Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Cowlitz County is $1,752.00 per year, based on a median home value of $191,500.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.91% of property value.

Cowlitz County collects relatively high property taxes, and is ranked in the top half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the thirty-nine counties in Washington, Cowlitz County is ranked 19th by median property taxes, and 14th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Cowlitz County collects a median of 0.91% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Washington. This is partially because the median property value in Cowlitz County is $95,700.00 lower than the Washington median property value of $287,200.00.

Property tax assessments in Cowlitz County are the responsibility of the Cowlitz County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Kelso, Washington.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Cowlitz County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Cowlitz County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Cowlitz County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Cowlitz County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Cowlitz County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).