Taxes in Medford
Oregon's real, current progressive income tax (topping out at 9.9%) and Jackson County's own genuinely lower property tax rate apply to Medford residents, layered with Oregon's absence of sales tax.
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Learn moreOregon's real progressive income tax, not a flat rate
Oregon runs four income tax brackets from 4.75% up to a real 9.9% top marginal rate, applying above $125,000 of taxable income for single filers -- applying identically to Medford residents as any other Oregon resident.
Jackson County's genuinely lower property tax rate
Jackson County's effective property tax rate carries a real, disclosed 0.73%-0.83% spread across sources (this record uses ~0.78% as a representative midpoint), ranking 20th among Oregon's 36 counties and running genuinely BELOW either Washington County's (~0.93%, Hillsboro/Beaverton) or Multnomah County's (~0.96%-0.99%, Portland/Gresham) rates documented elsewhere in this Oregon batch.
Zero sales tax, genuinely complete
Oregon has zero state or local sales tax -- one of only five US states with none, a real, genuine simplification for day-to-day purchases that does not offset the real income tax burden documented above.
Key takeaways
- Oregon's real progressive income tax reaches 9.9% at the top bracket (above $125,000 single-filer taxable income).
- Jackson County's property tax rate (~0.73%-0.83%) runs genuinely lower than the Portland-metro counties in this batch.
- Oregon has zero sales tax statewide -- genuinely complete, not merely low.
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