Umatilla County, Oregon

Tax Deed80,491 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 tax-foreclosure county. Umatilla County Assessment & Taxation forecloses after multi-year delinquency (ORS Ch. 312); property deeds to the county then is sold — methods include public auction or other disposition authorized by the Board of Commissioners. Foreclosure informational sheet on county A&T programs page. Some Oregon counties paused or limited surplus-related sales after litigation — confirm whether Umatilla is actively auctioning tax-foreclosed inventory in 2026 before capital deployment. Pendleton / Hermiston / Umatilla ag-and-logistics corridor (I-84 / I-82). Prefer co.umatilla.or.us .gov sources.

Auction logistics

Format

County sale of tax-foreclosed land after ORS 312 foreclosure (confirm current method)

Frequency

As inventory is deeded to the county and authorized for sale (not a fixed weekly auction — verify current offerings)

Platform

Umatilla County Assessment & Taxation — tax-foreclosed property sales ↗

Deposit rules

When a sale is authorized, deposit and payment terms appear in the Board order / sale notice (often certified funds). Review Real Property Tax Foreclosure Informational Sheet and any current surplus/auction notice with A&T before bidding.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Foreclosure judgment and subsequent deed generally cut off most private liens; federal liens can survive. Confirm surplus-proceeds obligations under current Oregon practice.

Quiet title

Sometimes still requested by title companies depending on the parcel history and foreclosure notice quality.

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

Umatilla County Assessment & Taxation (collection & foreclosure) ↗

541-278-6219

Clerk of court

Umatilla County Clerk / Records ↗

Property appraiser

Umatilla County Assessment & Taxation (appraisal) ↗

GIS / parcel map

Umatilla County GIS / A&T parcel resources ↗

Areas trending up

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

Hermiston / I-82 logistics hub

Distribution and cold-storage employment with strongest workforce housing demand

Pendleton / downtown and hospital edge

County-seat government and healthcare supporting core SF and rental turns

Umatilla / Port and river industrial

Port and energy-adjacent jobs with relative entry pricing