Oregon · County property tax · ACS 2024
Yamhill County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Yamhill County pays $3,425 a year, an effective rate of 0.73%, far above the U.S. average.
- $3,425
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 0.73%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- +72%
- vs U.S. average
- #22 of 36
- rank in OR
The verdict
Homeowners in Yamhill County pay a median $3,425 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.73%, more affordable than 56% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $3,425
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.73%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1364 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +72%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($471,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Oregon. Population: 108,734. Owner-occupied homes: 27,249.
The median annual property tax in Yamhill County is $3,425, which is 12% lower than the Oregon state average and 72% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.73% on a median home value of $471,700. Property taxes represent 3.8% of the median household income in this county.
Why Yamhill County's ACS bill runs high vs the U.S.
Primary signal
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Yamhill County pay a median annual property tax of $3,425, far above the national median and notably lower than the Oregon state median. On a $471,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.73% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Yamhill County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.8% of the $90,063 median household income.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Oregon counties by effective rate
Yamhill County ranks #22 of 36 counties in Oregon by effective rate (39% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Yamhill County's 0.73% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 56%).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Yamhill 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 Yamhill County rose 47.0%, from $320,900 to $471,700. The effective rate fell 21.7% over the same span, a steeper move than in 87% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 15.1%, to $3,425. 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 $2,975 to $3,425, a gain of 15%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 15,955 of 27,249 owner-occupied homes (58.6%) 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.
Top-quartile earnings meet a below-median rate, putting the median bill at 3.8% of median household income. Counties in this position span a wide range on the ratio above, because the dollar bill tracks home values rather than the rate.
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 Yamhill County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Yamhill County homeowners, 15,955 of 27,249 owner-occupied homes (58.6%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 6.4% (1,737)
- $800 to $1,499 6.8% (1,865)
- $1,500 to $1,999 6.0% (1,635)
- $2,000 to $2,999 20.0% (5,458)
- $3,000 or more 58.6% (15,955)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
599 homes here (2.2%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Oregon handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Yamhill County, mortgaged homeowners pay 27% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Yamhill County's bill vs state & U.S. medians
Median annual bill bars around Yamhill County's HEAVY ACS 2024 figure.
Yamhill County's median bill is 12% below the Oregon median and 72% above the U.S. median.
Yamhill County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Yamhill County | Oregon Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 3.8% | - | - |
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.
Is Yamhill County's $3,425 median bill appeal-worthy?
At Yamhill County's $3,425 ACS median (HEAVY), a 10% assessment cut is worth about $343/yr before exemptions. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Oregon.
Yamhill County bill trail · HEAVY
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,425 +3.2% | 0.73% |
| 2023 | $3,318 +0.8% | 0.75% |
| 2022 | $3,293 +6.7% | 0.81% |
| 2021 | $3,087 +3.8% | 0.87% |
| 2020 | $2,975 | 0.93% |
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.
Yamhill County: tax-to-income at 3.8%
Counties near Yamhill County's median bill
On effective rate, Yamhill County sits nearest Bowman County (ND), Cabarrus County (NC), Sandoval County (NM).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Washington County (RI), Camden County (NJ), Bennington County (VT).
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
Yamhill County: only 11% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 5,600 of 49,550 returns from Yamhill County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,766 - 36% 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.
Other Counties in Oregon
Yamhill County bill FAQs
- How does Yamhill County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Yamhill County run far above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.73% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Yamhill County?
- Yamhill County, Oregon scores F (28/100) 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 (0.73%). 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 is the average property tax in Yamhill County, Oregon?
- The median annual property tax in Yamhill County is $3,425, an effective rate of 0.73% on a $471,700 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Yamhill County?
- Property taxes in Yamhill County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.8% of the $90,063 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Yamhill County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Yamhill County climbed 15.1% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,975 to $3,425, 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 Yamhill County's HEAVY bill
Yamhill County's $3,425 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Yamhill County ranks #22 of 36 Oregon counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Oregon overview →
Nationwide peers by median bill (then rate)
Bill-first peers for Yamhill County's HEAVY median, then a disjoint out-of-state rate set, not the same-state geography lattice.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.73%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $3,425/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Yamhill County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Yamhill County (UNDER · HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER HEAVY
Rock Island County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Yamhill County at $3,425/yr; rate 2.28% vs Yamhill County 0.73%.
Leavenworth County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,424/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.21% vs Yamhill County 0.73%.
St. Mary's County, MD
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,424/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.84% vs Yamhill County 0.73%.
Dodge County, WI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,422/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.48% vs Yamhill County 0.73%.
Oregon county set
State ACS overview for every published Oregon county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Yamhill County stamps UNDER · 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 Yamhill County (UNDER · HEAVY) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.