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2026–2027 Property Tax Statements Available Online, To Be Mailed Soon - 10/16/26

The 2026–2027 property tax statements will be mailed beginning October 21, 2026.

 

Statements are available online now at www.LaneCountyOR.gov/AT, as well as information about the county value trends, levy changes, and individual property tax account information. The first payment is due on November 16, 2026.

 

Lane County Assessment and Taxation collects property tax on behalf of 85 separate taxing districts, including cities, schools, education service districts, water districts, rural fire districts, urban renewal districts and other taxing districts such as park and recreation, library, and ambulance districts.

 

The total property tax certified for all tax levies combined in 2026–2027 is $770.9 million. This is approximately 3.3 percent more than in 2025–2026. The total amount of taxes billed changes each year because of the addition of new or renewed local option and bond levies, the expiration of local option and bond levies, the 3 percent statutory increase in Maximum Assessed Values (MAV), the addition of new properties to the tax roll, and the number of exemptions granted.

 

Oregon’s constitution limits the increase in the MAV of each property to 3 percent per year, unless there have been changes made to the property, such as new construction or additions, new partitions or subdivisions, removal from special assessment or exemption programs, or changes in zoning and use of the property.

 

The statement shows the property’s Taxable Value (TV), which is the lower of the Real Market Value (RMV) or the MAV minus any exemptions. Most properties will continue to see the 3 percent statutory increase in MAV.

 

Lane County’s January 1, 2026 RMV increased from $102.7 billion to $104.6 billion, an overall increase of approximately 1.85 percent from January 1, 2025.

 

The total TV for all properties combined in Lane County increased by 4.34 percent over last year, from $44.9 billion in 2025 to $46.9 billion in 2026.

 

The chart below illustrates the property type breakdown in Lane County. Out of 183,108 property tax accounts, 15.60 percent are exempt; 54.21 percent are residential/tract; 9.34 percent are commercial; 6.78 percent are industrial; 4.18 percent are farm/forest; 5.56 percent are multi-family; and 4.33 percent are personal property, utilities and other.

 

 

 

 

Property values for tax purposes are set only once a year at the time of certification. Certification occurred for the 2026–2027 tax roll on October 8, 2026. Oregon does not reset property values at the time of sale, nor does it reset property values for tax purposes at the time of a refinanced loan. The 2026–2027 tax statement reflects a property’s RMV as of January 1, 2026, based on sales of similar properties during 2025.

 

Market value changes for individual properties will vary each year due to many factors including the general real estate market, property location and changes made to the property such as new additions, remodels, or demolition.

 

Voters in the past year have approved changes to the tax levies and bond rates which are then applied to a property’s TV. However, Oregon’s constitution limits the total tax rate that can be billed to an individual property to no more than $10 per $1,000 of market value for government and $5 per $1,000 of market value for schools. These limits do not apply to bonds.

 

New Voter Approved Tax Levies

  • Willamalane Park and Recreation District has a new local option levy:  $0.25 per thousand, passed in May 2026.  The levy is to maintain current services.

 

Voter Approved Levy Renewals

 

Levies that Expired

  • Lane Fire Authority Local Option that was $0.35.
  • Junction SD Bond that was $1.4661 in 2025.

 

Other

  • New urban renewal plan in Cottage Grove. 
  • Fern Ridge Library Local Option was renewed in May 2026 at $0.35 per thousand. Now in place through 2031–2032. 
  • Dexter RFPD Local Option was renewed in May 2026 at $1.00 per thousand.  Now in place through 2031–2032.

 

Appeals

If taxpayers believe their property’s market value is incorrect, taxpayers should first contact Lane County Assessment and Taxation. Taxpayers have the right to appeal to the Property Valuation Appeal Board (PVAB) through the Deeds and Records Division of the County Clerk’s Office.

 

PVAB has the authority to reduce market value when sufficient evidence is provided to demonstrate the RMV of a property was different on January 1, 2026 than what is on the tax statement. A reduction in value does not always result in a reduction in tax. The Board cannot grant reductions to a tax amount; it can only review a property’s value. Taxpayers can appeal through Deeds and Records through December 31, 2026.

 

Additional Resources

 

 

 

 

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2026–2027 Property Tax Statements Available Online, To Be Mailed Soon - 10/16/26

The 2026–2027 property tax statements will be mailed beginning October 21, 2026.

 

Statements are available online now at www.LaneCountyOR.gov/AT, as well as information about the county value trends, levy changes, and individual property tax account information. The first payment is due on November 16, 2026.

 

Lane County Assessment and Taxation collects property tax on behalf of 85 separate taxing districts, including cities, schools, education service districts, water districts, rural fire districts, urban renewal districts and other taxing districts such as park and recreation, library, and ambulance districts.

 

The total property tax certified for all tax levies combined in 2026–2027 is $770.9 million. This is approximately 3.3 percent more than in 2025–2026. The total amount of taxes billed changes each year because of the addition of new or renewed local option and bond levies, the expiration of local option and bond levies, the 3 percent statutory increase in Maximum Assessed Values (MAV), the addition of new properties to the tax roll, and the number of exemptions granted.

 

Oregon’s constitution limits the increase in the MAV of each property to 3 percent per year, unless there have been changes made to the property, such as new construction or additions, new partitions or subdivisions, removal from special assessment or exemption programs, or changes in zoning and use of the property.

 

The statement shows the property’s Taxable Value (TV), which is the lower of the Real Market Value (RMV) or the MAV minus any exemptions. Most properties will continue to see the 3 percent statutory increase in MAV.

 

Lane County’s January 1, 2026 RMV increased from $102.7 billion to $104.6 billion, an overall increase of approximately 1.85 percent from January 1, 2025.

 

The total TV for all properties combined in Lane County increased by 4.34 percent over last year, from $44.9 billion in 2025 to $46.9 billion in 2026.

 

The chart below illustrates the property type breakdown in Lane County. Out of 183,108 property tax accounts, 15.60 percent are exempt; 54.21 percent are residential/tract; 9.34 percent are commercial; 6.78 percent are industrial; 4.18 percent are farm/forest; 5.56 percent are multi-family; and 4.33 percent are personal property, utilities and other.

 

 

 

 

Property values for tax purposes are set only once a year at the time of certification. Certification occurred for the 2026–2027 tax roll on October 8, 2026. Oregon does not reset property values at the time of sale, nor does it reset property values for tax purposes at the time of a refinanced loan. The 2026–2027 tax statement reflects a property’s RMV as of January 1, 2026, based on sales of similar properties during 2025.

 

Market value changes for individual properties will vary each year due to many factors including the general real estate market, property location and changes made to the property such as new additions, remodels, or demolition.

 

Voters in the past year have approved changes to the tax levies and bond rates which are then applied to a property’s TV. However, Oregon’s constitution limits the total tax rate that can be billed to an individual property to no more than $10 per $1,000 of market value for government and $5 per $1,000 of market value for schools. These limits do not apply to bonds.

 

New Voter Approved Tax Levies

  • Willamalane Park and Recreation District has a new local option levy:  $0.25 per thousand, passed in May 2026.  The levy is to maintain current services.

 

Voter Approved Levy Renewals

 

Levies that Expired

  • Lane Fire Authority Local Option that was $0.35.
  • Junction SD Bond that was $1.4661 in 2025.

 

Other

  • New urban renewal plan in Cottage Grove. 
  • Fern Ridge Library Local Option was renewed in May 2026 at $0.35 per thousand. Now in place through 2031–2032. 
  • Dexter RFPD Local Option was renewed in May 2026 at $1.00 per thousand.  Now in place through 2031–2032.

 

Appeals

If taxpayers believe their property’s market value is incorrect, taxpayers should first contact Lane County Assessment and Taxation. Taxpayers have the right to appeal to the Property Valuation Appeal Board (PVAB) through the Deeds and Records Division of the County Clerk’s Office.

 

PVAB has the authority to reduce market value when sufficient evidence is provided to demonstrate the RMV of a property was different on January 1, 2026 than what is on the tax statement. A reduction in value does not always result in a reduction in tax. The Board cannot grant reductions to a tax amount; it can only review a property’s value. Taxpayers can appeal through Deeds and Records through December 31, 2026.

 

Additional Resources

 

 

 

 

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