Josephine County Property Taxes
Josephine County, Oregon
Effective Tax Rate
0.00%
26.3% below state avgMedian Annual Tax
$0
$169/mo escrow
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Annual Tax
$0
Monthly
$0
Eff. Rate
0.53%
At a Glance
Median Home Value
$383,100
State avg ▲ $357,142
Tax w/ Mortgage/yr
$2,172
$181/mo escrow
Tax w/o Mortgage/yr
$1,791
$149/mo
State Tax Rate Rank
#1
of 36 counties (1 = lowest)
Data Story
About Property Taxes in Josephine County, Oregon
Josephine taxes run well below national average
At 0.528%, Josephine County's effective tax rate sits significantly below the national median of 0.75%, placing it in the bottom 25% nationally. The typical Josephine homeowner pays $2,023 annually in property taxes—$667 less than the national median of $2,690.
Josephine ranks lowest in Oregon for tax burden
Josephine County has the lowest effective tax rate among all Oregon counties at 0.528%, well below Oregon's 0.775% state average. Residents pay just 74% of the state median tax bill, making it the most tax-favorable county in Oregon.
Josephine undercuts neighboring southern Oregon counties
Josephine's 0.528% rate beats Klamath County (0.678%) and Lake County (0.641%) by a clear margin. Despite having a higher median home value than these neighbors, Josephine residents still pay the lowest taxes in the region.
Median Josephine home costs $2,023 annually to tax
With a median home value of $383,100 and an effective rate of 0.528%, a typical homeowner pays roughly $2,023 per year in property taxes. Adding a mortgage increases the combined burden to approximately $2,172.
Josephine homeowners should verify their assessments
Even in Oregon's lowest-taxing county, many homeowners are overassessed relative to their home's actual market value. You can file a free property tax appeal through your county assessor if you believe your valuation is inflated.
How Josephine County Compares
Median Annual Property Tax
Josephine County
0.53%
Effective rate
Oregon Avg
0.77%
Effective rate
National Avg
0.91%
Effective rate
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Data updated: March 2026
Data from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates. Effective tax rate is calculated as median property tax divided by median home value.