Marion County Property Search
For each property located in Marion County, information exists about its physical boundaries, ownership history, use/zoning, taxes, and more. A documented compilation of all information relevant to Marion County's real properties is referred to as property records. These include warranty deeds, deeds of trust, mortgages, liens, deeds of reconveyance, release, satisfaction, substitution of trustee, easement, and so on.
Marion County's Licensing and Recording Division, a subdivision of the Marion County Clerk's office, records and maintains all official property records for the county, including mortgages, deeds, liens, and related Marion County Public Records.
Are Marion County Property Records Public?
Yes. Per O.R.S 192.311, public records include all materials containing public information that are prepared, owned, used, or kept by a public entity, and they include court documents, mortgages, and deed records.
According to Oregon Revised Statute, O.R.S 192.314, every person has a right to inspect any public record of a public body in the state, except as otherwise expressly provided by ORS 192.338.
Some property records that may be exempted from public disclosure include:
- Information submitted to a housing authority or an urban renewal agency by applicants for and recipients of loans, grants, and tax credits (ORS 456.005 and ORS 457.010). Such information includes tax returns, market studies and analyses, credit reports, incorporation, partnership and operating agreements documents, etc
- Project pro forma statements
- Commitment letters
- Audits
- Project cost certifications and cost data
- Tenant files relating to certification
- Project tenant correspondence requested to be confidential
- Records of housing assistance payment requests
- Records whose disclosure would give a person unauthorized access to properties
- Social Security number ORS 107.840.
- Personally identifiable information, including taxpayer-identification number, account information, and other personal information; or
Where to Perform a Marion County Property Lookup
There are multiple ways that interested persons may locate Marion County property records.
Online through the County Assessor's Website
Interested persons may visit the County Assessor's Property Records page. Here, the searcher may use any of the multiple search parameters provided, including the "Account Number," "Map Tax Lot," "Situs Address," or "Subdivision".
A county search address via the County Assessor's page reveals the property owner's account number, name, map tax lot, and situs address.
Via Mail Requests
Mail requests for Marion County property records may be directed to
P.O. Box 14500
Salem, OR 97309
Phone: (503) 588-5225
Fax: (503) 373-4408
One may look up older records by requesting the Archives
How to Perform a Property Owner Lookup in Marion County
Say an individual finds a property and wishes to know about the owner's information. In that case, they should obtain relevant information about that property, like the situs address and map number. Then, they may visit the County Assessor's property search website and provide these parameters in the provided tabs. Entering the correct information should deliver results that include the property owner's information, among other things.
An alternative is to employ the services of title search companies to find the owners of specific property addresses.
How to Find Marion County Property Records Online
Marion County property records are available online as provided by the Assessor's office, and these records are updated every 24 hours. But suppose an individual decides to use a third-party aggregate database. They may use a search engine to type in the county name and the type of record they seek.
How to Find Property Owner by Address for Free
The Marion County assessor's website's "situs address" search feature is a free resource that lets searchers find ownership information on properties by entering the property's address(location) into the search tab.
Marion County Tax Lookup
Property tax lookups are essential to avoid tax liens on one's property and enable an individual to determine whether their assessment is accurate.
To look up tax information for properties in Marion County, go to the County's Tax Office website, scroll down, and click "tax statements". This action redirects the user to a search page where the user finds the "Property Search," "Property Summary," and "Printable Summary" tabs. Upon completing a search and obtaining results for the search, click on "printable summary" to view more detailed information about the property, including the
- Property identification information (account ID, tax account ID, tax roll type, property situs address, map tax lot, and owner)
- Owner history (grantee, grantor, sales Information, deed Information)
- Property details (property class, zoning, exemption(s), deferrals, land/on-site developments for tax, account ID, ID type, acres, sq ft, levy code area)
- Value information (year, improvements RMV, Land RMV, special market/use, exemptions, total assessed value)
- Assessment history (year, amount, tax rate, tax roll type, current tax payoff amount)
- Tax levy and taxes owed (year, total tax levied, tax paid)
- Tax payment history (year, receipt ID, tax amount paid, discount, interest, amount paid, date paid)
How to Find Marion County Property Appraiser
Marion County property appraisers are individuals who are registered by the state's Department of Revenue, have passed the requisite examination, and have been approved by the Oregon State Association of County Assessors. The state’s Appraiser, Licensure and Certification Board provides a tool for persons to check the validity of an appraiser’s license by checking the license number, expiry date, name of the individual or business, or the city and postal code.
Property appraisers must be knowledgeable on basic and advanced mass appraisal, residential appraisal, rural appraisal, special assessment, commercial or light-industrial appraisal, personal property appraisal, property tax exemptions, and ratio analysis to provide clients with the most accurate value on their property.
The Marion County assessor's office is responsible for appraising properties in the county. To find a property appraiser, contact the Marion County Assessor’s office.
Marion County Property Assessor
The Marion County Property Assessor is an elected official who determines the market value of all Marion County properties in compliance with Oregon Property Tax and assessment Laws.
Marion County Assessor's Office assesses all properties, including commercial, industrial, residential, farm, forest, manufactured structures, utility, business, and personal properties.
The primary duties of the assessor include:
- Administration of all property tax data records
- Maintaining accurate parcel ownership data based on recorded property transactions at the Marion County Clerk's office.
- Locating and identifying each property, including providing maps
- Providing descriptions and ownership of properties
- Creating inventories, classifying, valuing, and calculating the tax on each property
- Preparing and certifying the annual assessment roll for Marion County
- Responding to all property valuation appeals
- Managing exemptions and deferral programs
- Overseeing special assessments and enterprise zone exemptions
Marion County assessor's office is at:
555 Court St NE,
Suite 2233
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: (503) 588-5144
