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Douglas County, Oregon property tax appeals

A Douglas County property tax appeal starts with the Douglas County Property Value Appeals Board. The Douglas County Property Value Appeals Board opens Oct 25, 2026 and closes Dec 31, 2026. The filing fee is $36.

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Douglas 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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Filing fee
$36
Where to file first
Douglas County Property Value Appeals Board
Office address
PO Box 10, Roseburg OR 97470 · 541-957-4634
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When and where do I file a Douglas County property tax appeal?

Who hears a Douglas County appeal?

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Who hears it: Douglas County Property Value Appeals Board

Filing: petition

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Where is the Douglas County office?

Douglas County Property Value Appeals Board[8]

Address
PO Box 10, Roseburg OR 97470

Property Value Appeals Board[2]

Fax
541-440-4408

Assessor[5]

Address
1036 SE Douglas Avenue, Courthouse Room CH206, Roseburg OR 97470

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

Which Douglas County filing windows are coming up?

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

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

The soonest deadline we list: Douglas County, Douglas 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 timeDouglas County Property Value Appeals Board
Douglas County: mailed petitions postmarked by December 31 are accepted; hand deliveries by 4:30 p.m.; emailed or faxed petitions by 11:59:59 p.m. per the Clerk's electronic receipt.[2]

Who decides a property tax appeal in Douglas County?

Douglas County Property Value Appeals Board: A Douglas County PVAB decision can be appealed to the Magistrate Division of the Oregon Tax Court within 30 days of the mailed order. Douglas County Property Value Appeals Board: In Douglas County the Property Value Appeals Board (PVAB), volunteers appointed by the county, hears petitions to reduce values on the tax roll.

Appeal stepsDouglas County Property Value Appeals Board
A Douglas County PVAB decision can be appealed to the Magistrate Division of the Oregon Tax Court within 30 days of the mailed order.[2]
What the appeal is calledDouglas County Property Value Appeals Board
In Douglas County the Property Value Appeals Board (PVAB), volunteers appointed by the county, hears petitions to reduce values on the tax roll.[2]

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

Douglas County Property Value Appeals Board: Douglas County PVAB petitions go with the $36 fee to the County Clerk's Office, 1036 SE Douglas Ave, Room CH 124 (or P.O. Box 10), Roseburg; email or fax filing is also accepted. Douglas County Property Value Appeals Board: Douglas County links the PVAB Real Property and Personal Property Petitions and their instructions from its PVAB page.

How to fileDouglas County Property Value Appeals Board
Douglas County PVAB petitions go with the $36 fee to the County Clerk's Office, 1036 SE Douglas Ave, Room CH 124 (or P.O. Box 10), Roseburg; email or fax filing is also accepted.[2]
FormsDouglas County Property Value Appeals Board
Douglas County links the PVAB Real Property and Personal Property Petitions and their instructions from its PVAB page.[3]
Filing feeDouglas County Property Value Appeals Board
Douglas County charges a $36 fee for each PVAB petition (one per tax account); hearings are not scheduled until fees are paid.[2]
Who may fileDouglas County Property Value Appeals Board
Only the Douglas County property owner, and certain people the owner authorizes, can sign a PVAB petition.[2]
HearingsDouglas County Property Value Appeals Board
At a Douglas County PVAB hearing the owner and the Assessor each get up to five minutes, the board has ten minutes of questions, and exhibits (five copies) stay with the board.[2]

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

What evidence can I use in Douglas County?

Douglas County Property Value Appeals Board: Douglas County lists evidence such as a recent arm's-length sale, a recent fee appraisal, a listing below the roll value, adjusted comparable sales, construction costs, and repair estimates. Douglas County Property Value Appeals Board · Copies: Douglas County petitioners who bring additional evidence to the PVAB hearing should bring five copies marked with name and petition number; evidence is not returned.

Evidence acceptedDouglas County Property Value Appeals Board
Douglas County lists evidence such as a recent arm's-length sale, a recent fee appraisal, a listing below the roll value, adjusted comparable sales, construction costs, and repair estimates.[2]
Evidence ruleDouglas County Property Value Appeals Board · Copies
Douglas County petitioners who bring additional evidence to the PVAB hearing should bring five copies marked with name and petition number; evidence is not returned.[3]
Evidence not acceptedDouglas County Property Value Appeals Board
Douglas County says comparing your taxes or roll value with a neighbor's does not prove market value.[2]

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

Douglas County Property Value Appeals Board · Scope: The Douglas County Property Value Appeals Board hears petitions for the reduction of property values on the tax roll.

Can the value go up?Douglas County Property Value Appeals Board · Scope
The Douglas County Property Value Appeals Board hears petitions for the reduction of property values on the tax roll.[3]

Which exemptions can lower my bill without an appeal?

For 2024, Douglas County's disabled veteran exemption was $25,537 of assessed value ($30,646 if service-connected); file between January 1 and April 1. Effect of a lower real market value: In Douglas County a lower real market value reduces taxes only if it drops below the assessed value.

Disabled veteran
For 2024, Douglas County's disabled veteran exemption was $25,537 of assessed value ($30,646 if service-connected); file between January 1 and April 1.[4]
Assessment limitsEffect of a lower real market value
In Douglas County a lower real market value reduces taxes only if it drops below the assessed value.[2]

What do Douglas 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 Douglas County property taxes?

Tax rate used: $11.06 per $1,000 of assessed value (county average, fiscal 2025-26).

How much could a lower assessment save on Douglas County property taxes?
ExampleTax saved
$10,000 less assessed value$111 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 Douglas County pay in property tax?

The median owner-occupied home in Douglas County was worth $310,300, and the median property tax its owners paid was $1,895 a year, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Median home value
$310,300
Margin of error ±$9,895.
Median property tax paid per year
$1,895
Margin of error ±$39.
Median tax as a share of median value
0.61%
A ratio of two medians, not a tax rate. Your own bill depends on your assessment and local levies.
Owner-occupied homes
34,567
Margin of error ±781.

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
40,527
Median assessed value
$271,835
Middle half of assessed values
$175,975 to $399,109

Source: The county's open assessment data, aggregated by us (tax year 2024 final values). Our calculation from public records; not an opinion of any home's value.

How Douglas County home assessments are spread

Assessed values of 40,527 homes in the property classes our free check covers (RES, SFR, MFR, RUR), tax year 2024 final values. Half are between $175,975 and $399,109; the median is $271,835. The last bar holds everything above it.Source: Assessment records from the county's open data (tax year 2024 final values), retrieved Sep 28, 2026; our calculation.

Median home value: Douglas County compared

  1. Douglas County$310,300
  2. Typical Oregon county$388,050
  3. Typical US county$185,300

Typical Oregon county $388,050; Douglas County $310,300; 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: Douglas County compared

  1. Douglas County$1,895
  2. Typical Oregon county$2,587
  3. Typical US county$1,619

Typical Oregon county $2,587 a year; Douglas County $1,895 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.

Median home assessment by map book

  1. Map book 125$454,540
  2. Map book 126$446,098
  3. Map book 127$421,656
  4. Map book 119$413,484
  5. Map book 120$401,255
  6. Map book 133$399,825
  7. Map book 128$397,800
  8. Map book 131$397,665
  9. Map book 058$208,879
  10. Map book 146$124,945
  11. Map book 144$62,529
  12. Map book 142$53,817
  13. Map book 140$47,733
  14. Map book 141$27,440
  15. Map book 143$19,103
  16. Map book 147$361

The 8 highest and 8 lowest of 95.

Median assessed value by map book: highest Map book 125 ($454,540), lowest Map book 147 ($361).

Median assessed value of homes in the property classes our free check covers (RES, SFR, MFR, RUR) for each map book with at least 50 such homes, tax year 2024 final values.Source: Assessment records from the county's open data (tax year 2024 final values), retrieved Sep 28, 2026; our calculation.

Douglas County filing windows on a calendar

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

The dashed line marks today.

Douglas 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 Douglas County?

The Douglas County Assessor estimates each taxable property's market value as of January 1 for the fiscal year starting July 1. Douglas County PVAB evidence must show market value on January 1, the date the assessor used for real market value.

Reassessment cycle
The Douglas County Assessor estimates each taxable property's market value as of January 1 for the fiscal year starting July 1.[5]
Valuation date
Douglas County PVAB evidence must show market value on January 1, the date the assessor used for real market value.[2]
Level of assessment
In Douglas County, taxes are paid on the lower of real market value and maximum assessed value, called the assessed value.[6]

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

County average rate: In fiscal 2025-26, property taxes in Douglas County averaged $11.06 per $1,000 of assessed value (all property, county-wide).

Property tax rateCounty average rate
In fiscal 2025-26, property taxes in Douglas County averaged $11.06 per $1,000 of assessed value (all property, county-wide).[7]

Homes in Douglas 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
1977
All housing units, owned and rented
Single-family houses, detached or attached
70%
of 50,562 housing units
Owned homes with a mortgage or similar loan
52%
of 34,567 owner-occupied homes

Home values reported by owners

  1. Less than $50,0009%
  2. $50,000 to $99,9994%
  3. $100,000 to $199,99913%
  4. $200,000 to $299,99923%
  5. $300,000 to $399,99920%
  6. $400,000 to $499,99913%
  7. $500,000 to $749,99912%
  8. $750,000 to $999,9994%
  9. $1,000,000 to $1,999,9992%
  10. $2,000,000 or more1%

Home values reported by owners in Douglas County: Less than $50,000 9%; $50,000 to $99,999 4%; $100,000 to $199,999 13%; $200,000 to $299,999 23%; $300,000 to $399,999 20%; $400,000 to $499,999 13%; $500,000 to $749,999 12%; $750,000 to $999,999 4%; $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 2%; $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 taxes5%
  2. Less than $80011%
  3. $800 to $1,49921%
  4. $1,500 to $1,99919%
  5. $2,000 to $2,99921%
  6. $3,000 or more23%

Property taxes owners pay a year in Douglas County: No real estate taxes 5%; Less than $800 11%; $800 to $1,499 21%; $1,500 to $1,999 19%; $2,000 to $2,999 21%; $3,000 or more 23%.

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 Douglas County property tax appeals

When is the Douglas County property tax appeal deadline?

The Douglas 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][9]

Is there a fee to file a property tax appeal in Douglas County?

Douglas County charges a $36 fee for each PVAB petition (one per tax account); hearings are not scheduled until fees are paid.[2]

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

Douglas County PVAB petitions go with the $36 fee to the County Clerk's Office, 1036 SE Douglas Ave, Room CH 124 (or P.O. Box 10), Roseburg; email or fax filing is also accepted.[2]

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

The Douglas County Property Value Appeals Board hears petitions for the reduction of property values on the tax roll.[3]

What other rules apply in Douglas County?

Douglas County Property Value Appeals Board: Filing a Douglas County value appeal does not postpone the tax bill: unpaid taxes lose the discount and accrue 1 1/3% monthly interest if the appeal fails, while paid taxes are refunded with interest if it succeeds.

Paying the tax while you appealDouglas County Property Value Appeals Board
Filing a Douglas County value appeal does not postpone the tax bill: unpaid taxes lose the discount and accrue 1 1/3% monthly interest if the appeal fails, while paid taxes are refunded with interest if it succeeds.[6]

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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 Board (PVAB) | Douglas County, OROfficial guide or FAQ · last checked Sep 29, 2026
  3. [3]Property Value Appeals Board (PVAB) | Douglas County, OROfficial guide or FAQ · last checked Sep 30, 2026
  4. [4]Exemptions | Douglas County, OROfficial guide or FAQ · last checked Sep 30, 2026
  5. [5]Assessor | Douglas County, OROfficial guide or FAQ · last checked Sep 30, 2026
  6. [6]Frequently Asked Questions (Douglas County, OR; Assessor appeals FAQ)Official guide or FAQ · last checked Sep 30, 2026
  7. [7]Oregon Property Tax Statistics, Fiscal Year 2025-26 (Oregon DOR 150-303-405)Official notice, form, calendar or rules · last checked Sep 27, 2026
  8. [8]Property Value Appeals Board contact information by county (Oregon Department of Revenue)Official guide or FAQ · last checked Sep 27, 2026
  9. [9]ORS Chapter 311: Collection of Property Taxes (Oregon Legislature)Statute or regulation · last checked Sep 27, 2026
  10. 10.County open data: douglas assessmentsRetrieved Sep 28, 2026; aggregated by us for the charts above.
  11. 11.County open data: douglas assessmentsRetrieved Sep 28, 2026; aggregated by us for the charts above.
  12. 12.U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, table B25077: Median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units — Douglas County, Oregon
  13. 13.U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, table B25103: Median real estate taxes paid, owner-occupied housing units — Douglas County, Oregon
  14. 14.U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, table B25003: Tenure (owner- and renter-occupied housing units) — Douglas County, Oregon

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

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