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Assessor's Office


Cindy Portmann Assessor
425 388-3433
Snohomish County Washington
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Cindy Portmann Assessor
Typically 42% - 47% of all property taxes that you pay are from voter approved levies. This includes cities, schools, parks, fire districts, and more...


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Washington State has a 'budget-based' property tax system, so the taxing districts budgets and voter approved measures determine how much you pay. Simply put, when values decline levy rates increase, when values increase, levy rates decrease. Click Here to learn more about levies and our property tax system.


In 2010, 33 of the 44 taxing district requests to voters for funding was passed by voters.


The decrease in total residential assessed value county-wide started with the 2008 Jan. 1st assessment and reflected the decline in the market in 2007. This value was used to calculate taxes owing in 2009 according to state law.


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Exemptions
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The Exemption Division is responsible for the administration of various programs available to property owners to help reduce property taxes.  Among these are:

  • Senior Citizen/Disabled Person Property Tax Exemption Program
    Senior Citizen/Disabled Person Property Tax Deferral Program
  • Property Tax Deferral for Home Owners with Limited Income
  • Open Space Classifications
    Designated Forestlands
  • Special Valuation for Historical Property
  • 30% Home Improvement Exemption
  • New & Rehabilitated Multiple-Unit Dwellings in Urban Centers Exemption
  • Non-Profit Exemptions (granted by the Department of Revenue)
    Homes for the Aging Exemptions (granted by the Department of Revenue)

The Exemption Division is located in the Customer Service Center of the Administration East building of the County Campus.

 

The following resources are available to assist you in understanding property taxes and property tax relief programs:

 

For questions, comments or applications relating to property tax relief programs, you can contact us directly at:

Phone: 425-388-3540

Fax: 425-388-3615

Mail: 3000 Rockefeller Ave, M/S 510; Everett, WA 98201

Email: contact.assessor@co.snohomish.wa.us