— Remember first installment property taxes are due soon. Mailed payments must be postmarked, put in a drop box, or paid online by Monday, May 2nd to avoid interest charges. Taxpayers who would like a receipt should include their email address to have a receipt emailed to them, or they must include a self-addressed stamped envelope with their payment to receive a hard copy receipt mailed to them.
Taxes may be paid as follows:
• Mailed payments must be postmarked by May 2, 2022, to avoid interest charges. Taxpayers should include the statement coupon 1 or write their property tax account number on their check or money order.
• Online using Jefferson County’s online payment service.
Credit card payments may be made online at co.jefferson.wa.us/337/Online-Property-Tax-Assessment-Payments or by phone at 1-877-812-8072. Instructions for both are on the back of the tax statement. The service provider charges a 2.5% fee with $2 minimum for credit card payments and a flat fee of $3.95 for payment with Visa Debit.
Electronic checks may be used to make payments, and the $2.00 service fee charged by the provider has been temporarily reduced to $0.50 during the pandemic. Go to the Jefferson County Treasurer’s webpage for instructions and fee amounts co.jefferson.wa.us/329/Treasurer
Drop boxes in Jefferson County for payment by check:
Dropbox in rear parking lot of the courthouse is open all year
Drop boxes at local banks are available through May 2nd during business hours at the following locations:
• Port Townsend 1st Security Bank of Washington
• Port Hadlock 1st Security Bank of Washington
• Port Ludlow Sound Community Bank
• In-person at the Treasurer’s Office at the Jefferson County Courthouse Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Please contact the Treasurer’s Office at treasurerstaff@co.jefferson.wa.us or 360-385-9150 with any questions.
Housing counseling and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to property owners. If you would like help determining opportunities to resolve delinquency and avoid foreclosure, you may contact the statewide homeownership hotline at 1-877-894-HOME (4663).
Senior citizens and disabled persons may contact the Assessor’s Office at 360-385-9105 to determine if they qualify for a property tax exemption on their owner-occupied residence. You must be 61 years old on December 31st of the year in which you apply or be fully disabled, and household income must be $40,000 or less. (RCW 84.36.381).
Additional medical deductions are allowed starting in 2021 for 2022 taxes (RCW 84.36.383 (1) jefferson.wa.us/157/Senior-Disabled-Exemption
