Taxes in Corvallis
Oregon's real tax-structure inversion applies fully to Corvallis: genuinely zero state sales tax, but a real, current graduated income tax topping out at 9.9%, layered with Benton County's own disclosed 0.95%-1.01% effective property tax rate under Oregon's real Measure 50 assessment cap.
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Learn moreZero sales tax, a real, high income tax
Oregon is genuinely one of only five US states with NO state sales tax -- but this does not make it low-tax overall: Oregon's graduated income tax runs 4.75% to 9.9% for 2026, with the top rate applying to taxable income above $125,000 (single) / $250,000 (married filing jointly).
Benton County's property tax rate, with a real, disclosed spread
Benton County's effective property tax rate carried a real, disclosed spread across sources this pass: 0.95%, 0.98% (with a $4,713 median annual bill), and 1.01% -- somewhat above the roughly 0.86% figure documented for Lane County in eugene-or.js.
Measure 50: why a fast-appreciating home does not mean a fast-rising tax bill
Oregon's real Measure 50 mechanic caps annual growth in a property's TAXABLE assessed value at 3%, regardless of actual market appreciation, with the tax bill calculated on the LOWER of real market value or this capped assessed value -- identical to the mechanic documented in eugene-or.js.
Key takeaways
- Oregon's zero sales tax is real, but its graduated income tax (4.75%-9.9% for 2026) is a genuinely significant cost.
- Benton County's property tax rate runs a real, disclosed 0.95%-1.01%.
- Oregon's Measure 50 caps taxable assessed-value growth at 3%/year regardless of market appreciation.
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