MULTNOMAH CO TAX INFO

Multnomah County just mailed the 2025–26 property tax statements, and this year the payment deadline lands on Monday, Nov. 17 (since the 15th is a Saturday). Pay in full by then and you still get the 3% discount.

Quick color key at the top of your statement:
Green statement: No lender requested payment info → you likely need to pay the bill yourself.
Yellow statement: A mortgage company or the Oregon Dept. of Revenue (senior/disabled deferral)requested your bill and may pay on your behalf. If you recently paid off your loan, changed lenders, or canceled escrow, double-check—use that statement to pay if you (not the lender) are responsible.

How Multnomah actually figured your bill (2-minute version)

The county looks at two numbers:

1.  Real Market Value (what they think it would sell for on Jan. 1), and
2.  Maximum Assessed Value (last year + up to 3%).
You’re taxed on the lower of those two—your Assessed Value.

• That up-to-3% cap is Measure 50, which is why your taxes don’t jump as fast as home prices.

Then all the districts (schools, city/county, Metro, bonds/levies) stack on top. If that total would exceed Oregon’s Measure 5 limit, the bill is “compressed” down—hence some odd-looking line items.

If you want, reply to this email (or text me) with a photo/PDF of your bill and I’ll:
1.  tell you whether the change looks normal for your neighborhood,
2.  flag what’s voter-approved vs. base rates, and
3.  give you a quick “sell in ~60 days” estimate (county value ≠ market value).

No charge—just a good annual homeowner checkup.

Sean Coster  Real Estate · Portland, Oregon
503-593-1396