Multnomah County, Oregon property tax appeals

Who hears a Multnomah County appeal?

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Where is the Multnomah County office?

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

The soonest deadline we list: Multnomah County, Multnomah 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 timeMultnomah County Property Value Appeals Board

Multnomah County petitions must be postmarked or delivered by December 31; the U.S. Postal Service postmark decides timeliness.[2]

Who decides a property tax appeal in Multnomah County?

Multnomah County Property Value Appeals Board: In Multnomah County you submit a petition to the Property Values Appeals Board once your tax statement is available, through December 31.

What the appeal is calledMultnomah County Property Value Appeals Board

In Multnomah County you submit a petition to the Property Values Appeals Board once your tax statement is available, through December 31.[2]

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

Multnomah County Property Value Appeals Board: Multnomah County petitions (one per account) go to the Property Values Appeals Board, PO Box 5007, Portland, OR 97208-5007; the board's email is pvab@multco.us. Multnomah County Property Value Appeals Board · Restrictions: Multnomah County PVAB petitions are accepted only by mail (PO Box 5007, Portland 97208-5007) or in person at 501 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Suite 175; email and fax filings are not accepted.

How to fileMultnomah County Property Value Appeals Board

Multnomah County petitions (one per account) go to the Property Values Appeals Board, PO Box 5007, Portland, OR 97208-5007; the board's email is pvab@multco.us.[2]

How to fileMultnomah County Property Value Appeals Board · Restrictions

Multnomah County PVAB petitions are accepted only by mail (PO Box 5007, Portland 97208-5007) or in person at 501 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Suite 175; email and fax filings are not accepted.[2]

Filing feeMultnomah County Property Value Appeals Board

Multnomah County charges $30 per account, payable to Multnomah County; a petition sent without the fee is dismissed unless the fee arrives within 20 days of notice.[2]

Who may fileMultnomah County Property Value Appeals Board

A Multnomah County petitioner who cannot attend may send a qualified representative designated on the Authorization to Represent form.[2]

HearingsMultnomah County Property Value Appeals Board

Multnomah County PVAB hearings are 10-minute slots, 9 am-2 pm Monday-Thursday at the Multnomah Building, mid-February to April 15; a qualified representative can attend with an Authorization to Represent.[2]

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

Tax rate used: $23.63 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 Multnomah County pay in property tax?

The median owner-occupied home in Multnomah County was worth $552,700, and the median property tax its owners paid was $5,301 a year, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Median home value

$552,700

Margin of error ±$6,077.

Median property tax paid per year

$5,301

Margin of error ±$78.

Median tax as a share of median value

0.96%

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

Owner-occupied homes

186,699

Margin of error ±2,672.

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

243,481

Median assessed value

$519,630

Middle half of assessed values

$408,320 to $678,750

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 Multnomah County?

The Multnomah County Assessor values properties every year, reviewing property records and visiting select properties. Multnomah County PVAB evidence should show market value on January 1 of the assessment year.

Reassessment cycle

The Multnomah County Assessor values properties every year, reviewing property records and visiting select properties.[3]

Valuation date

Multnomah County PVAB evidence should show market value on January 1 of the assessment year.[2]

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

County average rate: In fiscal 2025-26, property taxes in Multnomah County averaged $23.63 per $1,000 of assessed value (all property, county-wide).

Property tax rateCounty average rate

In fiscal 2025-26, property taxes in Multnomah County averaged $23.63 per $1,000 of assessed value (all property, county-wide).[4]