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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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Levy Division
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The Levy Division is responsible for calculating the property tax rate, maintaining the tax code areas (TCAs), preparing the Assessor 's Annual Report, and certifying the direct petition method (60% of value) for petitioned annexations as well as allocating the property to the appropriate district after any annexation is approved by the Boundary Review Board.

Understanding Taxing Districts and Levies 

The following is a presentation the Snohomish County Assessor's office offers to representatives of taxing districts each year to help them learn about the levy process. The information provided can be useful to anyone wanting to learn more about this process. The slides give basic information with some notes explaining how the simple levy process works and the limitations involved. Participants in the class are also given sample problems and worksheets to complete.

View the presentation (pdf format 92 KB)

Snohomish County Assessor Annual Reports for Taxes

The Annual Report is a good resource for property tax information such as the amount of taxes the districts will collect, the total assessed value for each district, the tax rate for each levy or TCA as well as other statistics about Snohomish County that you may find helpful. The Annual Report is completed every year after tax rolls have been certified to the Treasurer 's office in January.  Available online are tax years 2002 through 2012, as follows: 

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


For questions or comments relating to the levy division, you can contact us directly at:

Phone: 425-388-3646 Fax: 425-388-3961

Mail: 3000 Rockefeller Ave,

M/S 510; Everett, WA 98201 Email:

contact.assessor@co.snohomish.wa.us

For billing questions and/or making payments regarding your property taxes please contact the Treasurer's office:

Phone 425 388-3366 or visit their website at http://www.snoco.org/Departments/Treasurer/