Assessor

What We Do

The Island County Assessor's office is required to physically inspect, appraise and revalue all real property once every six years with an annual review and update based on sales analysis.

This appraisal cycle is established by the state constitution and state laws, enforced by the State Department of Revenue.

In order to do our job we:

• Maintain inventory, description, ownership, sales and mapping for all properties
• Provide information, education and assistance
• Provide public computer access to assessment data, also now available on the Internet through the Real Property Search.
• Allocate value to taxing districts, calculate levy rates and certify tax rolls to the Treasurer.
• Administer and provide information about tax exemptions: Senior citizen and disabled persons exemption
• Open space taxation, forest land exemption, farm and agricultural exemption
• Historic properties exemption
• Residential home improvement exemption
• Prepare defense of valuations for appeal boards
• Maintain business personal property listings and audits

What We Don't Do

We don't mail or collect your taxes. The County Treasurer does this. Call them at 360-679-7302

We don't take your appeal. The Board of Equalization does this. Call them at 360-679-7379

As your Assessor, one of our functions is to have this office be transparent and accessible to you. This web section will provide you with information and assistance on questions you may have regarding the Assessor's office. If you have any other questions or concerns that are not addressed here, please contact us.

It is our goal to appraise all property fairly and equitably, to maintain accurate and accessible property records, and give prompt and courteous customer service.

State law requires that the Assessor values property at 100% of true and fair market value. The market value is determined by the property owners who are buying and selling real estate in the marketplace. Finding the market value of your property means discovering the price most people would pay for your property.

Please feel free to contact us at any time. The Assessor's staff is always willing to answer your questions.

Visit our new Property Record Card

Property Record Card is an online record of all individual property information in a single location.

Visit our new Community Portal

Community is the perfect platform for citizen engagement, information is made available in an intuitive map-based format that is easy to search and navigate. Different areas can be viewed, and the information displayed can be customized to include, for example census, permits, property prices and details of schools.

Details of individual parcels and properties is a must-have online resource. People want to be able to access their own details and others of interest. Plot size, sales history, assessed value, local sales and much more are displayed in a simple easy to use format