Grants Pass, OR · Updated Oct 2026

What a Grants Pass house pays

Property tax, water, trash and energy from public rates. Look up your address to make it yours, and see how to pay less.

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Example · a Grants Pass house

$8,445a year · $704 a month

Starts at $214,220 of value before exemptions. Typical use.

A typical Grants Pass house pays about $8,400 a year: $2,880 property tax and charges, $1,430 water and sewer, $560 trash, $2,680 electricity and gas, $890 home insurance. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Rates checked Oct 22, 2026. Insurance: what you enter, or a typical premium until you do. Sources are listed at the bottom.

Ways to pay less

Nothing here applies to every house automatically. These are worth checking:

Switch to the 35-gal cartUp to $213 a year
Your cart costs $47 a month; the smallest costs $29. Worth it if you rarely fill it.
How: Call Southern Oregon Sanitation at 541-479-5335 to change the size of your container.
Seniors 62+ and disabled homeowners: property tax deferral
If you qualify, the Oregon Department of Revenue pays your property taxes each year, places a lien on the property and charges six percent interest. You must have lived there at least five years, and household income must be under the 2026 limit of $70,000.
How: File with Josephine County between January 1 and April 15, or from April 16 to December 1 with a late filing fee.
Disabled veterans and surviving spouses: property tax exemption$27,092 or $32,512 off assessed value
If you're a disabled veteran or the surviving spouse or registered domestic partner of a veteran, you may be entitled to exempt $27,092 or $32,512 of your homestead property's assessed value from property taxes. The exemption amount increases by 3 percent each year.
How: Josephine County's application deadline is April 1.
Water leak adjustmentUp to $1,000 credit
The city gives partial credits for leaks: up to 50% of the water charge estimated to be due to the leak. The water/sewer adjustment must be at least $10 and will not exceed $1,000 for residential customers, once in an 18-month period. Leaks are expected to be repaired within 20 days to be eligible. If the leak affected your sewer charges, you may also apply for a sewer bill adjustment.
How: Submit a formal written request with receipts for the repairs.
Low-income households: Pacific Power bill discount
Low-income residential customers may qualify for a discount on their monthly Pacific Power bill (Schedule 7, Low Income Discount).
How: Terms and conditions are in Pacific Power's Schedule 7, Low Income Discount.
Low-income households: Avista bill help
Avista has bill assistance programs, including income-based discounts and Comfort Level Billing, which spreads costs evenly throughout the year.
How: Contact Avista at 800-227-9187.

Adjust to match your bills

What you knowTrash cartSouthern Oregon Sanitation city-limits prices for weekly pickup, effective June 1, 2026; recycling is weekly and yard debris every other week is an extra service.

Value before exemptionsOregon taxes assessed value, which is often well below what the house would sell for. Your tax statement shows your assessed value.

Home insurance, a yearFrom your policy. We start at $886, Oregon statewide average for 2023, NAIC data in the Oregon Insurance Commissioner's January 2025 legislative briefing.

Earthquake insurance, a yearSeparate from home insurance. Most owners don't have it.

Your use

Water, units a month

On your water bill. 1 unit (CCF) is 748 gallons. A typical Grants Pass house uses about 6.

Electricity, kWh a month

On your Pacific Power bill. An electric car adds about 300 kWh.

Gas, therms a month (yearly average)

Money dates

Nov 15in 23 daysFirst property tax installment due; three percent discount if the bill is paid in full (next business day when the date falls on a weekend or legal holiday)
Dec 31in 69 daysDeadline to file a petition to the Board of Property Tax Appeals with the County Clerk's Office
Feb 15in 115 daysSecond property tax installment due
Apr 1Veteran and surviving spouse exemption applications due to the assessor

Who serves this house

Water: City of Grants Pass; City of Grants Pass, monthly bills; rates effective January 1, 2026: $26.99 meter base rate and $14.30 water plant replacement fee for a 3/4 inch or smaller meter, and single-family use blocks of $0.84 per unit for units 1-5, $1.68 for 6-10, $2.09 for 11-25 and $2.43 for 26 and more (1 unit = about 748 gallons). A franchise fee of 5% of total water and wastewater charges is on the bill.
Property tax: 1.35% of value; 2026-27 tax year, Josephine County code area 1 (City of Grants Pass)
Garbage: Southern Oregon Sanitation or Republic Services; Depending on where you live
Sewer: City of Grants Pass; Base charge plus a volume charge set from your average winter water use
Electricity: Pacific Power; Residential Schedule 4
Gas: Avista Utilities; Schedule 410 residential

Pay or manage your bills

Your water

Source: Water is drawn from the Rogue River and treated by settling, filtering and chlorine before it goes to the distribution system
Hardness: 1.90 to 3.4 grains of hardness per gallon (less than 59 ppm as CaCO3); the city calls it soft to moderately soft
Lead: No lead service lines were found among 381 homes evaluated in the fall 2024 inventory; in September 2023 lead testing the 90th percentile was 0 ppb
UCMR 5: In 2024 sampling for 30 unregulated contaminants (UCMR 5), none were above the minimum reporting level

How these numbers are made

Property tax: Josephine County's 2026-27 rates for code area 1, $13.4553 per $1,000 of assessed value, the City of Grants Pass code area with the most assessed value (Grants Pass School District 7). Parts of the city are in other code areas, such as code area 15 (Three Rivers School District, $12.6567) and code area 13 (downtown, $13.4553). Oregon has no homestead exemption.
The starting assessed value ($214,220) is the median assessed value of property class 101 (residential) tax lots in code area 01 in the county assessor's taxlot map layer; your own assessed value is on your tax statement.
Water: City of Grants Pass rates effective January 1, 2026 for a 3/4 inch meter ($26.99 base rate plus the $14.30 water plant replacement fee) and the single-family blocks ($0.84, $1.68, $2.09 and $2.43 per unit). Homes at higher service levels pay $0.1584 to $0.6862 more per unit, not included. Wastewater: $22.57 base (first 2 units) plus $4.62 per unit; the city bills it on average winter water use, while this page uses the water use you enter. The city's 5% franchise fee on water and wastewater charges is folded into those rates (x 1.05). The page starts at 6 units a month, the use in the city's average monthly bill example.
City bill fees: stormwater $9.33 (single-family dwelling, 2026), transportation utility $4.70 and public safety $12.69 a month.
Garbage: Southern Oregon Sanitation's Grants Pass city-limits monthly prices effective June 1, 2026; optional yard debris service is not included. Republic Services serves other parts of Grants Pass; its rates are not shown here.
Electricity: Pacific Power Schedule 4 prices in effect April 1, 2026 (year-round, no seasonal rates), with the 1.5% public purpose charge, system benefits and Energy Trust charges and the BPA credit (applied below 2,000 kWh, as the price summary lists it) folded into the per-kWh price, multiplied by 1.015 for the part of Grants Pass's 5% electric privilege tax above the 3.5% included in rates. Gas: Avista Schedule 410 rates effective January 1, 2026, plus the 2% Grants Pass franchise fee Avista lists (x 1.02). Insurance: the 2023 Oregon statewide average homeowners premium.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Grants Pass compares

A typical Grants Pass house against the 17 Oregon cities we cover, using the same default numbers as the total above.

Per year	Grants Pass	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	1.35%	1.92%	lower than 16 of the other 16 Oregon cities we cover
Water	$594	$624	lower than 9 of the other 16 Oregon cities we cover
Sewer and utility-bill fees	$838	$1,123	lower than 14 of the other 16 Oregon cities we cover
Trash	$564	$446	higher than 13 of the other 13 Oregon cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$2,681	$2,873	lower than 12 of the other 16 Oregon cities we cover
Home insurance	$886	$886	in the middle of 16 other Oregon cities we cover
Total	$8,445	$10,422	lower than 15 of the other 16 Oregon cities we cover

Cities bill differently (some put trash on the tax bill, some cover more services), so a higher number isn't necessarily worse. The property tax rate is compared instead of dollars because house values differ.

Questions to ask your candidates

Each one starts from a number above. Any candidate can answer them.

1. Property tax rate

The fact: Grants Pass's property tax rate is 1.35%, lower than 16 of the other 16 Oregon cities we cover. The rate adds up every agency on the bill, not only the city.

Ask: "Property tax in Grants Pass is 1.35%, lower than 16 of the other 16 Oregon cities we cover. What should that money pay for first, and would you change anything about how it is set?"

2. Sewer and utility-bill fees

The fact: Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here come to about $838 a year, lower than 14 of the other 16 Oregon cities we cover. Some cities bill sewer on the property tax bill instead, which is not counted here.

Ask: "Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here cost about $838 a year, lower than 14 of the other 16 Oregon cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

3. Trash

The fact: Trash pickup here costs about $564 a year for the standard cart, higher than 13 of the other 13 Oregon cities we cover. Where trash is billed through the tax bill or a separate hauler, it is not counted here.

Ask: "Trash pickup here costs about $564 a year for the standard cart, higher than 13 of the other 13 Oregon cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything about the service or the price?"

4. Electricity and gas

The fact: Electricity and gas for a typical house here cost about $2,681 a year, lower than 12 of the other 16 Oregon cities we cover. Rates are set mostly by the utility and the state.

Ask: "Electricity and gas here cost about $2,681 a year for a typical house, lower than 12 of the other 16 Oregon cities we cover. Which parts of that can the city influence, and what would you do about them?"

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Common questions about Grants Pass house costs

What is the property tax rate in Grants Pass?

About 1.35% of the value before exemptions a year (2026-27 tax year, Josephine County code area 1 (City of Grants Pass)), plus flat charges on the same bill.

How much is property tax on a $500,000 house in Grants Pass?

About $6,728 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions.

How much is the water bill in Grants Pass?

About $119 a month for water and sewer at typical use (6 units, or 4,488 gallons a month) on City of Grants Pass.

How much does trash pickup cost in Grants Pass?

$29 to $65 a month, depending on the trash cart size (35-gal, 65-gal, 95-gal).

When is property tax due in Grants Pass?

Nov 15: First property tax installment due; three percent discount if the bill is paid in full (next business day when the date falls on a weekend or legal holiday) Feb 15: Second property tax installment due May 15: Third property tax installment due

Can seniors lower their property tax or bills in Grants Pass?

Yes. Seniors 62+ and disabled homeowners: property tax deferral: If you qualify, the Oregon Department of Revenue pays your property taxes each year, places a lien on the property and charges six percent interest. You must have lived there at least five years, and household income must be under the 2026 limit of $70,000.

Where can I get help paying utility bills in Grants Pass?

Low-income households: Pacific Power bill discount: Low-income residential customers may qualify for a discount on their monthly Pacific Power bill (Schedule 7, Low Income Discount). Terms and conditions are in Pacific Power's Schedule 7, Low Income Discount.

How much does a house in Grants Pass cost to run each year?

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