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Umatilla County, Oregon property tax appeals

An Umatilla County property tax appeal starts with the Umatilla County Property Value Appeals Board. The Umatilla County Property Value Appeals Board opens Oct 25, 2026 and closes Dec 31, 2026.

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Umatilla 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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216 SE 4th St Pendleton OR 97801 · 541-278-6297
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When and where do I file an Umatilla County property tax appeal?

Who hears an Umatilla County appeal?

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Who hears it: Umatilla County Property Value Appeals Board

Filing: petition

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Where is the Umatilla County office?

Property Value Appeals Board[8]

Umatilla County Records (formerly County Clerk's Office)

Umatilla County Property Value Appeals Board[4]

Address
216 SE 4th St Pendleton OR 97801

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

Which Umatilla County filing windows are coming up?

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

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

The soonest deadline we list: Umatilla County, Umatilla 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 timeUmatilla County Property Value Appeals Board
Umatilla County PVAB petitions can be filed from the day after tax statements are mailed through December 31 (next business day if that is a weekend or holiday).[2]

Who decides a property tax appeal in Umatilla County?

Umatilla County Property Value Appeals Board: In Umatilla County, a value appeal is a petition to the Umatilla County Property Value Appeals Board on the state's Real Property Petition (Form OR-B-RPP).

What the appeal is calledUmatilla County Property Value Appeals Board
In Umatilla County, a value appeal is a petition to the Umatilla County Property Value Appeals Board on the state's Real Property Petition (Form OR-B-RPP).[3]

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

Umatilla County Property Value Appeals Board: Umatilla County PVAB petitions are submitted by the deadline to the county's PVAB clerk: 216 SE 4th St Pendleton OR 97801, 541-278-6297. Umatilla County Property Value Appeals Board: Umatilla County hosts the real property, personal property and late-filing-penalty petition forms with instructions on its PVAB page.

How to fileUmatilla County Property Value Appeals Board
Umatilla County PVAB petitions are submitted by the deadline to the county's PVAB clerk: 216 SE 4th St Pendleton OR 97801, 541-278-6297.[4]
FormsUmatilla County Property Value Appeals Board
Umatilla County hosts the real property, personal property and late-filing-penalty petition forms with instructions on its PVAB page.[2]
Informal reviewUmatilla County Property Value Appeals Board
Umatilla County asks owners who disagree with the values on their late-October tax statement to contact the Assessor's Office at 541-278-6219.[2]
HearingsUmatilla County Property Value Appeals Board
Umatilla County's PVAB filing opens the day after tax statements are mailed; the session begins on or after the first Monday in February and must adjourn by April 15.[2]
HearingsUmatilla County Property Value Appeals Board · Session
The Umatilla County Property Value Appeals Board's 2025 session convened February 5, 2025 and adjourned March 5, 2025.[5]

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Which Oregon rules apply in Umatilla County?

These rules are the same in every Oregon county. Each link opens the rule on the Oregon page.

What do Umatilla 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 Umatilla County property taxes?

Tax rate used: $15.90 per $1,000 of assessed value (county average, fiscal 2025-26).

How much could a lower assessment save on Umatilla County property taxes?
ExampleTax saved
$10,000 less assessed value$159 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 Umatilla County pay in property tax?

The median owner-occupied home in Umatilla County was worth $282,600, and the median property tax its owners paid was $2,557 a year, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Median home value
$282,600
Margin of error ±$11,329.
Median property tax paid per year
$2,557
Margin of error ±$100.
Median tax as a share of median value
0.90%
A ratio of two medians, not a tax rate. Your own bill depends on your assessment and local levies.
Owner-occupied homes
19,502
Margin of error ±561.

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.

Median home value: Umatilla County compared

  1. Umatilla County$282,600
  2. Typical Oregon county$388,050
  3. Typical US county$185,300

Typical Oregon county $388,050; Umatilla County $282,600; 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: Umatilla County compared

  1. Umatilla County$2,557
  2. Typical Oregon county$2,587
  3. Typical US county$1,619

Typical Oregon county $2,587 a year; Umatilla County $2,557 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.

Umatilla County filing windows on a calendar

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

The dashed line marks today.

Umatilla 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 Umatilla County?

Umatilla County's Assessment & Taxation office explains that property is valued each year as of January 1.

Reassessment cycle
Umatilla County's Assessment & Taxation office explains that property is valued each year as of January 1.[6]

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

Umatilla County Property Value Appeals Board: In the 2025 session, 18 appeals were filed with the Umatilla County Property Value Appeals Board and 14 hearings were held. County average rate: In fiscal 2025-26, property taxes in Umatilla County averaged $15.90 per $1,000 of assessed value (all property, county-wide).

Appeal volumeUmatilla County Property Value Appeals Board
In the 2025 session, 18 appeals were filed with the Umatilla County Property Value Appeals Board and 14 hearings were held.[5]
Property tax rateCounty average rate
In fiscal 2025-26, property taxes in Umatilla County averaged $15.90 per $1,000 of assessed value (all property, county-wide).[7]

Homes in Umatilla 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
1979
All housing units, owned and rented
Single-family houses, detached or attached
64%
of 32,199 housing units
Owned homes with a mortgage or similar loan
57%
of 19,502 owner-occupied homes

Home values reported by owners

  1. Less than $50,0008%
  2. $50,000 to $99,9995%
  3. $100,000 to $199,99916%
  4. $200,000 to $299,99925%
  5. $300,000 to $399,99920%
  6. $400,000 to $499,99913%
  7. $500,000 to $749,9998%
  8. $750,000 to $999,9994%
  9. $1,000,000 to $1,999,9991%
  10. $2,000,000 or more<1%

Home values reported by owners in Umatilla County: Less than $50,000 8%; $50,000 to $99,999 5%; $100,000 to $199,999 16%; $200,000 to $299,999 25%; $300,000 to $399,999 20%; $400,000 to $499,999 13%; $500,000 to $749,999 8%; $750,000 to $999,999 4%; $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 1%; $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 $8008%
  3. $800 to $1,49914%
  4. $1,500 to $1,99913%
  5. $2,000 to $2,99923%
  6. $3,000 or more37%

Property taxes owners pay a year in Umatilla County: No real estate taxes 5%; Less than $800 8%; $800 to $1,499 14%; $1,500 to $1,999 13%; $2,000 to $2,999 23%; $3,000 or more 37%.

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 Umatilla County property tax appeals

When is the Umatilla County property tax appeal deadline?

The Umatilla 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]

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

Umatilla County PVAB petitions are submitted by the deadline to the county's PVAB clerk: 216 SE 4th St Pendleton OR 97801, 541-278-6297.[4]

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

The same Oregon rule applies in every county.[1] Read the Oregon rule

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 Umatilla County Property Value Appeals Board:

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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 | Umatilla County Assessment & TaxationOfficial guide or FAQ · last checked Sep 30, 2026
  3. [3]Form OR-B-RPP, Oregon Property Value Appeals Board Real Property Petition (Oregon Department of Revenue, 150-310-063, Rev. 07-22-26, PDF)Official notice, form, calendar or rules · last checked Sep 29, 2026
  4. [4]Property Value Appeals Board contact information by county (Oregon Department of Revenue)Official guide or FAQ · last checked Sep 29, 2026
  5. [5]Umatilla County Board of Commissioners agenda item: Property Value Appeals Board Summary of Actions (Order No. BCC2025-013, PDF)Official guide or FAQ · last checked Sep 30, 2026
  6. [6]FAQ - Umatilla County (Assessment & Taxation)Official guide or FAQ · last checked Oct 1, 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]Records - Umatilla CountyOfficial guide or FAQ · last checked Sep 30, 2026
  9. [9]ORS Chapter 311: Collection of Property Taxes (Oregon Legislature)Statute or regulation · last checked Sep 30, 2026
  10. [10]How to Appeal Your Property Value, 150-303-668 (Oregon Department of Revenue, Rev. 07-15-24)Official notice, form, calendar or rules · last checked Sep 30, 2026
  11. [11]ORS Chapter 308: Assessment of Property for Taxation (Oregon Legislature)Statute or regulation · last checked Sep 27, 2026
  12. [12]Form OR-B-RPP Instructions, Oregon Property Value Appeals Board Real Property Petition (Oregon DOR 150-310-063-1, Rev. 07-22-26)Official notice, form, calendar or rules · last checked Sep 27, 2026
  13. [13]ORS Chapter 307: Property Subject to Taxation; Exemptions (Oregon Legislature)Statute or regulation · last checked Sep 30, 2026
  14. 14.U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, table B25077: Median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units — Umatilla County, Oregon
  15. 15.U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, table B25103: Median real estate taxes paid, owner-occupied housing units — Umatilla County, Oregon
  16. 16.U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, table B25003: Tenure (owner- and renter-occupied housing units) — Umatilla County, Oregon

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

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