Benton County, Oregon

Tax Deed98,899 residents

County research last verified 2026-07. Office holders, platforms, and deposit rules change — re-confirm anything time-sensitive.

Sale typestate default

Tax Deed

Redemption periodstate default

None once the county forecloses (3-year delinquency threshold before that)

Investor returnstate default

N/A — outright deed transfer

Governing statutestate default

Oregon Revised Statutes Ch. 312

Notes

Oregon ORS 312 tax foreclosure county. Benton County Department of Assessment / Financial Services: property can be foreclosed after multi-year delinquency; after redemption period Tax Collector deeds property to the county, which may sell at public auction to the highest bidder. Site has noted system conversion periods; no permanent public auction storefront was confirmed at research time — contact Assessment (541-766-6855) for current foreclosed inventory and sale method. Distinct from mortgage sheriff sales (oregonsheriffssales.org). Corvallis / Oregon State University market.

Auction logistics

Format

County sale of tax-foreclosed land after ORS 312 foreclosure (format confirm with county)

Frequency

As inventory and Board/finance process allow after foreclosure judgment — not a fixed monthly docket; confirm with Assessment

Platform

Benton County Assessment / Finance — tax-foreclosed property sales (confirm method) ↗

Deposit rules

Per published sale notice when inventory is offered — register and post deposit per county terms (often certified funds). Call Assessment/Finance (541-766-6855) for current packet. Do not rely on stale Bid4Assets historical storefronts without confirmation.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Foreclosure judgment and subsequent county deed generally cut off most private liens; federal liens can survive. Review deed exceptions and any retained easements.

Quiet title

Sometimes still requested by title companies depending on parcel history, especially near campus rental stock.

Deal maths for Oregon

Assessment ratio: 0.536× of market value
Typical quiet title: $1,800–$5,000 · 5 mo
Recording and transfer: $200

Oregon has no statutory assessment ratio. Measure 50 (Or. Const. art. XI, § 11) set each property's maximum assessed value at 90% of its 1995-96 real market value and caps growth at 3% a year, so assessed value is the lesser of MAV and real market value and drifts below market over time. 0.536 is the statewide ratio of assessed value to real market value the Department of Revenue reports for FY 2025-26, up from 0.526 in FY 2024-25.

Offices and records

Tax collector

Benton County Department of Assessment / Tax Collector functions ↗

541-766-6855

Clerk of court

Benton County Clerk / Circuit Court (records) ↗

Property appraiser

Benton County Assessment — parcel / valuation ↗

GIS / parcel map

Benton County GIS / Assessment parcel resources ↗

Areas trending up

Directional read from dated market analysis — not a guarantee, and not a substitute for your own comps.

Corvallis / OSU campus edge

University-driven rental demand and selective adaptive-reuse supporting small multifamily turns

North Corvallis / Circle Boulevard retail fringe

Suburban retail and professional employment with liquid SF

Philomath / west county fringe

Relative entry pricing with school-driven local demand outside campus premiums