Assessor's Office

Typically 42% - 47% of all property taxes that you pay are from voter approved levies. This includes cities, schools, parks, fire districts, and more... Read more

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. Learn more about levies and our property tax system

In 2012, 13 of the 16 taxing district requests to voters for funding were 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 since 2007. Sales that occurred in 2012 will be used to calculate the new 2013 assessments, which will be used to calculate taxes due in 2014. Learn more about annual reports