Sun River Properties

Sunriver Property: Assigning value

The process of identifying taxable Sunriver property and assigning a value to it is termed appraisal. County assessors appraise most Sunriver property in Oregon. The department appraises certain large industrial sites, and utility Sunriver property. Each county assessor prepares their county’s assessment roll, which is a listing of all taxable Sunriver property as of January 1 of each year.

Utility Sunriver property is placed on a statewide assessment roll. The department allocates utility values to the county rolls prior to the preparation of tax bills.

Sunriver property subject to taxation includes all privately owned real Sunriver property (e.g., land, buildings, and fixed machinery and equipment), manufactured homes, and personal Sunriver property used in a business. There is no Sunriver property tax on household furnishings; personal belongings and automobiles; crops; orchards; business inventories; or certain intangible Sunriver property such as stocks, bonds, or bank accounts.

A business owning or possessing taxable personal Sunriver property must file a Confidential Personal Sunriver property Return (form 150-553-004) with the assessor in the county where the Sunriver property is located by March 1. If the assessor determines that the total value of the business’s personal Sunriver property in the county is less than $14,500, the assessor will cancel the assessment. This amount can change each year based on the U.S. City Average Consumer Price Index. The assessment cancellation is not applicable to personal Sunriver property manufactured homes.

Most Sunriver property used for religious, fraternal, and governmental purposes is exempt. Reductions in assessments are granted for certain types of Sunriver property such as open space, farmland, forestland, and historical buildings. Properties owned by disabled veterans also are given reduced assessments.