Lane County, Oregon property tax appeals

Who hears a Lane County appeal?

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Where is the Lane County office?

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When were past Lane County deadlines?

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

The soonest deadline we list: Lane County, Lane 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 timeLane County Property Value Appeals Board

Lane County's petition deadline is December 31: 4:00 pm for hand delivery, or postmarked by that date.[2]

Deadline detailAnnouncement status

As of October 1, 2026, Lane 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 Lane County?

Lane County Property Value Appeals Board: A Lane County PVAB order can be appealed to the Magistrate Division of the Oregon Tax Court within 30 days of the order date (not one month). Lane County Property Value Appeals Board: In Lane County, if you believe the value on your tax statement is wrong, you file a petition with the Property Value Appeals Board (PVAB) during the appeal window.

Appeal stepsLane County Property Value Appeals Board

A Lane County PVAB order can be appealed to the Magistrate Division of the Oregon Tax Court within 30 days of the order date (not one month).[2]

What the appeal is calledLane County Property Value Appeals Board

In Lane County, if you believe the value on your tax statement is wrong, you file a petition with the Property Value Appeals Board (PVAB) during the appeal window.[2]

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

Lane County Property Value Appeals Board: Lane County petitions are filed with the Lane County Clerk, by hand by 4:00 pm on December 31 or postmarked by that date; only authorized parties may sign. Lane County Property Value Appeals Board: Lane County charges a $35 petition filing fee for each tax account appealed, capped at $350 for same-owner accounts in a single platted subdivision appealed by the same party.

How to fileLane County Property Value Appeals Board

Lane County petitions are filed with the Lane County Clerk, by hand by 4:00 pm on December 31 or postmarked by that date; only authorized parties may sign.[2]

Filing feeLane County Property Value Appeals Board

Lane County charges a $35 petition filing fee for each tax account appealed, capped at $350 for same-owner accounts in a single platted subdivision appealed by the same party.[3]

Who may fileLane County Property Value Appeals Board

In Lane County only authorized parties may sign and submit a PVAB petition.[2]

HearingsLane County Property Value Appeals Board

Lane County notifies petitioners of their hearing at least five days ahead; every petition gets an order unless settled by stipulation.[2]

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

Tax rate used: $16.45 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 Lane County pay in property tax?

The median owner-occupied home in Lane County was worth $430,600, and the median property tax its owners paid was $3,536 a year, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Median home value

$430,600

Margin of error ±$4,205.

Median property tax paid per year

$3,536

Margin of error ±$47.

Median tax as a share of median value

0.82%

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

Owner-occupied homes

95,774

Margin of error ±1,523.

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 Lane County?

Each year the Lane County Assessor determines every property's real market value and calculates its maximum assessed value. Lane County PVAB evidence must show value as of January 1 of the assessment year.

Reassessment cycle

Each year the Lane County Assessor determines every property's real market value and calculates its maximum assessed value.[4]

Valuation date

Lane County PVAB evidence must show value as of January 1 of the assessment year.[2]

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

County average rate: In fiscal 2025-26, property taxes in Lane County averaged $16.45 per $1,000 of assessed value (all property, county-wide).

Property tax rateCounty average rate

In fiscal 2025-26, property taxes in Lane County averaged $16.45 per $1,000 of assessed value (all property, county-wide).[5]