taxes from property changes, look up tax rates by account and graph five years of real market and maximum assessed values.[11]

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 Deschutes County Property Value Appeals Board:

• Filing fee