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Wasco County, Oregon property tax appeals

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

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Wasco 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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When and where do I file a Wasco County property tax appeal?

Who hears a Wasco County appeal?

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Who hears it: Wasco County Property Value Appeals Board

Filing: petition

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Where is the Wasco County office?

Wasco County Property Value Appeals Board[5]

Wasco County Clerk

Address
401 E 3rd St, Suite 100 The Dalles, OR 97058
Hours
Monday-Friday 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, closed for lunch

Assessor[3]

Wasco County Assessment and Taxation

Address
511 Washington Street, Suite 208, The Dalles

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

Which Wasco County filing windows are coming up?

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

When were past Wasco County deadlines?

Past Wasco County filing windows
Tax yearWindowOffice
2025Closed December 31, 2025Wasco County Property Value Appeals Board

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

The soonest deadline we list: Wasco County, Wasco 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 timeWasco County Property Value Appeals Board
Wasco County's PVAB filing period opens when tax statements are mailed in October and closes at midnight on or around December 31.[2]
Deadline detailAnnouncement status
As of October 1, 2026, Wasco County's own appeal page still shows only the 2025 petition deadline; it has not posted 2026-27 dates.[3]

Who decides a property tax appeal in Wasco County?

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

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

Wasco County Property Value Appeals Board: Wasco County PVAB petitions are submitted by the deadline to the county's PVAB clerk: 401 E 3rd St, Suite 100 The Dalles, OR 97058, 541-506-2530. Wasco County Property Value Appeals Board · Clerk: Wasco County PVAB petitions (on the Real Property Petition Form) must be returned to the Wasco County Clerk's office, 401 E. 3rd Street, Suite 100, The Dalles, before the deadline.

How to fileWasco County Property Value Appeals Board
Wasco County PVAB petitions are submitted by the deadline to the county's PVAB clerk: 401 E 3rd St, Suite 100 The Dalles, OR 97058, 541-506-2530.[5]
How to fileWasco County Property Value Appeals Board · Clerk
Wasco County PVAB petitions (on the Real Property Petition Form) must be returned to the Wasco County Clerk's office, 401 E. 3rd Street, Suite 100, The Dalles, before the deadline.[2]
FormsWasco County Property Value Appeals Board
Wasco County applicants use the Real Property Petition Form, or the Personal Property Petition Form to reduce taxable personal property value.[3]
Informal reviewWasco County Property Value Appeals Board
Before filing in Wasco County, the county suggests asking the Assessment Department for an Appraiser Review.[2]
HearingsWasco County Property Value Appeals Board
Wasco County PVAB sessions meet at 401 E 3rd Street, The Dalles, and may be held virtually; the PVAB Clerk is at 541-506-2530.[2]
HearingsWasco County Property Value Appeals Board · Session
The Wasco County PVAB met February 5, 2026 to organize and heard petitions in March 2026 (hearings March 10 at 9:00 AM, also on Zoom) in the Columbia Conference Room, 401 E 3rd Street, The Dalles.[3]

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

What evidence can I use in Wasco County?

Wasco County Property Value Appeals Board · Burden: In Wasco County the petitioner carries the burden of proving why the Assessor's value is wrong; the Clerk's Office helps with the process.

Evidence ruleWasco County Property Value Appeals Board · Burden
In Wasco County the petitioner carries the burden of proving why the Assessor's value is wrong; the Clerk's Office helps with the process.[2]

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

Wasco County Property Value Appeals Board · Scope: Wasco County's PVAB hears appeals of the value of land, buildings, manufactured structures and industrial machinery; property value, not taxes, is the subject of the hearing.

Can the value go up?Wasco County Property Value Appeals Board · Scope
Wasco County's PVAB hears appeals of the value of land, buildings, manufactured structures and industrial machinery; property value, not taxes, is the subject of the hearing.[3]

Which Oregon rules apply in Wasco County?

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

What do Wasco 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 Wasco County property taxes?

Tax rate used: $15.76 per $1,000 of assessed value (county average, fiscal 2025-26).

How much could a lower assessment save on Wasco County property taxes?
ExampleTax saved
$10,000 less assessed value$158 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 Wasco County pay in property tax?

The median owner-occupied home in Wasco County was worth $367,400, and the median property tax its owners paid was $2,828 a year, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Median home value
$367,400
Margin of error ±$17,134.
Median property tax paid per year
$2,828
Margin of error ±$128.
Median tax as a share of median value
0.77%
A ratio of two medians, not a tax rate. Your own bill depends on your assessment and local levies.
Owner-occupied homes
7,131
Margin of error ±351.

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: Wasco County compared

  1. Wasco County$367,400
  2. Typical Oregon county$388,050
  3. Typical US county$185,300

Typical Oregon county $388,050; Wasco County $367,400; 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: Wasco County compared

  1. Wasco County$2,828
  2. Typical Oregon county$2,587
  3. Typical US county$1,619

Wasco County $2,828 a year; Typical Oregon county $2,587 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.

Wasco County filing windows on a calendar

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

The dashed line marks today.

Wasco 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 Wasco County?

The Wasco County Assessor determines the value of most taxable property as of January 1, before each tax year begins.

Reassessment cycle
The Wasco County Assessor determines the value of most taxable property as of January 1, before each tax year begins.[6]

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

County average rate: In fiscal 2025-26, property taxes in Wasco County averaged $15.76 per $1,000 of assessed value (all property, county-wide).

Property tax rateCounty average rate
In fiscal 2025-26, property taxes in Wasco County averaged $15.76 per $1,000 of assessed value (all property, county-wide).[7]

Homes in Wasco 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
66%
of 12,198 housing units
Owned homes with a mortgage or similar loan
53%
of 7,131 owner-occupied homes

Home values reported by owners

  1. Less than $50,0007%
  2. $50,000 to $99,9995%
  3. $100,000 to $199,9998%
  4. $200,000 to $299,99916%
  5. $300,000 to $399,99921%
  6. $400,000 to $499,99921%
  7. $500,000 to $749,99914%
  8. $750,000 to $999,9996%
  9. $1,000,000 to $1,999,9992%
  10. $2,000,000 or more<1%

Home values reported by owners in Wasco County: Less than $50,000 7%; $50,000 to $99,999 5%; $100,000 to $199,999 8%; $200,000 to $299,999 16%; $300,000 to $399,999 21%; $400,000 to $499,999 21%; $500,000 to $749,999 14%; $750,000 to $999,999 6%; $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 2%; $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 taxes6%
  2. Less than $8007%
  3. $800 to $1,4998%
  4. $1,500 to $1,99914%
  5. $2,000 to $2,99921%
  6. $3,000 or more43%

Property taxes owners pay a year in Wasco County: No real estate taxes 6%; Less than $800 7%; $800 to $1,499 8%; $1,500 to $1,999 14%; $2,000 to $2,999 21%; $3,000 or more 43%.

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 Wasco County property tax appeals

When is the Wasco County property tax appeal deadline?

The Wasco 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 Wasco County?

Wasco County PVAB petitions are submitted by the deadline to the county's PVAB clerk: 401 E 3rd St, Suite 100 The Dalles, OR 97058, 541-506-2530.[5]

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

Wasco County's PVAB hears appeals of the value of land, buildings, manufactured structures and industrial machinery; property value, not taxes, is the subject of the hearing.[3]

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 Wasco 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 | Wasco County Clerk (Wayback capture)Official guide or FAQ · last checked Sep 29, 2026
  3. [3]Property Value Appeals Board | Wasco County ClerkOfficial guide or FAQ · last checked Oct 1, 2026
  4. [4]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
  5. [5]Property Value Appeals Board contact information by county (Oregon Department of Revenue)Official guide or FAQ · last checked Sep 29, 2026
  6. [6]Property Value Appeals - Wasco County Assessment and TaxationOfficial 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]Clerk | Wasco 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]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 — Wasco 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 — Wasco County, Oregon
  16. 16.U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, table B25003: Tenure (owner- and renter-occupied housing units) — Wasco County, Oregon

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

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