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Wallowa County, Oregon property tax appeals

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

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Wallowa 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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Wallowa County Property Value Appeals Board
Office address
101 S River, Room 100, Enterprise OR 97828 · 541-426-4543
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When and where do I file a Wallowa County property tax appeal?

Who hears a Wallowa County appeal?

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Who hears it: Wallowa County Property Value Appeals Board

Filing: petition

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Where is the Wallowa County office?

Wallowa County Property Value Appeals Board[4]

Wallowa County Clerk (clerk of the PVAB)

Address
101 S River, Room 100, Enterprise OR 97828
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Assessor[7]

Wallowa County Assessor's Office

Address
101 S. River Street, Room 104, Enterprise, OR 97828
Hours
Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Friday 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

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Wallowa County Assessor

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Which Wallowa County filing windows are coming up?

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

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

The soonest deadline we list: Wallowa County, Wallowa 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 timeWallowa County Property Value Appeals Board
A Wallowa 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 Wallowa County?

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

What the appeal is calledWallowa County Property Value Appeals Board
In Wallowa County, a value appeal is a petition to the Wallowa 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 Wallowa County?

Wallowa County Property Value Appeals Board: Wallowa County PVAB petitions are submitted by the deadline to the county's PVAB clerk: 101 S River, Room 100, Enterprise OR 97828, 541-426-4543. Wallowa County Property Value Appeals Board: Wallowa County's PVAB filing page links the real property, personal property and late-filing petition forms.

How to fileWallowa County Property Value Appeals Board
Wallowa County PVAB petitions are submitted by the deadline to the county's PVAB clerk: 101 S River, Room 100, Enterprise OR 97828, 541-426-4543.[4]
FormsWallowa County Property Value Appeals Board
Wallowa County's PVAB filing page links the real property, personal property and late-filing petition forms.[5]

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What evidence counts in Wallowa County, and can the value go up?

What evidence can I use in Wallowa County?

Wallowa County Property Value Appeals Board: Wallowa County lists evidence such as an arm's-length sale, a fee appraisal, a listing below the roll value, adjusted comparable sales, construction costs and written repair estimates. Wallowa County Property Value Appeals Board: Wallowa County warns that comparing your tax or tax-roll value with a neighbor's is not evidence of your property's value.

Evidence acceptedWallowa County Property Value Appeals Board
Wallowa County lists evidence such as an arm's-length sale, a fee appraisal, a listing below the roll value, adjusted comparable sales, construction costs and written repair estimates.[5]
Evidence not acceptedWallowa County Property Value Appeals Board
Wallowa County warns that comparing your tax or tax-roll value with a neighbor's is not evidence of your property's value.[5]

Can my assessment go up if I appeal in Wallowa County?

Wallowa County Property Value Appeals Board · Scope: The Wallowa County PVAB hears appeals of real market, maximum assessed, specially assessed or assessed value, not appeals of the tax you pay.

Can the value go up?Wallowa County Property Value Appeals Board · Scope
The Wallowa County PVAB hears appeals of real market, maximum assessed, specially assessed or assessed value, not appeals of the tax you pay.[5]

Which exemptions can lower my bill without an appeal?

Effect of a lower real market value: Wallowa County notes that a reduction in real market value may not lower your property tax.

Assessment limitsEffect of a lower real market value
Wallowa County notes that a reduction in real market value may not lower your property tax.[5]

Which Oregon rules apply in Wallowa County?

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

What do Wallowa 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 Wallowa County property taxes?

Tax rate used: $11.52 per $1,000 of assessed value (county average, fiscal 2025-26).

How much could a lower assessment save on Wallowa County property taxes?
ExampleTax saved
$10,000 less assessed value$115 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 Wallowa County pay in property tax?

The median owner-occupied home in Wallowa County was worth $394,800, and the median property tax its owners paid was $2,270 a year, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Median home value
$394,800
Margin of error ±$26,331.
Median property tax paid per year
$2,270
Margin of error ±$189.
Median tax as a share of median value
0.57%
A ratio of two medians, not a tax rate. Your own bill depends on your assessment and local levies.
Owner-occupied homes
2,454
Margin of error ±153.

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: Wallowa County compared

  1. Wallowa County$394,800
  2. Typical Oregon county$388,050
  3. Typical US county$185,300

Wallowa County $394,800; Typical Oregon county $388,050; 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: Wallowa County compared

  1. Wallowa County$2,270
  2. Typical Oregon county$2,587
  3. Typical US county$1,619

Typical Oregon county $2,587 a year; Wallowa County $2,270 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.

Wallowa County filing windows on a calendar

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

The dashed line marks today.

Wallowa 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 Wallowa County?

Wallowa County appeal evidence must show market value on January 1 of the assessment year, the date the assessor uses to set real market value.

Valuation date
Wallowa County appeal evidence must show market value on January 1 of the assessment year, the date the assessor uses to set real market value.[5]

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

County average rate: In fiscal 2025-26, property taxes in Wallowa County averaged $11.52 per $1,000 of assessed value (all property, county-wide).

Property tax rateCounty average rate
In fiscal 2025-26, property taxes in Wallowa County averaged $11.52 per $1,000 of assessed value (all property, county-wide).[6]

Homes in Wallowa 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
1973
All housing units, owned and rented
Single-family houses, detached or attached
82%
of 4,349 housing units
Owned homes with a mortgage or similar loan
45%
of 2,454 owner-occupied homes

Home values reported by owners

  1. Less than $50,0002%
  2. $50,000 to $99,9995%
  3. $100,000 to $199,9995%
  4. $200,000 to $299,99917%
  5. $300,000 to $399,99923%
  6. $400,000 to $499,99914%
  7. $500,000 to $749,99918%
  8. $750,000 to $999,9997%
  9. $1,000,000 to $1,999,9999%
  10. $2,000,000 or more1%

Home values reported by owners in Wallowa County: Less than $50,000 2%; $50,000 to $99,999 5%; $100,000 to $199,999 5%; $200,000 to $299,999 17%; $300,000 to $399,999 23%; $400,000 to $499,999 14%; $500,000 to $749,999 18%; $750,000 to $999,999 7%; $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 9%; $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 taxes3%
  2. Less than $8008%
  3. $800 to $1,49917%
  4. $1,500 to $1,99916%
  5. $2,000 to $2,99927%
  6. $3,000 or more29%

Property taxes owners pay a year in Wallowa County: No real estate taxes 3%; Less than $800 8%; $800 to $1,499 17%; $1,500 to $1,999 16%; $2,000 to $2,999 27%; $3,000 or more 29%.

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 Wallowa County property tax appeals

When is the Wallowa County property tax appeal deadline?

The Wallowa 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 Wallowa County?

Wallowa County PVAB petitions are submitted by the deadline to the county's PVAB clerk: 101 S River, Room 100, Enterprise OR 97828, 541-426-4543.[4]

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

The Wallowa County PVAB hears appeals of real market, maximum assessed, specially assessed or assessed value, not appeals of the tax you pay.[5]

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 Wallowa County Property Value Appeals Board:

  • How often homes are reassessed
  • Filing fee

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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]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 Oct 1, 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]Property Value Appeals Board Filing Information | Wallowa County OROfficial guide or FAQ · last checked Sep 30, 2026
  6. [6]Oregon Property Tax Statistics, Fiscal Year 2025-26 (Oregon DOR 150-303-405)Official notice, form, calendar or rules · last checked Sep 27, 2026
  7. [7]Assessor | Wallowa County OROfficial guide or FAQ · last checked Oct 1, 2026
  8. [8]County Clerk | Wallowa County OROfficial 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]ORS Chapter 307: Property Subject to Taxation; Exemptions (Oregon Legislature)Statute or regulation · last checked Sep 30, 2026
  13. 13.U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, table B25077: Median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units — Wallowa County, Oregon
  14. 14.U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, table B25103: Median real estate taxes paid, owner-occupied housing units — Wallowa County, Oregon
  15. 15.U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, table B25003: Tenure (owner- and renter-occupied housing units) — Wallowa County, Oregon

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

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