Leschi neighbor Patrick Callahan responds:
Your research motivated me to call the Assessor Office. Very helpful lady there alerted me that I could learn a lot by going to their webpage and entering my Account Number.
She indicated that the 1% cap was not as clear cut as one might hope. The whole basis for the tax is based on the LEVY RATE for the area where you live. For us in this area of Seattle it is currently 9.27% of assessed value. This rate has varied in recent years and this appears to be what triggers the change in your actual tax bill:
Levy Rate
2010 = 9.041%
2011 = 9.658
2012 = 10.165
2013 = 10.509
2014 = 10.291
2015 = 9.274
I multiplied my 2015 valuation x 9.74% and it came out very close to my tax bill.........so now I'm confused about how the 1% cap rate actually works to reduce the impact of higher valuations.
Who gets the $$$$$ ?
28 % = City of Seattle
25 % = Seattle Schools System
24% = State of Washington
14% = King County
other entities
$350 = Annual Surface water management...this appears to be a flat rate per home
Feel free to send any other real estate-related questions to me by leaving a comment to the blog here.
Happy Investing!
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