Kitsap County Assessor's Newsletter July 2025

Thank you for subscribing to the Assessor’s Office newsletter.  I hope you find the information educational and useful.  If you have suggestions on how we can make this publication more beneficial to you, please do not hesitate to contact the office at assessor@kitsap.gov or call 360.337.7160.

Phil Cook
Kitsap County Assessor

Change of value notices sent

Change of value notices were sent on June 20^th to 27,172 property taxpayers in Kitsap County.  If a notice was not sent for your property, your assessed value has not changed from the prior year.  The Assessor is required by state law to appraise property at 100% of the market value (RCW 84.40.030).  These notices are determined based upon the values as of January 1, 2025, and will be used to calculate your 2026 property taxes.  Click here to view the valuation timeline.

You may review your value and property characteristics using our Parcel Details tool.

Check out this 4-minute video that explains the difference between the market value and the assessed value for tax purposes.

If you have any questions regarding the new value, do not hesitate to contact the office and ask to speak with an appraiser.

If you disagree with the value, you have until August 22^nd to file an appeal with the Board of Equalization.

Elections that may impact future property taxes

The Kitsap Regional Library has a ballot measure for the August 5, 2025, primary election, proposing a lid-lift to allow the district to increase their rate to $0.39 per $1,000 of assessed value. The rate for collection in 2025 was $0.27 per $1,000 of assessed value.  If passed by the voters, it will be an estimated $7,500,000 increase in total property tax revenue over the 2025 amount of $17,600,000.  Increases to individual property owners will vary, however a property assessed at $600,000 would see an estimated $72.00 increase in property taxes for the library compared to 2025.  You may view the ballot resolution here.  Additional information on the proposed property tax levy can be found on the Kitsap Regional Library’s website.

Remember to complete your senior and disabled exemption renewal application

Taxpayers currently receiving the Senior Citizen and Disabled Persons property tax exemption must renew their exemption every four years.  Renewal applications were sent in May to those who are required to renew and are due by July 7, 2025.  See our May newsletter for additional information.

It's not too late to file your personal property listing

Time is running out to file your personal property listing.  If you have a business, you are responsible for reporting all business assets to our office by April 30^th each year.  You can still file online using the Business Personal Property Online Portal.  Contact our office at personal-property@kitsap.gov for additional information.

Kitsap County Assessor's Office wins NACO award

The National Association of Counties, NACO, announced that the Kitsap County Assessor's Office won their 2025 Achievement Award.  This award acknowledges the process improvements that were implemented to our Senior Citizen and Disabled Persons Exemption application process to meet the challenge of increased application volume and to better serve our customers. 

For more information on the success of the process improvements and the staff that embraced the changes, please see our March 2025 newsletter, under the section Meet our Exemption Specialists.  

Community outreach

Kitsap County Assessor Phil Cook and Kitsap County Treasurer Pete Boissonneau will be presenting at the Kingston Chamber of Commerce luncheon on July 10th, 11:30am to 1:00pm. The chamber luncheon will be held at the Village Green Community Center located at 26159 Dulay Road NE, Kingston.  For more information or to register for the event, please visit the Kingston Chamber of Commerce website.

The Poulsbo Library holds Social Service Wednesdays on the third Wednesday of each month.  Staff from our office will be attending the event on July 16^th and will be available to answer questions about the Senior Citizen and Disabled Persons Property Tax Exemption Program.  The event will be at the Poulsbo Library located at 700 NE Lincoln Road, Poulsbo, on Wednesday, July 16^th from 11:00am to 1:00pm.

If you or your organization would like to have representatives from the Assessor’s Office, come and speak, please reach out to the office at:  assessor@kitsap.gov or call 360.337.7160.