Oregon · County property tax · ACS 2024
Hood River County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Hood River County pays $3,515 a year, an effective rate of 0.53%, far above the U.S. average.
- $3,515
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 0.53%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- +76%
- vs U.S. average
- #34 of 36
- rank in OR
The verdict
Homeowners in Hood River County pay a median $3,515 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.53%, more affordable than 80% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $3,515
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.53%
- Effective rate on median home
- #619 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +76%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($660,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Oregon. Population: 23,905. Owner-occupied homes: 6,203.
The median annual property tax in Hood River County is $3,515, which is 9% lower than the Oregon state average and 76% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.53% on a median home value of $660,000. Property taxes represent 4.0% of the median household income in this county.
Hood River County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Hood River County's 0.53% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 80%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Hood River County pay a median annual property tax of $3,515, far above the national median and modestly below the Oregon state median. On a $660,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.53% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Oregon counties by effective rate
Hood River County ranks #34 of 36 counties in Oregon by effective rate (6% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Hood River County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 4.0% of the $88,947 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Hood River 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 Hood River County rose 60.3%, from $411,600 to $660,000. The effective rate fell 20.1% over the same span, a steeper move than in 83% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 28.1%, to $3,515. 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 $2,745 to $3,515. 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 heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 3,643 of 6,203 owner-occupied homes (58.7%) 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.
The most forgiving PAIRING in the data, top-quartile household income with a bottom-quartile effective rate, puts the median bill at 4.0% of median household income. Home values still drive the dollar figure, which is why the ratio above varies widely among counties that share this position.
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 Hood River County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Hood River County homeowners, 3,643 of 6,203 owner-occupied homes (58.7%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 5.2% (324)
- $800 to $1,499 2.4% (147)
- $1,500 to $1,999 6.8% (421)
- $2,000 to $2,999 22.6% (1,401)
- $3,000 or more 58.7% (3,643)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
267 homes here (4.3%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Oregon handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Hood River County pay about the same bill, a 6% gap.
Hood River County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Hood River County's effective rate is higher than 6% of the 36 counties in Oregon - ranking #34 of 36.
Where Hood River County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.53% Among the most affordable more affordable than 80% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Hood River County moved from $2,745 in the 2020 release to $3,515 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.
Hood River County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Hood River County | Oregon Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 4.0% | - | - |
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.
Hood River County is QUIET · HEAVY on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Oregon counties.
Hood River County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,515 +4.6% | 0.53% |
| 2023 | $3,359 +5.5% | 0.59% |
| 2022 | $3,183 +9.8% | 0.65% |
| 2021 | $2,898 +5.6% | 0.65% |
| 2020 | $2,745 | 0.67% |
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.
Hood River County: tax-to-income at 4.0%
Counties near Hood River County's effective rate
On effective rate, Hood River County sits nearest Latimer County (OK), Coal County (OK), Moore County (NC).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Chariton County (MO), Liberty County (GA), Allamakee County (IA).
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
Hood River County: only 10% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,250 of 12,570 returns from Hood River County reported real estate taxes, averaging $5,161 - 31% 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.
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Hood River County rate FAQs
- How does Hood River County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Hood River County run far above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.53% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Hood River County, Oregon?
- The median annual property tax in Hood River County is $3,515, an effective rate of 0.53% on a $660,000 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Hood River County?
- Hood River County, Oregon scores D (40/100) 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 B+ (0.53%). 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.
- Are property taxes increasing in Hood River County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Hood River County jumped 28.1% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,745 to $3,515, 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 Hood River County?
- Property taxes in Hood River County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 4.0% of the $88,947 median household income.
What to do with Hood River County's QUIET rate
Hood River County's $3,515 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Hood River County ranks #34 of 36 Oregon counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Oregon overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Hood River County's QUIET 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: 0.53%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $3,515/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Hood River County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Hood River County (QUIET · HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET HEAVY
Eau Claire County, WI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,514/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.35% vs Hood River County 0.53%.
Sangamon County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,512/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.99% vs Hood River County 0.53%.
Oldham County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,519/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 0.90% vs Hood River County 0.53%.
Eagle County, CO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,510/yr (near-tied bill ABS $5); rate 0.42% vs Hood River County 0.53%.
Oregon county set
State ACS overview for every published Oregon county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Hood River County stamps QUIET · HEAVY - 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 Hood River County (QUIET · HEAVY) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.