Yamhill County, Oregon

Tax Deed110,886 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-deed county under ORS Ch. 312. Yamhill County sells tax-foreclosed surplus real property by public auction (or private sale if non-buildable and under $15K). Documented 2026 auction: Friday, August 28, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., Yamhill County Courthouse, 535 NE 5th St, Room 32, McMinnville — Sheriff sells county interest for cash; minimum bids posted (some from $100). Auction list on Available Properties page; notifications published ≥30 days prior. No set season for all sales — monitor yamhillcounty.gov Tax-Foreclosed Property pages. Cash to highest bidder per Board Order terms.

Auction logistics

Format

In-person

Frequency

As noticed (2026 documented auction Aug 28); no fixed annual calendar — lists posted ≥30 days ahead

Platform

Yamhill County Sheriff / Tax-Foreclosed Property public auction (Courthouse) ↗

Deposit rules

Cash sale to highest bidder per Board Order / auction notice. Confirm registration, minimum bid schedule, and payment method on the August 2026 auction list and Terms before sale day. Research buildability — non-buildable low-value parcels may use private sale path.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Foreclosure judgment and subsequent deed generally cut off most private liens; federal liens can survive. Verify special assessments and access/easements.

Quiet title

Sometimes still requested by title companies depending on parcel history — common after Oregon tax foreclosure for residential resale.

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

Yamhill County Assessment & Taxation / Tax-Foreclosed Property ↗

Clerk of court

Yamhill County Clerk (recording) ↗

Property appraiser

Yamhill County Assessor — parcel / assessment data ↗

GIS / parcel map

Yamhill County GIS / Assessor mapping ↗

Areas trending up

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

McMinnville / downtown and hospital edge

County-seat medical and wine-industry employment supporting SF demand

Newberg / Dundee wine country corridor

Portland metro adjacency and tourism supporting relatively strong absorption

Sheridan / Willamina west-valley fringe

More attainable inventory with industrial and agricultural employment