The News Tribune did an excellent article today about the 2009 Property Tax Assessments that came out on Friday in Pierce County.
I thought this article was very well researched and (however you feel about property taxes) gives good insight into what they’re thinking over at the Assessor Treasurers Office.
Here is a link to the cities (including Tacoma!) that actually saw DECREASES in property taxes this year.
On average, property tax bills went down for Tacomans by -.87%. We were joined by UP (-1.3%), Fife (11.43%), Puyallup (3.66%), Fircrest (1.44%), and Lakewood (1.34%). Certainly the pecentage of property tax we’re paying does not reflect the loss of value in these same areas, which is the focus of much of the News Tribune’s Article.
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