Oregon · County property tax · ACS 2024
Union County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Union County pays $2,446 a year, an effective rate of 0.83%, notably higher than the U.S. average.
- $2,446
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.83%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +23%
- vs U.S. average
- #9 of 36
- rank in OR
The verdict
Homeowners in Union County pay a median $2,446 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.83%, more affordable than 48% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,446
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.83%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1639 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +23%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($294,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Oregon. Population: 26,144. Owner-occupied homes: 7,141.
The median annual property tax in Union County is $2,446, which is 37% lower than the Oregon state average and 23% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.83% on a median home value of $294,600. Property taxes represent 3.7% of the median household income in this county.
Union County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Union County's 0.83% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 48%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Oregon median
Homeowners in Union County pay a median annual property tax of $2,446, notably higher than the national median and well below the Oregon state median. On a $294,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.83% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among Oregon counties by effective rate
Union County ranks #9 of 36 counties in Oregon by effective rate (75% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Union County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.7% of the $65,661 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Union 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.
Most of the market's rise reached the bill
The effective rate here moved 7.9% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 68% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 48.6%, the median bill rose 36.9% to $2,446: the rate did comparatively little to offset the market.
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 37% from $1,787 to $2,446. 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: 2,431 of 7,141 owner-occupied homes (34.0%) 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.
Earnings are below the national midpoint while the rate is above it, and the median bill equals 3.7% of median household income. The gap between those two positions is the whole story on this page.
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 Union County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Union County homeowners, 2,431 of 7,141 owner-occupied homes (34.0%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 7.0% (499)
- $800 to $1,499 19.2% (1,371)
- $1,500 to $1,999 10.6% (754)
- $2,000 to $2,999 25.0% (1,785)
- $3,000 or more 34.0% (2,431)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
301 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 and non-mortgaged homeowners in Union County pay about the same bill, within a 7% gap either way.
Union County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Union County's effective rate is higher than 75% of the 36 counties in Oregon - ranking #9 of 36.
Where Union County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.83% more affordable than 48% 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 Union County moved from $1,787 in the 2020 release to $2,446 in 2024, a change of about 37%. 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.
Union County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Union 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 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.
Union County is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Oregon counties.
Union County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,446 +6.0% | 0.83% |
| 2023 | $2,307 +14.2% | 0.89% |
| 2022 | $2,021 +6.9% | 0.83% |
| 2021 | $1,890 +5.8% | 0.92% |
| 2020 | $1,787 | 0.90% |
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.
Union County: tax-to-income at 3.7%
Counties near Union County's effective rate
On effective rate, Union County sits nearest Pike County (OH), Adams County (OH), Pitt County (NC).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Waseca County (MN), Pueblo County (CO), Plumas County (CA).
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
Union County: only 6% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 730 of 11,870 returns from Union County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,701 - 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.
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Union County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Union County, Oregon?
- The median annual property tax in Union County is $2,446, an effective rate of 0.83% on a $294,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Union County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Union County run notably higher than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.83% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Union County?
- Union County, Oregon scores D (41/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-180). 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 Union County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Union County jumped 36.9% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,787 to $2,446, 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 Union County?
- Property taxes in Union County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.7% of the $65,661 median household income.
What to do with Union County's UNDER rate
Inside Oregon, Union County's $2,446 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Oregon overview →
Union County ranks #9 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 Union 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: 0.83%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,446/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Union County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Union County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Jefferson County, MT
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Union County at $2,446/yr; rate 0.55% vs Union County 0.83%.
Gage County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,447/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.41% vs Union County 0.83%.
Haines Borough, AK
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,445/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.83% vs Union County 0.83%.
Fulton County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,444/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.28% vs Union County 0.83%.
Oregon county set
State ACS overview for every published Oregon county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Union 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 Union County (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.