Property Tax & Hazard Risk Record: ZIP Code 97051, Columbia County
What owning here costs and what the federal hazard record says. Every figure below carries its source, its vintage, and its margin of error. Nothing is modelled or predicted.
Median property tax paid
Census survey estimate for the whole ZIP code area, not a bill for any property.
Median home value
0.74% effective rate — median tax divided by median value.
Composite hazard rating
FEMA’s own rating for this area, apportioned from census tracts by population. Planning purposes only.
How 97051 compares across Oregon
Where this ZIP code’s figures fall among the other ZIP codes in Oregon with a comparable estimate. Capped or floored figures and estimates with a wide margin of error are left out on both sides, so a position is stated only where the survey supports one.
- Effective property tax rate: higher than about 55% of 352 comparable ZIP codes in Oregon.
- Median property tax paid: higher than about 55% of 359 comparable ZIP codes in Oregon.
- Median home value: higher than about 45% of 356 comparable ZIP codes in Oregon.
Source: US Census ACS 5-Year, tables B25103 and B25077, 2020-2024. How this was derived
Hazard breakdown
Six hazards from the FEMA National Risk Index for 97051.
| Inland flooding | Relatively High |
| Coastal flooding | Relatively Low |
| Wildfire | Very Low |
| Hurricane | Not applicable here |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate |
| Tornado | Very Low |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025. How this was derived
How this rate compares
Median effective property tax rate for this ZIP code, its county, and its state.
0%scale to 2.5%
Source: US Census ACS 5-Year, tables B25103 and B25077, 2020-2024. How this was derived
Monthly cost of owning here
Not included until you add it. This site publishes no insurance prices, because no free authoritative source exists; enter an annual premium from an insurer to include it.
Principal and interest use the price, down payment and interest rate you enter, over 30 years. Property tax applies this ZIP code’s effective tax rate from the US Census American Community Survey. Not a loan estimate.
Nearby ZIP codes
Ranked by distance between Census internal points.
More ZIP codes in Columbia County
Other ZIP codes in the same county, by code. Each has its own record.