Pierce County Property Tax Lookup: Find Your Bill and Value
To look up Pierce County property taxes, search your address or 10-digit parcel number in the Assessor-Treasurer's online parcel search. It shows your assessed value, your tax bill, what is due, and the property's sales history.
Pierce County puts every parcel's tax record online for free. You do not need an account, and you do not need to pay a third-party site. The lookup takes about two minutes.
How to look up your property taxes
- Go to the Pierce County Assessor-Treasurer parcel search.
- Search by street address or by your 10-digit parcel number. The parcel number is printed on your tax statement.
- Open your parcel from the results.
- Review the summary, then open the tax and value sections.
If you would rather start from the county's main page, the Parcel and Property Information page links to the same search plus the county's maps.
What the record shows
| Section | What you will find |
|---|---|
| Taxes | The current year's bill, what has been paid, and what is due |
| Assessed value | Land and building value for the current and prior years |
| Sales | Recorded sale dates and prices for the parcel |
| Property details | Square footage, year built, bedrooms, and other characteristics |
| Tax code area | Which taxing districts apply to your address |
Take a minute with the property details. If the county has the wrong square footage or bedroom count, your assessment is built on it, and so is every online estimate that pulls from public records.
How to pay
The county's Tax Bills and Payments page lists the options.
- Online: through the same parcel search
- By mail: check payable to Pierce County, mailed to Pierce County Finance, P.O. Box 11621, Tacoma, WA 98411-6621, with your remittance stub or parcel number
- In person: at the Assessor-Treasurer office, 2401 S. 35th St., Room 142, Tacoma, or the Finance office at 1501 Market Street, Suite 120, Tacoma
Statements are mailed in February. The first half is due April 30 and the second half is due October 31.
Phone numbers worth saving
| Need | Number |
|---|---|
| Automated tax and value information | (253) 798-3333 |
| Assessor-Treasurer customer service, exact amounts due | (253) 798-6111 |
| Check on a payment that has not posted | (253) 798-7554 |
If your mortgage company pays your taxes
Most owners with a mortgage pay taxes through an escrow account. Your lender requests the bill and pays the county for you.
Look yourself anyway. The county says a lender follows the same payment rules as any taxpayer, and if a lender does not request the statement, it gets mailed to you. I suggest checking the record in mid-May and mid-November to confirm each half posted.
Assessed value is not what your home would sell for
This is the most common confusion I see. The assessed value in your record is a tax figure. The county sets it by mass appraisal as of January 1, using sales from the year before. It can sit well above or below what a buyer would pay today.
For the 2026 assessment, the county reported an average residential value of $524,488. The typical Puyallup home value on Zillow at the same time was about $565,000. Those are different measurements built for different jobs.
If the value looks wrong
You have two paths. Call the Assessor-Treasurer's office to ask how the value was set, or file an appeal with the Board of Equalization. Appeals have a firm deadline each summer, so do not wait for the tax bill to show up in February. I walk through the steps in my post on appealing a Pierce County assessment.
Frequently asked questions
How do I look up my property taxes in Pierce County?
Search your address or 10-digit parcel number in the Pierce County Assessor-Treasurer's online parcel search. The record shows your assessed value, current bill, payments, and amount due.
Where do I find my Pierce County parcel number?
It is the 10-digit number printed on your property tax statement. You can also find it by searching your street address in the county's parcel search.
Can I pay Pierce County property taxes online?
Yes. Online payment runs through the same parcel search you use to look up your bill.
Is my assessed value the same as my home's market value?
No. Assessed value is set for tax purposes as of January 1 using the prior year's sales. Market value is what a buyer would pay today.
Related reading
- When Are Pierce County Property Taxes Due?
- Why Did My Puyallup Property Taxes Go Up?
- How to Appeal a Pierce County Property Assessment
- Pierce County Senior Property Tax Exemption: Who Qualifies
Question about what your record means for a sale? Reach out.
If something in your county record looks off, or you are wondering how your assessed value lines up with what the home would sell for, call, text, or email me.
Austin Robertson
Real Estate Broker, Robertson & Co.
253.225.2395 | austin@robertsonand.co
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Equal Housing Opportunity. Austin Robertson, License # 21036843, Austin Robertson and Allena Robertson Real Estate Brokers, regulated by the Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL). This article is general information only. It is not legal, tax, insurance, lending, or construction advice, and it is not an appraisal of any property. Costs, rates, and rules change. Confirm the details with the sources linked above before you act.
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