Taxes in Tigard
Oregon's real tax-structure inversion applies fully to Tigard -- genuinely zero state sales tax, directly reflected in the city's own retail branding, but a real, current income tax topping out at 9.9%, layered with a Washington County property tax rate running above both state and national averages.
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Learn moreZero sales tax, a real fact baked into Tigard's own retail identity
Oregon is genuinely one of only five US states with NO state sales tax -- a fact directly reflected in Tigard's own retail branding, where Washington Square and Bridgeport Village are marketed as 'tax-free shopping destinations.' But this does not make Oregon low-tax overall: the state's graduated income tax runs 4.75% to 9.9% for 2026.
Washington County's property tax rate runs above average
Washington County's effective property tax rate carried a real, disclosed spread across sources (0.84%-1.0%), notably ABOVE both the cited Oregon statewide rate (0.78%) and the national rate (0.89%) -- even as the county's own mill rate has held flat for 16 consecutive years.
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 and reflected in Tigard's own retail branding, but its 9.9% top income tax rate is a genuinely significant cost.
- Washington County's property tax rate (0.84%-1.0%) runs above both Oregon's statewide and the national average.
- Oregon's Measure 50 caps taxable assessed-value growth at 3%/year regardless of market appreciation.
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