Oregon · County property tax · ACS 2024
Wheeler County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Wheeler County pays $1,893 a year, an effective rate of 0.69%, modestly below the U.S. average.
- $1,893
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.69%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -5%
- vs U.S. average
- #26 of 36
- rank in OR
The verdict
Homeowners in Wheeler County pay a median $1,893 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.69%, more affordable than 61% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,893
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.69%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1228 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -5%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($272,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Oregon. Population: 1,485. Owner-occupied homes: 505.
The median annual property tax in Wheeler County is $1,893, which is 51% lower than the Oregon state average and 5% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.69% on a median home value of $272,400. Property taxes represent 3.4% of the median household income in this county.
Wheeler County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Wheeler County's 0.69% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 61%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Oregon median
Homeowners in Wheeler County pay a median annual property tax of $1,893, modestly below the national median and far below the Oregon state median. On a $272,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.69% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Oregon counties by effective rate
Wheeler County ranks #26 of 36 counties in Oregon by effective rate (28% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Wheeler County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.4% of the $55,284 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The latest release held the bill roughly steady
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has held roughly steady, up 0.5%, from $1,884 to $1,893. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Wheeler 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.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 29% from $1,471 to $1,893. 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 fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 136 of 505 owner-occupied homes (26.9%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Incomes here are in the lowest quarter nationally while the rate sits just below the middle, and the median bill lands at 3.4% 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 Wheeler County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Wheeler County homeowners, 136 of 505 owner-occupied homes (26.9%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 9.5% (48)
- $800 to $1,499 26.9% (136)
- $1,500 to $1,999 16.6% (84)
- $2,000 to $2,999 23.0% (116)
- $3,000 or more 23.0% (116)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Wheeler County, mortgaged homeowners pay 19% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Wheeler County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Wheeler County's effective rate is higher than 28% of the 36 counties in Oregon - ranking #26 of 36.
Where Wheeler County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.69% Among the most affordable more affordable than 61% 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 Wheeler County moved from $1,471 in the 2020 release to $1,893 in 2024, a change of about 29%. 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.
Wheeler County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Wheeler 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 | 3.4% | - | - |
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.
Wheeler County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Oregon counties.
Wheeler County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,893 +0.5% | 0.69% |
| 2023 | $1,884 +14.3% | 0.73% |
| 2022 | $1,649 -4.9% | 0.85% |
| 2021 | $1,734 +17.9% | 0.92% |
| 2020 | $1,471 | 0.82% |
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.
Wheeler County: tax-to-income at 3.4%
Counties near Wheeler County's effective rate
On effective rate, Wheeler County sits nearest Texas County (OK), Osage County (OK), Custer County (OK).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are San Bernardino County (CA), Cheatham County (TN), Kerr County (TX).
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
IRS county file: no disclosed Wheeler County Schedule A rows
The IRS county file records no returns reporting real estate taxes on Schedule A for Wheeler County. That is a limit of the published data rather than a finding about the county: county-level figures are withheld where the counts are too small to disclose safely, which is common in places with few filers. Roughly one county in sixteen is in this position, so the filer view available elsewhere on this site is simply not available here. Source: IRS Statistics of Income county data.
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Wheeler County rate FAQs
- How does Wheeler County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Wheeler County run modestly below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.69% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Wheeler County, Oregon?
- The median annual property tax in Wheeler County is $1,893, an effective rate of 0.69% on a $272,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Wheeler County?
- Wheeler 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 rate relief at C+ (0.69%). 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 Wheeler County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Wheeler County is recorded at $1,893 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,471 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 505 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Wheeler County?
- Property taxes in Wheeler County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.4% of the $55,284 median household income.
What to do with Wheeler County's QUIET rate
Inside Oregon, Wheeler County's $1,893 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Oregon overview →
Wheeler County ranks #26 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 Wheeler 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: 0.69%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,893/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Wheeler County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Wheeler County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Roanoke city, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Wheeler County at $1,893/yr; rate 0.99% vs Wheeler County 0.69%.
Fayette County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,894/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.45% vs Wheeler County 0.69%.
Sterling County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,894/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.29% vs Wheeler County 0.69%.
Christian County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,891/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.64% vs Wheeler County 0.69%.
Oregon county set
State ACS overview for every published Oregon county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Wheeler County stamps QUIET · 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 Wheeler County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.