Hood River County, Oregon property tax appeals

Who hears a Hood River County appeal?

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Where is the Hood River County office?

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

The soonest deadline we list: Hood River County, Hood River 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 timeHood River County Property Value Appeals Board

A Hood River 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 Hood River County?

Hood River County Property Value Appeals Board: In Hood River County the first step is the Property Value Appeals Board; the next level is the Magistrate Division of the Oregon Tax Court. Hood River County Property Value Appeals Board: In Hood River County, a value appeal is a petition to the Hood River County Property Value Appeals Board on the state's Real Property Petition (Form OR-B-RPP).

Appeal stepsHood River County Property Value Appeals Board

In Hood River County the first step is the Property Value Appeals Board; the next level is the Magistrate Division of the Oregon Tax Court.[3]

What the appeal is calledHood River County Property Value Appeals Board

In Hood River County, a value appeal is a petition to the Hood River 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 Hood River County?

Hood River County Property Value Appeals Board: Hood River County PVAB petitions are submitted by the deadline to the county's PVAB clerk: 601 State St, Hood River OR 97031, 541-387-6850. Hood River County Property Value Appeals Board: Hood River County real property appeals use the state Real Property Petition (OR-B-RPP), which must include the assessor's account number or a copy of the tax statement.

How to fileHood River County Property Value Appeals Board

Hood River County PVAB petitions are submitted by the deadline to the county's PVAB clerk: 601 State St, Hood River OR 97031, 541-387-6850.[5]

FormsHood River County Property Value Appeals Board

Hood River County real property appeals use the state Real Property Petition (OR-B-RPP), which must include the assessor's account number or a copy of the tax statement.[2]

Filing feeHood River County Property Value Appeals Board

Hood River County charges $40 per Property Value Appeals Board petition (one account per petition), filed with the County Clerk.[6]

Who may fileHood River County Property Value Appeals Board

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

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

Tax rate used: $13.90 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 Hood River County pay in property tax?

The median owner-occupied home in Hood River County was worth $660,000, and the median property tax its owners paid was $3,515 a year, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Median home value

$660,000

Margin of error ±$36,185.

Median property tax paid per year

$3,515

Margin of error ±$181.

Median tax as a share of median value

0.53%

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

Owner-occupied homes

6,203

Margin of error ±323.

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

7,045

Median assessed value

$594,780

Middle half of assessed values

$421,850 to $847,770

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 Hood River County?

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

Valuation date

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

Level of assessment

In Hood River 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 Hood River County?

County average rate: In fiscal 2025-26, property taxes in Hood River County averaged $13.90 per $1,000 of assessed value (all property, county-wide).

Property tax rateCounty average rate

In fiscal 2025-26, property taxes in Hood River County averaged $13.90 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 Hood River County Property Value Appeals Board:

• How often homes are reassessed