Oregon · County property tax · ACS 2024
Harney County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Harney County pays $1,943 a year, an effective rate of 0.80%, modestly below the U.S. average.
- $1,943
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.80%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -3%
- vs U.S. average
- #14 of 36
- rank in OR
The verdict
Homeowners in Harney County pay a median $1,943 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.80%, more affordable than 50% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,943
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.80%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1567 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -3%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($242,100). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Oregon. Population: 7,499. Owner-occupied homes: 2,109.
The median annual property tax in Harney County is $1,943, which is 50% lower than the Oregon state average and 3% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.80% on a median home value of $242,100. Property taxes represent 3.5% of the median household income in this county.
Harney County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Harney County's 0.80% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 50%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Oregon median
Homeowners in Harney County pay a median annual property tax of $1,943, modestly below the national median and far below the Oregon state median. On a $242,100 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.80% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Oregon counties by effective rate
Harney County ranks #14 of 36 counties in Oregon by effective rate (61% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Harney County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.5% of the $55,208 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Harney 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 Harney County rose 72.6%, from $140,300 to $242,100. The effective rate fell 28.8% over the same span, a steeper move than in 96% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 22.8%, to $1,943. 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
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $1,582 to $1,943, a gain of 23%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 596 of 2,109 owner-occupied homes (28.3%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
Incomes here are in the lowest quarter nationally while the rate sits just below the middle, and the median bill lands at 3.5% of median household income. The rate reads as unremarkable in a national ranking; the earnings behind it are not, and the ratio above is where the two meet.
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 Harney County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Harney County homeowners, 596 of 2,109 owner-occupied homes (28.3%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 16.7% (353)
- $800 to $1,499 20.7% (436)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.9% (250)
- $2,000 to $2,999 18.3% (386)
- $3,000 or more 28.3% (596)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
88 homes here (4.2%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Oregon handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Harney County pay a substantially higher bill, 35% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Harney County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Harney County's effective rate is higher than 61% of the 36 counties in Oregon - ranking #14 of 36.
Where Harney County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.80% more affordable than 50% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Same rate as Oregon, a smaller bill
The effective rate here sits within 1% of the Oregon median, yet the median bill runs 50% below it. When the rate matches and the cheque does not, the difference is in what is being taxed, not how heavily: the same percentage applied to cheaper housing produces $1,943 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Harney County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Harney 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 | 3.5% | - | - |
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.
Harney County is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Oregon counties.
Harney County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,943 +5.3% | 0.80% |
| 2023 | $1,845 +0.4% | 0.97% |
| 2022 | $1,838 +13.9% | 1.06% |
| 2021 | $1,613 +2.0% | 1.13% |
| 2020 | $1,582 | 1.13% |
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.
Harney County: tax-to-income at 3.5%
Counties near Harney County's effective rate
On effective rate, Harney County sits nearest Noble County (OK), Cibola County (NM), Dundy County (NE).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Linn County (IA), Rawlins County (KS), Brookings County (SD).
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
Harney County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 90 of 3,190 returns from Harney County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,178 - 56% of those reporters sat in the $50-75k 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.
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Harney County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Harney County?
- Harney County, Oregon scores F (34/100) 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 rate relief at C- (0.80%). 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 Harney County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Harney County run modestly below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.80% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Harney County, Oregon?
- The median annual property tax in Harney County is $1,943, an effective rate of 0.80% on a $242,100 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Harney County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Harney County jumped 22.8% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,582 to $1,943, 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 Harney County?
- Property taxes in Harney County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.5% of the $55,208 median household income.
What to do with Harney County's UNDER rate
Inside Oregon, Harney County's $1,943 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Oregon overview →
Harney County ranks #14 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 Harney 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: 0.80%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,943/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Harney County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Harney County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Putnam County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Harney County at $1,943/yr; rate 0.97% vs Harney County 0.80%.
Itasca County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,945/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.86% vs Harney County 0.80%.
Dickinson County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,940/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.27% vs Harney County 0.80%.
Fall River County, SD
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,940/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.00% vs Harney County 0.80%.
Oregon county set
State ACS overview for every published Oregon county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Harney 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 Harney County (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.