Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Josephine County is $1,227.00 per year, based on a median home value of $253,600.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.48% of property value.

Josephine County collects relatively high property taxes, and is ranked in the top half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the thirty-six counties in Oregon, Josephine County is ranked 29th by median property taxes, and 34th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Josephine County has lower property taxes than many other Oregon counties. The median home value is $253,600.00, compared to the median property value in Oregon of $257,400.00

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29th out of 36 By median yearly property tax

34th out of 36 By percentage of median home value

27th out of 36 By percentage of median income

You can see how Josephine County (highlighted in green) compares to the thirty-six other counties in Oregon with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Oregon, see our Oregon county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Oregon counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Josephine County are the responsibility of the Josephine County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Grants Pass, Oregon.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Josephine County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Josephine County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Josephine County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Josephine County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Josephine County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).