Oregon · County property tax · ACS 2024
Morrow County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Morrow County pays $1,946 a year, an effective rate of 0.81%, roughly in line with the U.S. average.
- $1,946
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.81%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -2%
- vs U.S. average
- #12 of 36
- rank in OR
The verdict
Homeowners in Morrow County pay a median $1,946 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.81%, more affordable than 49% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,946
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.81%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1591 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -2%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($240,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Oregon. Population: 12,300. Owner-occupied homes: 3,098.
The median annual property tax in Morrow County is $1,946, which is 50% lower than the Oregon state average and 2% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.81% on a median home value of $240,400. Property taxes represent 2.6% of the median household income in this county.
Morrow County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Morrow County's 0.81% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 49%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Oregon median
Homeowners in Morrow County pay a median annual property tax of $1,946, roughly in line with the national median and far below the Oregon state median. On a $240,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.81% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Oregon counties by effective rate
Morrow County ranks #12 of 36 counties in Oregon by effective rate (67% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Morrow County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $75,448 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Morrow 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 Morrow County rose 49.7%, from $160,600 to $240,400. The effective rate fell 22.0% over the same span, a steeper move than in 88% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 16.7%, to $1,946. 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 $1,667 to $1,946, a gain of 17%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The plurality of owner-occupied homes here falls in the $2,000 to $2,999 band, at 871 of 3,098 (28.1%). This shows the reported distribution around the county median, while individual assessments can vary.
Above-median earnings meet a slightly-below-median rate, and the median bill amounts to 2.6% of median household income. That is the comfortable middle of this dataset, and comfortable middles are easy to overlook when only rankings get published.
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 Morrow County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Morrow County homeowners, 871 of 3,098 owner-occupied homes (28.1%), pays $2,000 to $2,999 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 8.7% (269)
- $800 to $1,499 21.9% (677)
- $1,500 to $1,999 19.2% (595)
- $2,000 to $2,999 28.1% (871)
- $3,000 or more 17.5% (541)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
145 homes here (4.7%) 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 Morrow County pay about the same bill, a 8% gap.
Morrow County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Morrow County's effective rate is higher than 67% of the 36 counties in Oregon - ranking #12 of 36.
Where Morrow County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.81% more affordable than 49% 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 0% 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 $1,946 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Morrow County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Morrow County | Oregon Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.6% | - | - |
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.
Morrow County is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Oregon counties.
Morrow County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,946 +3.2% | 0.81% |
| 2023 | $1,885 +4.5% | 0.82% |
| 2022 | $1,803 +2.4% | 0.84% |
| 2021 | $1,761 +5.6% | 1.04% |
| 2020 | $1,667 | 1.04% |
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.
Morrow County: tax-to-income at 2.6%
Counties near Morrow County's effective rate
On effective rate, Morrow County sits nearest Tyrrell County (NC), Yellowstone County (MT), Mississippi County (MO).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Lee County (IL), Botetourt County (VA), Oswego County (NY).
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
Morrow County: only 5% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 250 of 5,240 returns from Morrow County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,828 - 32% 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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Morrow County rate FAQs
- How does Morrow County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Morrow County run roughly in line with the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.81% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Morrow County, Oregon?
- The median annual property tax in Morrow County is $1,946, an effective rate of 0.81% on a $240,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Morrow County?
- Morrow County, Oregon scores C- (50/100) 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 B (+$143). 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 Morrow County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Morrow County climbed 16.7% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,667 to $1,946, 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 Morrow County?
- Property taxes in Morrow County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $75,448 median household income.
What to do with Morrow County's UNDER rate
Inside Oregon, Morrow County's $1,946 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Oregon overview →
Morrow County ranks #12 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 Morrow 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: 0.81%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,946/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Morrow County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Morrow County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Itasca County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,945/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.86% vs Morrow County 0.81%.
Harney County, OR
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,943/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.80% vs Morrow County 0.81%.
Putnam County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,943/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.97% vs Morrow County 0.81%.
Schuyler County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,950/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 1.78% vs Morrow County 0.81%.
Oregon county set
State ACS overview for every published Oregon county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Morrow 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 Morrow County (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.