Oregon · County property tax · ACS 2024
Baker County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Baker County pays $2,239 a year, an effective rate of 0.78%, notably higher than the U.S. average.
- $2,239
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.78%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- +12%
- vs U.S. average
- #15 of 36
- rank in OR
The verdict
Homeowners in Baker County pay a median $2,239 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.78%, more affordable than 52% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,239
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.78%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1507 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +12%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($285,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Oregon. Population: 16,840. Owner-occupied homes: 5,258.
The median annual property tax in Baker County is $2,239, which is 42% lower than the Oregon state average and 12% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.78% on a median home value of $285,600. Property taxes represent 3.7% of the median household income in this county.
Baker County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Baker County's 0.78% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 52%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Oregon median
Homeowners in Baker County pay a median annual property tax of $2,239, notably higher than the national median and well below the Oregon state median. On a $285,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.78% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Baker County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.7% of the $60,936 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Oregon counties by effective rate
Baker County ranks #15 of 36 counties in Oregon by effective rate (58% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Baker County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
The rate gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Baker County rose 58.1%, from $180,600 to $285,600. The effective rate fell 19.1% over the same span, a steeper move than in 80% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 27.9%, to $2,239. Where the rate drops this far and the bill rises anyway, what changed is the value the rate is applied to.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 28% from $1,750 to $2,239. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The plurality of owner-occupied homes here falls in the $2,000 to $2,999 band, at 1,471 of 5,258 (28.0%). This shows the reported distribution around the county median, while individual assessments can vary.
Both figures cluster near the middle of the national range, and the median bill comes to 3.7% of median household income. Counties like this are the reason a national average exists at all, and also the reason it explains so little.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Baker County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Baker County homeowners, 1,471 of 5,258 owner-occupied homes (28.0%), pays $2,000 to $2,999 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 7.4% (391)
- $800 to $1,499 19.1% (1,006)
- $1,500 to $1,999 15.4% (812)
- $2,000 to $2,999 28.0% (1,471)
- $3,000 or more 27.4% (1,442)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
136 homes here (2.6%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Oregon handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Baker County, mortgaged homeowners pay 11% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Baker County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Baker County's effective rate is higher than 58% of the 36 counties in Oregon - ranking #15 of 36.
Where Baker County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.78% more affordable than 52% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Baker County moved from $1,750 in the 2020 release to $2,239 in 2024, a change of about 28%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
Baker County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Baker County | Oregon Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 3.7% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Baker County is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Oregon counties.
Baker County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,239 +2.5% | 0.78% |
| 2023 | $2,184 +6.3% | 0.88% |
| 2022 | $2,055 +11.2% | 0.89% |
| 2021 | $1,848 +5.6% | 0.97% |
| 2020 | $1,750 | 0.97% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Baker County: tax-to-income at 3.7%
Counties near Baker County's effective rate
On effective rate, Baker County sits nearest Logan County (OK), Beaver County (OK), Vance County (NC).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Taylor County (WV), King George County (VA), Deer Lodge County (MT).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Baker County: only 5% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 400 of 7,440 returns from Baker County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,370 - 33% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
Other Counties in Oregon
Baker County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Baker County?
- Baker County, Oregon scores F (37/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at C+ (+$226). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- How does Baker County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Baker County run notably higher than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.78% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Baker County, Oregon?
- The median annual property tax in Baker County is $2,239, an effective rate of 0.78% on a $285,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Baker County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Baker County jumped 27.9% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,750 to $2,239, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Baker County?
- Property taxes in Baker County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.7% of the $60,936 median household income.
What to do with Baker County's UNDER rate
Inside Oregon, Baker County's $2,239 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Oregon overview →
Baker County ranks #15 of 36 Oregon counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Oregon overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Baker County's UNDER effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.78%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,239/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Baker County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Baker County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Hardin County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,238/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.09% vs Baker County 0.78%.
Clay County, FL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,241/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.72% vs Baker County 0.78%.
Ionia County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,237/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.13% vs Baker County 0.78%.
Meeker County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,243/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 0.90% vs Baker County 0.78%.
Oregon county set
State ACS overview for every published Oregon county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Baker County stamps UNDER · MID - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Baker County (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.