Washington County, Oregon

Tax Deed611,272 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. Assessment & Taxation oversees foreclosure of delinquent property taxes; after foreclosure, title vests in the county. County then decides whether to retain, transfer, or sell via Real Property / surplus auction (not a continuous deed auction like FL clerks). Sign up for auction notification list (~30 days' notice). Separate from Sheriff's mortgage foreclosure sales on oregonsheriffssales.org. Post-Tyler/surplus-proceeds reforms (HB 4056) affect excess proceeds handling — follow current ORS and county notices.

Auction logistics

Format

In-person public auction when offered (confirm each cycle)

Frequency

As needed (not a fixed monthly calendar); email notification list ~30 days before sale

Platform

Washington County Facilities — Real Property / Tax Foreclosed Property Auctions ↗

Deposit rules

Posted per auction notice (registration often opens morning of sale, e.g. 9:00 a.m., auction 10:00 a.m.). Expect certified funds requirements and Board of Commissioners approval for awards — read the specific auction packet.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

County tax foreclosure generally clears the tax liens being foreclosed, but federal liens, easements, and title defects require independent analysis. Surplus proceeds claims may exist for former owners under updated Oregon law.

Quiet title

Often advisable before resale/insurance on tax-foreclosed conveyances, depending on chain and notice history.

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

Washington County Assessment & Taxation (tax foreclosure process) ↗

Clerk of court

Washington County Assessment and Taxation / Recording ↗

Property appraiser

Washington County Assessment & Taxation — Property Search ↗

GIS / parcel map

Washington County GIS maps ↗

Areas trending up

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

Hillsboro / North Hillsboro industrial edge

Semiconductor and industrial employment driving workforce housing demand

Beaverton / Progress Ridge

Inner-west metro job access and strong multifamily absorption

Tigard / Tualatin corridor

Suburban employment nodes with relative value versus Portland core