Hillsboro, OR · Updated Oct 2026

What a Hillsboro home costs each year

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 Hillsboro house

$10,683a year · $890 a month

Starts at $270,920 of value before exemptions. Typical use.

Property tax$4,527
1.671% of $270,920
Electricity and gas$3,066
784 kWh a month $2,047 · 53 therms $1,018
Water and sewer$1,792
8.0214 units (CCF) a month on City of Hillsboro Water: water $56, sewer $64, surface water management (city's published 2026 typical residential figure: city $15.48 + clean water services $2.98) $18, transportation utility fee (typical residential) $11 a month
Trash$414
32/35-gallon cart, $34 a month
Home insurance$886
Typical premium $886

A typical Hillsboro house costs about $10,700 a year: $4,530 property tax and charges, $1,790 water and sewer, $410 trash, $3,070 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 20-gallon cart cartUp to $58 a year
Your cart costs $34 a month; the smallest costs $30. Worth it if you rarely fill it.
How: Contact your assigned hauler to change your level of service; Washington County's Garbage & Recycling Day tool shows which hauler serves your address.
Pay the property tax in full by November 163% off
Paying the full current-year tax on time takes 3% off; paying two-thirds on time takes 2% off what you pay. Paying in thirds gets no discount.
How: Pay online at washcotax.org, by mail (postmarked on time) or at 155 N. 1st Ave., Suite 130, Hillsboro.
Low-income households: City utility bill relief$300 to $500 a year
Customers enrolled in a government assistance program, or with household income at or below 60% of median income, may get bill relief of $300 (1 to 4 people), $400 (5 to 8) or $500 (9 or more) in a 12-month period. Flexible payment plans are also offered.
How: Verify eligibility with Community Action, Centro Cultural or Salvation Army; questions to Utility Billing at 503-681-6163.
Low-income households: 75% off garbage75% off
Income-qualified households in a single-family home, duplex, triplex or fourplex who pay their hauler directly may get a 75% discount on standard garbage & recycling rates (income at or below 60% of State Median Income, or enrolled in SNAP, OHP and other listed programs).
How: Apply with Community Action online, in person at 1001 SW Baseline Street, or call 503-615-0771.
Water-saving rebatesUp to $150 per item
Hillsboro Water customers in a single-family home can get up to $150 for a smart water meter monitor, $75 per WaterSense high-efficiency toilet (up to two) and $50 for an Energy Star washing machine.
How: Apply with a proof of purchase within 90 days of buying; questions to 503-615-6702.
Seniors or disabled homeowners: property tax deferral
Disabled or senior homeowners can borrow from the State of Oregon to pay their property taxes to the county. Deferral accounts accrue 6 percent interest yearly. The household income limit for 2026 is $70,000.
How: File an application with the county assessor by April 15, or late from April 16 to December 1 with a fee.
Disabled veterans or surviving spouses: property tax exemption
A 40%-or-more disabled veteran, or the surviving spouse or registered domestic partner of a veteran, who owns the home as a primary residence may be entitled to a property tax exemption.
How: File the Disabled Veteran or Surviving Spouse Exemption Claim with Washington County between January 1 and April 1 (503-846-8741).
PGE Income-Qualified Bill Discount15% to 80% off
Based on household size and income, PGE customers could get 15% to 80% off. No financial documents are required.
How: Apply with PGE or call 503-228-6322.
NW Natural bill discount15% to 85% off
In Oregon, households with income below 60% of the state median income can get 15% to 85% off their monthly gas bills. No proof of income is required to apply.
How: Apply with NW Natural: there is one application, and no proof of income is required.

Adjust to match your bills

What you knowTrash cartWeekly garbage, every-other-week recycling and every-other-week yard debris pickup are included. Rates effective August 1, 2025.

Value before exemptionsOregon taxes the assessed value on your statement, which is usually far below market value. Enter the assessed value from your 2026-27 tax statement.

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 Hillsboro house uses about 8.0214.

Electricity, kWh a month

On your Portland General Electric (PGE) bill. An electric car adds about 300 kWh.

Gas, therms a month (yearly average)

Money dates

Nov 16, 2026in 12 daysFull property tax payment must be postmarked or received by this date for the 3% discount
Dec 31, 2026in 57 daysLast day to appeal your real market value to the Property Value Appeals Board
Jan 1 - Apr 1 (each year)in 58 daysFiling period for the disabled veteran or surviving spouse exemption
Jan 1 - Apr 15in 58 daysFiling period for the senior and disabled property tax deferral; April 16 to December 1 with a late filing fee

Who serves this house

Water: City of Hillsboro Water; City of Hillsboro 2026 single-family rates, approved by the Hillsboro Utilities Commission on October 8, 2024: a $21.94 monthly charge for a 5/8"x3/4" or 3/4" meter, plus $3.99 per CCF for the first 4 CCF a month, $4.59 for 5-8 CCF, $6.99 for 9-18 CCF and $9.58 above 18 CCF
Property tax: 1.67% of value; 2026-27 tax year, Washington County levy code area 007.01 (City of Hillsboro, Hillsboro School District)
Garbage: Six franchised haulers; Your hauler depends on your address; rates set by the City Council include weekly garbage plus every-other-week recycling and yard debris
Sewer: City of Hillsboro / Clean Water Services; Sewer and surface water charges are billed by the City; part of the rates is set by Clean Water Services
Electricity: Portland General Electric; The City lists PGE for electricity service
Gas: NW Natural; The City lists NW Natural for natural gas service
Schools: Hillsboro School District; The fourth-largest public school district in Oregon, with 35 schools

Pay or manage your bills

Your water

Source: The Oregon Health Authority lists the Joint Water Commission as the system's permanent source
Lead: In the June 2024 lead and copper sampling of 35 sites, the 90th-percentile lead result was 0 mg/L (action level 0.015 mg/L)
Violations: The Oregon Health Authority's five-year violation history lists a late Consumer Confidence Report in July 2025, returned to compliance on July 8, 2025

How these numbers are made

Property tax: $16.7084 per $1,000 of assessed value for levy code area 007.01, read from sample county tax accounts in that code area and in 029.13 and 001.12, which showed the same 2026 certified rate. It is not confirmed by a county rate table, and those account pages are not cited because they are single-property records. Those three code areas hold about 22,500 of the 25,219 single-family tax lots in Hillsboro in Metro's RLIS data. The county has not yet posted its 2026-27 rate tables, so the rate is one combined line. Oregon has no homestead exemption, and Measure 5 compression is not modeled.
The starting assessed value ($270,920) is the median assessed value of Hillsboro's 25,219 single-family tax lots in Metro's RLIS taxlot data (last updated July 17, 2026, so it is the 2025 roll; most 2026 values rose about 3%). Use the assessed value on your statement.
Water: City of Hillsboro 2026 single-family rates (fixed $21.94; $3.99, $4.59, $6.99 and $9.58 per CCF at the 4/8/18 CCF breaks); the page starts at 6,000 gallons (8.0 CCF) a month, the City's typical residential family. About 3% of Hillsboro's single-family lots (mostly in the northeast) are inside the Tualatin Valley Water District boundary and pay TVWD rates instead. The City has proposed water rate increases for 2027; they are not final and are not included.
Sewer: the City fixed charge ($9.67) plus Clean Water Services' regional base rate ($31.63), and $0.44 + $2.10 per CCF, all raised 3.5% for Hillsboro's sanitary right-of-way fee (applied to the whole sanitary charge here, since the source doesn't say what it is charged on). The City bills the per-CCF part on your November-April average, which the page approximates with this month's use. The City's 2026 typical residential surface water figure ($18.46: $15.48 City + $2.98 CWS; the City lists $2.98 for CWS, while CWS's own FY27 rate sheet lists a regional $2.93 from July 1, 2026, a $0.05 difference) and the 2026 typical Transportation Utility Fee ($10.60) are added as monthly utility bill charges; South Hillsboro customers also pay a $14.76 Community Services Fee that is not included.
Garbage: the City's standard residential rates effective August 1, 2025 (still posted in July 2026), billed by your hauler. Electricity: PGE Schedule 7 effective July 8, 2026 with the 1.5% public purpose charge folded in (not on the $1.24 low-income charge), starting at 784 kWh a month, PGE's typical Schedule 7 customer. Gas: NW Natural Schedule 2 effective October 31, 2025, starting at 53 therms; the October 31, 2026 rates are not included. Any city privilege tax PGE or NW Natural separately states on Hillsboro bills is not included.
Insurance: the 2023 Oregon statewide average homeowners premium (NAIC data in the Insurance Commissioner's January 2025 briefing).
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Hillsboro compares

A typical Hillsboro house against the 40 Oregon cities we cover, using the same default numbers as the total above.

Per year	Hillsboro	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	1.67%	1.85%	lower than 31 of the other 39 Oregon cities we cover
Water	$677	$626	higher than 23 of the other 39 Oregon cities we cover
Sewer and utility-bill fees	$1,115	$1,088	higher than 21 of the other 39 Oregon cities we cover
Trash	$414	$418	lower than 19 of the other 37 Oregon cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$3,066	$2,903	higher than 21 of the other 39 Oregon cities we cover
Home insurance	$886	$886	in the middle of 39 other Oregon cities we cover
Total	$10,683	$10,514	higher than 22 of the other 39 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: Hillsboro's property tax rate is 1.67%, lower than 31 of the other 39 Oregon cities we cover. The rate adds up every agency on the bill, not only the city.

Ask: "Property tax in Hillsboro is 1.67%, lower than 31 of the other 39 Oregon cities we cover. What should that money pay for first, and would you change anything about how it is set?"

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Common questions about Hillsboro house costs

What is the property tax rate in Hillsboro?

About 1.67% of the value before exemptions a year (2026-27 tax year, Washington County levy code area 007.01 (City of Hillsboro, Hillsboro School District)), plus flat charges on the same bill.

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

About $8,354 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions.

How much is the water bill in Hillsboro?

About $149 a month for water and sewer at typical use (8.0214 units, or 6,000 gallons a month) on City of Hillsboro Water.

How much does trash pickup cost in Hillsboro?

$30 to $60 a month, depending on the trash cart size (20-gallon cart, 32/35-gallon cart, 60-gallon cart, 90-gallon cart).

When is property tax due in Hillsboro?

Feb 15: Second property tax installment due (if the 15th falls on a weekend or holiday, payment is timely on the next business day) May 15: Third property tax installment due (if the 15th falls on a weekend or holiday, payment is timely on the next business day)

Can seniors lower their property tax or bills in Hillsboro?

Yes. Seniors or disabled homeowners: property tax deferral: Disabled or senior homeowners can borrow from the State of Oregon to pay their property taxes to the county. Deferral accounts accrue 6 percent interest yearly. The household income limit for 2026 is $70,000.

Where can I get help paying utility bills in Hillsboro?

Low-income households: City utility bill relief: Customers enrolled in a government assistance program, or with household income at or below 60% of median income, may get bill relief of $300 (1 to 4 people), $400 (5 to 8) or $500 (9 or more) in a 12-month period. Flexible payment plans are also offered. Verify eligibility with Community Action, Centro Cultural or Salvation Army; questions to Utility Billing at 503-681-6163.

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

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