Attention Wright County residents: check your mailboxes and inboxes, as the county’s Assessor’s Department has officially sent out notifications of property values. The notices were dispatched on Tuesday, March 18, and will continue to land in traditional and electronic locations today and tomorrow, the department confirmed.

This yearly update, essential for property owners to understand potential tax implications, leverages data from a sales study encompassing the period from Oct. 1, 2023, to Sept. 30, 2024. The department has worked to promptly conduct this assessment and to seamlessly communicate the new values with residents. Property owners eager to get a head start can already visit the Assessor's webpage to view their updated property values, along with a detailed map illustrating the 1,619 residential sales that were instrumental to the study.

The county emphasizes the importance of these notifications as a transparent measure to keep property owners informed about changes that may affect their annual budgeting. It is recommended to thoroughly review the provided details and to reach out to the Assessor’s Department directly with any queries or concerns. For those looking to delve deeper into the methodology behind their assessment, the map of the sales study is particularly telling, revealing the movement of the housing market throughout the county.