The Okanogan County Board of Equalization reviewed multiple adjacent appeals for parcels in the 9 Mile Ranch area (BOE25-015, BOE25-017 and BOE25-013) and lowered land valuations after considering more recent sales submitted by petitioners. The board noted the market in 9 Mile Ranch showed variation across eight internal sections, and fresher comps indicated lower per-acre prices for some sections than were reflected in the assessor's prior values.
For the pair of split parcels that could not be sold separately, the BOE set the land value to $3,000 per acre for the affected parcels; the board adjusted values so the five-acre parcel (tax ID ending in 37) was set at $15,000 and the larger remainder at $45,000 for a combined total of $60,000 for the two parcels where the petitioner had sought dramatic reductions. On a separate parcel (4027250020, BOE25-015) the board set land at $42,000 and left improvements at $2,900 for a total of $44,900. Another adjacent parcel (BOE25-013) was overruled to $55,000 total (approximately $2,750 per acre). The board explained that market behavior within the 9 Mile Ranch estate is sectional, with some sections holding higher values (lake views, access) and others lower values, and that petitioners had submitted sales nearer in time showing lower per-acre figures. Assessors' staff acknowledged the values in the area had been higher in 2022 and that more recent sales had moderated values in some sections.
The BOE repeatedly emphasized it uses the most relevant, proximate and recent sales it can find and makes adjustments to account for lot size, home sites and other characteristics; board members said they used fresher comps to arrive at the lowered per-acre numbers and split parcels were revalued individually when appeals showed the paperwork and parcel mapping required it.
The decisions will be reflected in parcel records and petitioners will receive written decisions; as always either side may appeal to the State Board of Tax Appeals.