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Stark County presentation leads Gladstone Board to approve 2026 property valuations
Summary
Stark County’s tax equalization official reported a countywide rise in residential valuations and recommended increases to keep market-value ratios within the state’s 90–100% tolerance; Gladstone’s Board of Equalization reviewed and approved the 2026 figures.
Natalie Wandler, Stark County Director of Tax Equalization, told Gladstone officials that 44 usable sales across small cities in Stark County, including one in Gladstone, informed the county’s 2026 equalization figures. “All residential structures received a 4–5% increase,” she said, to keep Stark County within the State of North Dakota’s required 90–100% market-value tolerance.
Wandler reported Gladstone’s 2026 market value is $19,028,100 and the taxable value is $863,796, representing a market-value increase of $1,313,400 and a taxable-value increase of $59,913 from 2025. She also reported new construction totaling $440,500 in residential work and $165,100 in commercial work. Gladstone currently has eight Homestead Credits and two Veteran Credits applied for 2026; Wandler noted the State is offering a $1,600 Primary Residence Credit for eligible residents (the April 1 application deadline had recently passed).
After reviewing the county’s materials, the Board of Equalization voted to approve the equalization figures. The motion to approve was made by Councilmember Niki Larson and seconded by Councilmember Mitchell Kovash; the motion carried. The Board adjourned at 5:52 PM.
