The Grays Harbor County Assessor’s Office mailed out change of value notices to parts of Grays Harbor on Friday Oct. 9 according to a press release from Grays Harbor County Assessor Dan Lindgren.

“In most cases, values have been increased due to a recent spike in real estate (values) and higher demand, which has caused higher sale prices of real estate in Grays Harbor. These new assessed values will affect your property taxes payable in 2021,” said Lindgren.

If you do not receive a change of value notice, your assessed value most likely did not change this year. If you receive a notice of value card and have questions, you can call the Assessor’s Office at 360-249-4121.

Appraisers are now working in the Elma, Oakville and McCleary areas, where they will be physically inspecting all homes and properties. The appraisers will all have identification and their vehicles will be clearly marked with the Grays Harbor County logos on the vehicle doors. These inspections usually just take a few minutes and consist of a walk around and new photo of each property with the occasional re-measure of homes that appear changed from our last inspection six years ago.

The Assessor’s Office recommends that property owners always ask for identification if they have any concerns or are not sure who is on their property. The Assessor’s Office staff will always have a county issued identification, and all social distancing guidelines will be followed during onsite inspections.