Columbia County (Oregon) Assessor: Disabled Veteran or Surviving Spouse Exemption

The Columbia County Assessor (503-397-2240) takes the State's disabled veteran or surviving spouse exemption from January 1 to April 1 for the next tax year; its page shortens the test to a 40% VA rating with an honourable discharge, or the unmarried surviving spouse of an honourably discharged veteran, which is narrower than the State's.

Also called: property tax, exemption, 40 percent, ORS 307.250, surviving spouse, Assessor, January 1, April 1, 503-397-2240, St. Helens, Scappoose, Rainier, Clatskanie, Vernonia, Columbia City, Prescott, Warren, Deer Island.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Columbia County, ORCounty

The exemption is the State's, under ORS 307.250 to 307.283; the Oregon entry gives the 2026-27 amounts and the rules. The county's page: "You must be a disabled veteran with a 40% disability document with the Department of Veteran Affairs, discharged honorably, or be the surviving spouse remaining unmarried of an honorably discharged veteran. The applicant must own and live on the property." "You must file an application with the County Assessor between January 1 and April 1 for the following tax year." What the page leaves out. The State accepts a 40 percent certification from VA, a branch of the armed forces or, within an income test, a licensed physician, and a veteran who meets one of the State's service tests; a surviving spouse or registered domestic partner qualifies whether or not the veteran was disabled, and loses the exemption on remarriage; and late filing is allowed after a recent death or a retroactive VA rating. Read the Oregon entry before deciding you do not qualify. Where. Assessor's Office, Columbia County Courthouse, 230 Strand Street, St. Helens; 503-397-2240, [email protected]. The same page carries the separate exemption for Guard and Reserve members called to federal active duty for more than 178 days (ORS 307.286).

Thresholds

Thresholds for Columbia County (Oregon) Assessor: Disabled Veteran or Surviving Spouse Exemption
Gate	Rule
40 percent or more disabled	Certified 40 percent or more disabled by VA or the armed forces (or by a licensed physician within an income test); surviving spouses qualify without a rating.

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Last updated 2026-10-23.

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