Walla Walla County Washington Property Records 2026
Walla Walla County Assessor Property Search, Parcel Maps, 2026 Taxes & Assessment Records
The Walla Walla County Assessor maintains the county’s property valuation and parcel records, while the Walla Walla County Treasurer handles property-tax collection. The county’s combined PropertyAccess system makes this unusually convenient because a single parcel page can connect ownership, land and building data, assessment history, taxing districts, current tax statements, sales history and a parcel map.
There is one important 2026 distinction: 2026 property-tax statements are already active, while the separate 2026 assessment year used for taxes payable in 2027 is still being completed. Current PropertyAccess pages may therefore show the new appraisal year as “2026 – 2027” while displaying N/A for uncertified 2026 value fields.
Search owner, street address or parcel number
Review current 2026 tax statements
Track 2026 assessment values for taxes due in 2027
Open parcel map, sales & recorded deed records
County Assessor
Byron Burres
Assessor phone
509-524-2560
Assessment basis
100% true & fair value
Next tax deadline
October 31, 2026
Editorial review
August 13, 2026
2026 Taxes Are Live, but the 2026 Assessment Roll for 2027 Taxes Is Still Being Completed
The Walla Walla County PropertyAccess system currently contains 2026 property-tax statements. At the same time, property pages selected for appraisal year 2026 are labeled “2026 – 2027,” and current pages can state that the year is not certified and therefore display N/A for the new assessment values.
2026 tax bills are active
Current parcel pages show first-half and second-half base amounts and payment status for tax year 2026.
First half has passed
Washington’s first-half property-tax deadline was April 30.
Second half is next
If at least the first half was paid on time, the remaining second half is due October 31.
2026 appraisal year → 2027 taxes
Washington assessment-year values are used to determine taxes payable the following year.
New values may still show N/A
The county portal expressly marks an uncertified 2026 assessment year with N/A value fields.
Annual revaluation county
Washington DOR classifies Walla Walla as an annual-revaluation county with a six-year physical inspection cycle.
Do not confuse “2026 tax bill” with “2026 assessment year.” The bill being paid now is tax year 2026. The current 2026 appraisal work generally establishes values used for taxes payable in 2027.
Assessor vs Treasurer vs Auditor Recording Department
County Assessor
- Owner and property search
- Market / assessed value
- Land and improvements
- Property characteristics
- Current-use classification
- Senior / disability exemptions
- Personal property
- Parcel mapping
- Assessment appeals
- Levy calculations
County Treasurer
- Property-tax statements
- First / second-half balances
- Online payment
- Delinquent balance
- Interest and penalties
- Payment history
- Property-tax foreclosure
- Tax receipt questions
County Auditor / Recorder
- Recorded deeds
- Deeds of trust
- Liens
- Reconveyances
- Easements
- Recorded plats
- Official document copies
- Certified copies
Useful Walla Walla feature: the county PropertyAccess parcel page combines Assessor and Treasurer information, so you can often find ownership, assessment history and tax-statement details without opening separate lookup systems.
Choose Your Walla Walla County Property Task
Search an address
Find the parcel and save its Property ID and parcel number.
Review property value
Check land, improvements, market, appraised and taxable-value history.
Check 2026 taxes
Review first-half, second-half, interest, payment and taxing-jurisdiction details.
Search recent sales
Use Walla Walla County’s dedicated Sales Search filters.
Open parcel map
Inspect geographic location, neighboring parcels and tax-area context.
Find a deed
Carry the owner/deed information into the Auditor’s EagleWeb system.
Jump to the Walla Walla Property Record You Need
How to Search Walla Walla County Property Records
Open the official Walla Walla County PropertyAccess portal.
Use Walla Walla County Property Search.
Select the search type that matches your information.
The system supports parcel/property identifiers, address fields and additional advanced criteria.
Search by street number and street name.
Address searching is especially useful for homes in Walla Walla, College Place, Waitsburg and established subdivisions.
Use a partial street name when needed.
The county portal specifically allows a partial street-name search.
Open the matching parcel.
Verify Property ID, parcel number, abbreviated legal description, tax area, land-use code and situs address.
Check the owner section.
Confirm assessed owner, mailing address, percentage of ownership and any exemption code.
Expand Taxes and Assessment Details.
Review current statements, first-half and second-half amounts, payments, interest and the taxing jurisdictions attached to the parcel.
Review Roll Value History.
Compare past land, improvement, current-use, total appraised and taxable values.
Check Deed and Sales History.
Use deed date, instrument description, parties, sale price and document references as clues for Auditor research.
Walla Walla County Property Search Fields Explained
Property ID
A short internal account identifier shown prominently on each PropertyAccess parcel page.
Street Address
Search using street number plus full or partial street name.
Parcel Number
Walla Walla’s parcel identifier can encode township, range, section and map coordinates.
Advanced Search
Add subdivision, township, range, tax year, property type or other criteria to narrow results.
Doing Business As
Useful when researching commercial or personal-property records.
Subdivision
Helpful for platted residential developments.
Township / Range
Useful for rural and agricultural land.
Property Type
Narrow the search to real, personal or other available record types.
How to Read a Walla Walla County Parcel Number
The county’s own property-search instructions describe its parcel number as a structured number in a 6-6-4 format.
First 6 digits
Describe township, range and section using two digits for each component.
Next 6 digits
Represent x-y map coordinates using three digits for each coordinate.
Final 4 characters
Used when additional parcel description is needed.
Search shortcut: if the parcel number ends in zeros, the county search instructions say you may enter the number only through the last non-zero digit when using its parcel search.
Verify These Six Fields Before Using a Walla Walla Parcel Record
Property ID
Account
Parcel Number
Map key
Owner
Assessment
Situs Address
Location
Tax Area
Levy area
Year
2026 vs 2027
Walla Walla Property Record Field Decoder
Market Value
Washington requires taxable property to be valued at 100% of its true and fair market value unless a specific law provides otherwise.
Taxable Value
Value remaining after applicable current-use treatment and exemptions.
Current Use
Agricultural/open-space property can have a lower qualifying use value than unrestricted market value.
Productivity Loss
Difference between market value and qualifying productivity/current-use appraisal shown on applicable parcels.
Senior Appraised Value
PropertyAccess can separately identify value affected by a qualifying senior/disabled exemption.
Tax Area
Identifies the combination of taxing jurisdictions serving the parcel.
Land Use Code
State/local use code identifying residential, commercial, agricultural and other property uses.
Neighborhood
Appraisal grouping used to organize comparable property characteristics.
Roll Value History
Historical improvements, land market value, current-use value, total appraisal and taxable value.
How Walla Walla County Assesses Property in 2026
January 1 Value Date
Washington real property is listed and assessed with reference to its true and fair value as of January 1 of the assessment year.
Annual Revaluation
Walla Walla is an annual-revaluation county, even though physical inspection occurs on a longer rotation.
100% Market Value
Washington assesses taxable property at 100% of true and fair market value unless a special appraisal program applies.
Taxes the Following Year
Assessment-year values are used in the levy process for property taxes payable the following year.
Physical inspection cycle: Washington Department of Revenue classifies Walla Walla among annual-revaluation counties operating on a six-year physical inspection cycle.
Why does the 2026 value show N/A? PropertyAccess currently warns on selected 2026 appraisal pages that the year has not yet been certified, so new value fields can display N/A even though the same parcel already has a complete 2026 tax statement based on the prior assessment cycle.
How to Appeal a Walla Walla County 2026 Assessment
Start with Assessor
Ask staff to explain land, improvement, classification and comparable-property evidence.
Board of Equalization
Formal valuation appeals are filed with the Walla Walla County Board of Equalization.
July 1 rule
Washington law uses July 1 of the assessment year as one filing benchmark.
Notice-based deadline
Filing may also be allowed within 30 days after the value-change notice, or a longer county-adopted period if applicable, whichever is later.
Do not assume every 2026 Walla Walla appeal expired July 1. Current 2026 appraisal pages are still marked uncertified in PropertyAccess. Washington law makes the mailing/electronic notice date important, so use the deadline printed on your own value-change notice.
Board of Equalization contact: Washington Department of Revenue currently lists Jill Munns as Walla Walla County’s BOE contact at 509-524-2505.
Build an appeal packet around value evidence
- 2026 value-change notice
- Property ID and parcel number
- PropertyAccess parcel card
- Correct building square footage
- Condition / defect photographs
- Repair estimates
- Recent arm’s-length sales
- Comparable assessments
- Independent appraisal
- Closing statement or recorded deed
Walla Walla County Senior and Disabled Property Tax Exemptions
Senior Citizen
A qualifying owner may be eligible if age and county-specific combined-disposable-income requirements are met.
Retired Due to Disability
Washington also provides exemption eligibility for qualifying people retired from regular gainful employment because of disability.
Disabled Veteran
Qualifying veterans can participate under Washington’s service-connected disability rules.
Apply through the Assessor. Washington DOR currently lists Brandi Neissl as the Walla Walla County senior-exemption contact through the Assessor’s main line at 509-524-2560.
Do not use 2027 income thresholds for a 2026 tax bill. Washington enacted major relief-program changes in 2026 that apply to taxes levied for collection in 2027. Use the correct tax-year threshold table when determining eligibility.
2027 planning note: the state has already published higher Walla Walla County thresholds for 2027–2029. Current participants may automatically move to the appropriate benefit level when those new rules take effect.
Check Washington Senior / Disability Eligibility
Confirm age/disability/veteran qualification → review the correct Walla Walla income threshold → gather income documentation → apply with the County Assessor.
Walla Walla County Farm, Agricultural & Open-Space Assessment
Walla Walla’s property system includes Open Space, DFL and agricultural/timber value fields. Qualifying land can therefore show a large difference between unrestricted market value and the value used for current-use taxation.
Market Value
What the land would generally be worth without the qualifying current-use treatment.
Current / Productivity Value
Qualifying land is valued according to the statutory current-use program rather than unrestricted development potential.
Productivity Loss
PropertyAccess can show the reduction between market value and qualifying taxable-use appraisal.
Buyer warning: a low current-use taxable value does not mean that is the land’s market value. A sale or change in use can create additional-tax consequences unless the classification is properly continued.
Review Washington Open Space Taxation
Confirm current classification → review qualifying agricultural/open-space use → ask the Assessor about continuance before a transfer → investigate additional tax before changing use.
2026 Walla Walla County Business Personal Property
January 1 assessment date
Taxable business personal property is listed based on property held or used as of January 1.
April 30 filing deadline
Washington generally requires the annual personal-property listing to be filed with the county assessor by April 30.
Taxes due following year
The assessor uses the listing to establish value for taxes payable the following year.
The 2026 April 30 listing deadline has passed. A business that missed the filing should contact Walla Walla County’s personal-property staff instead of waiting for the tax bill.
Washington DOR currently lists Michelle Potts for Walla Walla personal-property administration through the Assessor’s office at 509-524-2560.
How to Search Walla Walla County Property Taxes
Search the parcel in PropertyAccess.
Use Walla Walla County Property Search.
Open the correct parcel.
Confirm owner, address and parcel number.
Expand “Taxes and Assessment Details.”
Current parcel pages contain annual tax statements within the same record.
Find the 2026 statement.
Review first-half base amount, second-half base amount, penalties, interest, base paid and amount due.
Expand Statement Details.
This breaks the bill into taxing jurisdictions such as county, city, school, state school levy, EMS, port, fire districts and other parcel-specific entities.
Use a future payment date when necessary.
PropertyAccess instructs users to enter the planned payment date and recalculate when obtaining a future-date payoff.
Open the Treasurer payment provider.
Use Walla Walla County Treasurer Payment Center.
Save the receipt.
Retain payment confirmation for escrow, closing, refinance or delinquency disputes.
Vacant and rural search tip: the Treasurer’s payment provider warns that some farmland, mountain land, vacant lots and contiguous lots do not display a searchable street address. For those parcels, use the Owner ID from the statement.
Walla Walla County 2026 Property Tax Due Dates
First half
First-half 2026 property taxes were due April 30.
Interest begins
Delinquent property tax generally begins accruing 1% interest per month after April 30.
3% penalty
Washington adds a 3% penalty to taxes still delinquent on June 1.
Second half
If the first half was paid by April 30, the remaining second half is due October 31.
Additional penalty
Taxes still owing on December 1 are subject to an additional 8% penalty under current state guidance.
If your first half was not paid by April 30, do not manually add penalties from this article. Open the live property record, enter your intended payment date and use the county’s recalculated payoff amount.
Walla Walla County Property Tax Estimator
Enter the parcel’s taxable assessed value and the combined levy rate per $1,000 shown for the applicable tax area. No rate is prefilled because Walla Walla parcels can belong to different cities, school districts, fire districts, road districts and special levy areas.
0.000000
Rate entered
$0.00
Estimated annual tax
Formula: taxable assessed value ÷ 1,000 × combined levy rate.
Use the live statement for the amount due. Current-use valuation, senior exemption treatment, parcel-specific fees, delinquency charges and taxing-area differences can make a simple calculation differ from the actual tax account.
How to Search Walla Walla County Property Sales
The county provides a separate Sales Search that is more powerful than simply reading one parcel’s transfer history.
Property Type
Residential, commercial, farm, mobile home and other available sale groups.
Sale Date
Set beginning and ending sale dates.
Price / Size
Filter by price, living area, year built and acreage.
Location
Filter by tax code area, tax district, subdivision, zoning and Geo ID ranges.
Walla Walla County Parcel Map Search
Identify the parcel first.
Save Property ID and parcel number from PropertyAccess.
Open the county Map Search.
Use Walla Walla County Map Search.
Match the parcel location.
Verify the selected geometry against situs address, township/range/section and neighboring parcels.
Use the map for assessment context.
Compare adjoining parcels, tax areas, rural tracts and subdivision patterns.
Return to the parcel record for values.
PropertyAccess is the better source for owner, building, value, sales and tax-statement details.
Parcel mapping is not a legal survey. Use recorded deeds, plats and a licensed surveyor when an exact boundary, easement, fence line or acreage dispute matters.
How to Search Walla Walla County Deeds, Liens & Recorded Property Records
Find the Assessor parcel first.
Save owner, parcel number, abbreviated legal description and any deed/sales references.
Open the Auditor’s EagleWeb document search.
Use Walla Walla County Recorded Document Search.
Choose Public Login.
Walla Walla County currently directs public users to the public-login option for online searching.
Search grantor or grantee.
A name search can be narrowed with document type or recording-date range.
Use Reception Number when known.
EagleWeb allows a direct search using a recorded document’s reception number.
Remember online images are unofficial.
The Auditor states that web images are watermarked and should not substitute for an official certified copy.
Online coverage
Recorded documents from January 1, 1951 to present.
Unofficial copy
Auditor currently lists $1.00 per page for official copies requested from the office.
Certified copy
$3.00 first page plus $1.00 for each additional page per document.
Auditor recording contact: the current EagleWeb portal identifies County Auditor Sheryl R. Park and lists the Recording Department at 500 W. Main Street, Walla Walla, WA 99362, phone 509-524-2549, with online-listed office hours of 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Walla Walla County Property Search Problems & Fixes
| Problem | What to do | Best source |
|---|---|---|
| Full address gives no result | Use only the street number and a partial street name, or switch to parcel number. | PropertyAccess |
| Vacant land has no address | Search by parcel number, Property ID, Owner ID or township/range information. | PropertyAccess |
| 2026 appraisal values show N/A | The selected assessment year may still be uncertified. Check prior roll history and contact the Assessor about the pending 2026 value. | Assessor |
| Need 2026 tax bill | Expand Taxes and Assessment Details and locate the 2026 statement. | PropertyAccess |
| First-half tax was missed | Enter the intended payment date and recalculate the live payoff instead of manually adding interest. | Treasurer / PropertyAccess |
| Need 2026 assessment appeal deadline | Read the value-change notice because Washington uses July 1 or the applicable notice-based period, whichever is later. | BOE / Assessor |
| Need senior exemption | Contact Walla Walla Assessor senior-exemption staff and use the correct tax-year income threshold. | Assessor |
| Farm tax value is much lower than market value | Check current-use status and productivity loss before interpreting the lower taxable value. | Assessor |
| Need comparable sales | Use Sales Search with date, property type, price, acreage and tax-area filters. | Sales Search |
| Need legal ownership | Search the Auditor’s recorded deed rather than relying only on Assessor ownership. | Auditor |
| Need exact property boundary | Use the recorded deed/plat and a professional survey instead of the tax map. | Auditor / Surveyor |
| Online deed image is watermarked | Order an official or certified copy from the Auditor when an official document is required. | Auditor |
Assessor, Treasurer, Board of Equalization & Auditor Contacts
Walla Walla County Assessor
Byron Burres
315 W. Main Street
Walla Walla, WA 99362
509-524-2560
Fax: 509-527-3241
bburres@wwcowa.gov
315 W. Main Street
Walla Walla, WA 99362
509-524-2560
Fax: 509-527-3241
bburres@wwcowa.gov
Walla Walla County Treasurer
Gordon Heimbigner
General Treasurer contact:
509-524-2751
gheimbigner@wwcowa.gov
Payment portal help:
509-524-2750
General Treasurer contact:
509-524-2751
gheimbigner@wwcowa.gov
Payment portal help:
509-524-2750
Board of Equalization
BOE Contact: Jill Munns
509-524-2505
jmunns@wwcowa.gov
Use for formal assessment-petition filing questions.
509-524-2505
jmunns@wwcowa.gov
Use for formal assessment-petition filing questions.
Auditor Recording Department
County Auditor Sheryl R. Park
500 W. Main Street
Walla Walla, WA 99362
509-524-2549
Online-listed hours:
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
500 W. Main Street
Walla Walla, WA 99362
509-524-2549
Online-listed hours:
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Walla Walla County Property Records Action Center
Find the parcel first, save its Property ID and parcel number, then use the official system responsible for the next task.
Property & Tax Search
Address, parcel, owner, values, taxes, sales and assessment history.
Parcel Map
Map location, neighboring parcels and geographic research.
Pay Property Taxes
Search current bill and submit electronic payment.
Recorded Documents
Deeds, liens, reconveyances, easements and official record research.
Walla Walla County Property Assessor FAQs
How do I search Walla Walla County property records?
Use the official Walla Walla County PropertyAccess system. You can search with parcel or property identifiers, street number and street name, and advanced criteria such as subdivision, township, range and property type. Open the correct parcel and verify the Property ID, parcel number, owner and situs address before using its values or tax information.
Who is the Walla Walla County Assessor in 2026?
Byron Burres is the current Walla Walla County Assessor. Washington Department of Revenue lists the Assessor at 315 West Main Street, Walla Walla, Washington 99362, with a main office phone number of 509-524-2560.
Are Walla Walla County 2026 property taxes available online?
Yes. The county PropertyAccess system currently displays 2026 property-tax statements with first-half and second-half amounts, taxing-jurisdiction detail, payment information, interest and amount due for individual parcels.
Why does my Walla Walla 2026 assessment show N/A?
The separate 2026 assessment year is used for taxes payable in 2027, and current PropertyAccess pages can state that the year is not yet certified. When an assessment year is uncertified, the portal can display N/A for current market, appraised and taxable-value fields while still showing prior-year value history and the separate 2026 tax statement.
How is property valued in Walla Walla County?
Washington requires taxable property to be assessed at 100% of its true and fair market value unless a specific exemption or special appraisal law applies. Walla Walla is an annual-revaluation county with a six-year physical inspection cycle.
What is the deadline to appeal a Walla Walla County 2026 assessment?
Washington law generally requires a petition to the county Board of Equalization by July 1 of the assessment year or within 30 days after the assessment or value-change notice was mailed or electronically delivered, or within a longer county-adopted filing period when applicable, whichever deadline is later. Use the deadline on the individual notice.
When is the second half of Walla Walla County 2026 property tax due?
If the first half was paid by April 30, the second half of the 2026 property tax is due October 31. If an earlier installment is delinquent, use the live PropertyAccess payoff because Washington interest and penalties can change the amount due.
Does Walla Walla County offer senior and disability property tax relief?
Yes. Washington provides property-tax exemption and deferral programs for qualifying seniors, people retired because of disability and qualifying disabled veterans. Applications are handled through the Walla Walla County Assessor and eligibility depends in part on the income threshold applicable to the correct tax year.
How do I find a deed or lien in Walla Walla County?
Use the Assessor property record to identify the owner, parcel number and any deed-history clues, then search the Walla Walla County Auditor’s EagleWeb system. The online recorded-document index covers documents recorded from January 1, 1951 to the present.
Can I use the Walla Walla County parcel map as a legal boundary survey?
No. The county parcel map is useful for tax assessment, property identification and geographic research, but exact boundaries should be verified with recorded deeds, plats and a licensed land surveyor when a boundary, acreage or encroachment question matters.
Official Sources & Editorial Verification
Walla Walla PropertyAccess
Property, parcel, address, assessment, tax, sales and value-history lookup.
Walla Walla Sales Search
Sale dates, price, acreage, property type, land-use and location filters.
Walla Walla Map Search
Parcel mapping and location research.
Washington DOR County Contacts
Current Assessor, Treasurer, BOE and appraisal-program contacts.
Revaluation Cycle
Confirms Walla Walla’s annual revaluation and six-year inspection cycle.
Washington Valuation Rules
January 1 valuation, annual assessment and 100% true-and-fair-value requirement.
RCW 84.40.038
Board of Equalization petition deadlines and good-cause waiver rules.
Washington Payment & Appeal Guide
Tax deadlines, delinquent interest, penalties and Board of Equalization routing.
Senior / Disability Relief
Washington exemption qualifications and application guidance.
2026 Relief-Law Changes
New rules effective for taxes levied for collection in 2027.
Open Space Taxation Act
Farm, agricultural, open-space valuation and transfer rules.
Walla Walla Auditor EagleWeb
Recorded documents from January 1, 1951, public login and copy information.
Treasurer Payment Center
Property-tax search, electronic payment and payment-history access.
Verified for this August 13, 2026 update: current Assessor Byron Burres; Assessor phone and address; Treasurer Gordon Heimbigner; BOE contact Jill Munns; current PropertyAccess search fields; structured parcel-number guidance; database updates during July 2026; active 2026 tax statements; uncertified 2026 appraisal-year pages displaying N/A; annual revaluation and six-year inspection cycle; Washington’s 100% true-and-fair-value requirement; April 30 and October 31 payment rules; current delinquency framework; Senior/Disability program routing; Auditor EagleWeb coverage from January 1, 1951; Auditor recording phone, hours and copy fees; and current public-login document search.
Workflow comparison only: our Volusia County Property Appraiser guide can help illustrate assessor-to-tax-collector research, but Washington and Florida have different assessment calendars, exemptions, appeal rules and taxing structures.
CountyPropertyAppraiser.org is an independent informational website. It is not affiliated with Walla Walla County, the Walla Walla County Assessor, Walla Walla County Treasurer, Walla Walla County Board of Equalization, Walla Walla County Auditor or Washington State Department of Revenue.
Property values, certification status, tax statements, exemptions, appeal deadlines, current-use classification, levy rates, payment balances, recorded documents and parcel maps can change. Verify time-sensitive information with the responsible government office before appealing an assessment, paying delinquent taxes, transferring property or making a legal or financial decision.
Editorial verification date: August 13, 2026.
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