Oregon · County property tax · ACS 2024
Sherman County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Sherman County pays $1,588 a year, an effective rate of 0.75%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,588
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.75%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -20%
- vs U.S. average
- #18 of 36
- rank in OR
The verdict
Homeowners in Sherman County pay a median $1,588 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.75%, more affordable than 55% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,588
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.75%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1425 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -20%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($211,800). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Oregon. Population: 1,938. Owner-occupied homes: 530.
The median annual property tax in Sherman County is $1,588, which is 59% lower than the Oregon state average and 20% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.75% on a median home value of $211,800. Property taxes represent 2.6% of the median household income in this county.
Sherman County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Sherman County's 0.75% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 55%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Oregon median
Homeowners in Sherman County pay a median annual property tax of $1,588, notably lower than the national median and far below the Oregon state median. On a $211,800 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.75% 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 Sherman County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $60,161 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Oregon counties by effective rate
Sherman County ranks #18 of 36 counties in Oregon by effective rate (50% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Sherman 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 Sherman County rose 33.0%, from $159,300 to $211,800. The effective rate fell 18.2% over the same span, a steeper move than in 77% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 8.7%, to $1,588. 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
Very little moved here between 2020 and 2024: the typical bill went from $1,461 to $1,588, a change of 9%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 173 of 530 owner-occupied homes (32.6%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Both figures cluster near the middle of the national range, and the median bill comes to 2.6% 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 Sherman County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Sherman County homeowners, 173 of 530 owner-occupied homes (32.6%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 12.3% (65)
- $800 to $1,499 32.6% (173)
- $1,500 to $1,999 19.8% (105)
- $2,000 to $2,999 24.7% (131)
- $3,000 or more 7.4% (39)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
17 homes here (3.2%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Oregon handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Sherman County, mortgaged homeowners pay 21% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Sherman County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Sherman County's effective rate is higher than 50% of the 36 counties in Oregon - ranking #18 of 36.
Where Sherman County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.75% more affordable than 55% 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 7% of the Oregon median, yet the median bill runs 59% 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 $1,588 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Sherman County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Sherman County | Oregon Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-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.
Sherman County is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Oregon counties.
Sherman County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,588 +10.6% | 0.75% |
| 2023 | $1,436 -0.4% | 0.69% |
| 2022 | $1,442 -4.6% | 0.77% |
| 2021 | $1,511 +3.4% | 0.96% |
| 2020 | $1,461 | 0.92% |
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.
Sherman County: tax-to-income at 2.6%
Counties near Sherman County's effective rate
On effective rate, Sherman County sits nearest Rogers County (OK), Nelson County (ND), Sampson County (NC).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Tioga County (PA), Montezuma County (CO), Breathitt County (KY).
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
Sherman County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 30 of 860 returns from Sherman County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,100 - 100% of those reporters sat in the $75-100k 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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Sherman County rate FAQs
- How does Sherman County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Sherman County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.75% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Sherman County, Oregon?
- The median annual property tax in Sherman County is $1,588, an effective rate of 0.75% on a $211,800 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Sherman County?
- Sherman County, Oregon scores D (48/100) 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 (0.75%). 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.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Sherman County?
- Property taxes in Sherman County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $60,161 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Sherman County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Sherman County climbed 8.7% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,461 to $1,588, 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 to do with Sherman County's UNDER rate
Inside Oregon, Sherman County's $1,588 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Oregon overview →
Sherman County ranks #18 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 Sherman 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: 0.75%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,588/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Sherman County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Sherman County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Maury County, TN
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Sherman County at $1,588/yr; rate 0.45% vs Sherman County 0.75%.
Martin County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,587/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.91% vs Sherman County 0.75%.
Hardin County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,590/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.05% vs Sherman County 0.75%.
Rock County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,590/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.71% vs Sherman County 0.75%.
Oregon county set
State ACS overview for every published Oregon county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Sherman 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 Sherman County (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.