Harney County, Oregon property tax appeals

Who hears a Harney County appeal?

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Where is the Harney County office?

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

The soonest deadline we list: Harney County, Harney 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 timeHarney County Property Value Appeals Board

Harney County PVAB petitions must be filed with the clerk of the board by 5:00 PM on December 31; mailed or e-mailed petitions need a valid time stamp by December 31.[2]

Who decides a property tax appeal in Harney County?

Harney County Property Value Appeals Board: Harney County board decisions can be appealed to the Magistrate Division of the Oregon Tax Court within 30 days of the decision's mailing. Harney County Property Value Appeals Board: In Harney County, a value appeal is a petition to the Harney County Property Value Appeals Board on the state's Real Property Petition (Form OR-B-RPP).

Appeal stepsHarney County Property Value Appeals Board

Harney County board decisions can be appealed to the Magistrate Division of the Oregon Tax Court within 30 days of the decision's mailing.[3]

What the appeal is calledHarney County Property Value Appeals Board

In Harney County, a value appeal is a petition to the Harney 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 Harney County?

Harney County Property Value Appeals Board: Harney County PVAB petitions are submitted by the deadline to the county's PVAB clerk: 450 N Buena Vista Ave #14, Burns OR 97720-1595, 541-573-6641. Harney County Property Value Appeals Board: Harney County appeal forms can be obtained from the County Clerk's office or downloaded from the Oregon Department of Revenue website.

How to fileHarney County Property Value Appeals Board

Harney County PVAB petitions are submitted by the deadline to the county's PVAB clerk: 450 N Buena Vista Ave #14, Burns OR 97720-1595, 541-573-6641.[5]

FormsHarney County Property Value Appeals Board

Harney County appeal forms can be obtained from the County Clerk's office or downloaded from the Oregon Department of Revenue website.[3]

Who may fileHarney County Property Value Appeals Board

Only certain people (the owner, relatives, brokers, appraisers, accountants, attorneys and a few others) may sign a Harney County PVAB petition and represent the petitioner.[6]

HearingsHarney County Property Value Appeals Board · Session

The Harney County PVAB's 2025 session began February 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM in the County Court Chambers of the Harney County Courthouse in Burns.[2]

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

Tax rate used: $14.00 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 Harney County pay in property tax?

The median owner-occupied home in Harney County was worth $242,100, and the median property tax its owners paid was $1,943 a year, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Median home value

$242,100

Margin of error ±$53,727.

Median property tax paid per year

$1,943

Margin of error ±$327.

Median tax as a share of median value

0.80%

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

Owner-occupied homes

2,109

Margin of error ±179.

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 Harney County?

Harney County PVAB petitions concern property values as of January 1 of the assessment year. In Harney County, as elsewhere in Oregon, assessed value equals the lesser of real market value and maximum assessed value.

Valuation date

Harney County PVAB petitions concern property values as of January 1 of the assessment year.[2]

Level of assessment

In Harney County, as elsewhere in Oregon, assessed value equals the lesser of real market value and maximum assessed value.[6]

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

County average rate: In fiscal 2025-26, property taxes in Harney County averaged $14.00 per $1,000 of assessed value (all property, county-wide).

Property tax rateCounty average rate

In fiscal 2025-26, property taxes in Harney County averaged $14.00 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 Harney County Property Value Appeals Board:

• How often homes are reassessed
• Filing fee