Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Columbia County is $1,898.00 per year, based on a median home value of $219,800.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.86% of property value.

Columbia County collects relatively high property taxes, and is ranked in the top half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the thirty-six counties in Oregon, Columbia County is ranked 13th by median property taxes, and 20th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Columbia County has lower property taxes than many other Oregon counties. The median home value is $219,800.00, compared to the median property value in Oregon of $257,400.00

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13th out of 36 By median yearly property tax

20th out of 36 By percentage of median home value

18th out of 36 By percentage of median income

You can see how Columbia County (highlighted in green) compares to the thirty-six other counties in Oregon with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Oregon, see our Oregon county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Oregon counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Columbia County are the responsibility of the Columbia County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in St. Helens, Oregon.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Columbia County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Columbia County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Columbia County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Columbia County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Columbia County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).