Transparency Assessor Tool: https://localscape.property/#kingcountyassessor/My-Property
The King County Assessor developed an invaluable Localscape "transparency assessor tool" to calculate individual 2025 taxes and levy rates based on your home's appraised value. Current and past taxes, area median household income, area sales, and other useful data are resourced.
In 1981, I bought my 1,800 sf home on Education Hill for $92,000. According to the calculator, the 2023 average sales price in my area is $999,375.
My total property taxes in 2023 were $8961.80 (up $1,630 from 2022.) The calculator showed 2024 King County levy rates and dollar amounts on my property, as follows:
- Local School 29.30% - $2475.48
- City 11.04% - $849.3
- County 10.9% - $1311.16
- Library 3.57% - $282.98
- EMS 2.85% - $222.24
- Hospital 2.57% - $151.47
- Transit 2.12% - $160.53
- Port 1.03% - $102.61
- Flood .92% - $69.26
- STATE Taxes $2467.16 (schools, fire, roads, parks & recreation)
Total 2026 taxes may increase from 2025 owing to voter approved levies, bonds and the 1%/year allowable increase.
In 2024 voters passed a 14 cents /$1000 property tax for the King County Mental Health Crisis Centers; and King County's homeless hotel. LWSD passed a 6-year $676.9 million construction levy refresh measure. EvergreenHealth District No. 2 is proposing a 50 cents/$1000 levy lid-lift August 2025; and King County is proposing a 23 cents/$1000 parks, trails & open space 6-year levy refresh August 2025.
To check out the tax data on your home:
-- Bob Yoder, 7/25/2025
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