NEWS RELEASE Property owners in Douglas County, who experience damage to their properties, as a result of the occurring wind/rain storms, may be elgible for proration of your property taxes. Click here for information and application form   Douglas County Assessor's Office County Courthouse Rm206 1036 SE Douglas Roseburg, OR 97470 Office Hours 8am-5pm Mon-Fri Tel: 541-440-4222 Fax: 541-957-2091 This site contains information to online versions of many Assessor Department documents and publications, much of the information available here is free, but the data downloads are available by subscription only.

Welcome to the Douglas County Assessor’s Web site.  The purpose of this site is to provide convenient access to information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. On this site, or linked from this site, you will find information regarding the property assessment process, assessment history in Oregon, statutes that control the process, calendar of assessment/tax events in Oregon, information on how to have your property reviewed prior to the formal appeal process and more.

The goal of the Assessor’s Office is to ensure fairness and equity of all real and personal property, equitable interpretation of and compliance of statutory laws as mandated by the State of Oregon while providing quality public service.  Oregon’s property tax system has become more complex since the passage of Measure 5 and 50, which now extend, impose, and set a tax base on each property.  Statutes require this office to value Real Market Value as of January 1st, calculate Measure 5 and Measure 50 values, while extending special assessments or exemptions programs to complying properties.

This office is dedicated to the continual development and utilization of technology along with the use of proper appraisal methods, recalculation, and standards set by Statute; to maintain the basic foundation of property information for the taxpayer and public; to ensure basic understanding of the assessment process, while maximizing the efficient use of staff and resources.

Services and duties provided by the Assessor’s Office include:

• Prepares, maintains and provides maps including subdivision, partitioning and code identification and information on property locations, descriptions and ownership on all taxable and exempt property;
• Inventory all property including quality, quantity, & important characteristics;
• Estimate the market value of each taxable property;
• Managing special programs such as farm and forest assessments, veterans' exemptions, senior deferrals, and all exemption programs
• Administer all Special Assessment Statutes that pertain to certain classes of property;
• Reviews and prepares property review requests, appeals and explain the assessment process used;
• Prepare the assessment roll;
• Perform Manufactured Dwelling title transfers

The County Assessor office does not provide the public with property boundary lines; determine property zoning; provide easement information, well and septic information; or perform name changes for real property.  This office does not determine the amount of taxes to be levied. Local budget committees within cities, the County and special districts determine dollar amounts needed in tax levies. The required amounts are placed on the tax rolls by the County Assessor.

The County Assessor is an elected official with a four-year term of office. Susan Acree has been Douglas County's assessor since January 2011. Prior to her election, Susan was the appraisal supervisor and has over 30 years of assessment experience with the Douglas County Assessor's Office. Susan is an Oregon State Registered Appraiser and a member of the Oregon State Association of County Assessors.

Notice: The information provided here is for convenience ONLY.  The records located at the Douglas County Assessor's office are the one and only legal instruments for Assessment purposes.  Although reasonable attempts are made to maintain this information as accurate as possible, these documents are being provided as an informational convenience ONLY.  Douglas County in no way will be liable for any inaccuracies, inconsistencies, errors, omissions, or other deviations in these documents from the original copies maintained and filed at the Douglas County Assessor Office, Roseburg, Oregon.

Douglas County Assessor's Office
Courthouse Room 206
Roseburg, Oregon  97470
541-440-4222