MOUNT VERNON — Are property taxes in Washington state fair? It depends on whom you ask.
At a meeting on the Skagit Valley College campus Thursday, King County Assessor Scott Noble told local legislators and members of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, “Our system is quite fair — with exceptions.”
California residents pay property taxes that are 15 percent higher than those in Washington, Noble told the legislators, even though taxes in California are based on a home’s purchase price. Here, the property tax is based on current home values, which have gone up dramatically in the past few years.
