Politics & Government
King County Property Taxes Going Up: See How Much
Property taxes are increasing in many cities around King County due to increased statewide school funding and local tax levies.
BELLEVUE, WA - Property taxes in cities around King County will increase a lot in 2018, with some cities seeing increases of between 15 to 30 percent. Taxes are increasing to pay for a boost in statewide school funding, part of the McCleary decision, plus local tax levies.
State lawmakers last summer passed a biennial budget with $7.3 billion for basic education. On top of that increase, new funding levies were approved in November, including the county-wide Veterans, Seniors and Human Services levy.
“Without doubt voters are going to see a property tax increase due to the funding model the legislature has passed to fund education. So at a local level we are building more tools and supporting more legislation to increase transparency and fairness around the property tax. It is a work in progress and we will continue working on behalf of King County taxpayers,” King County Assessor John Wilson said in a statement.
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Here's how much you can expect your property taxes to go up, according to the assessor's office:
| City | Median Taxes | Median Tax Increase |
| Bellevue | $7,272 | 21.56% |
| Enumclaw | $3,343 | 12.71% |
| Issaquah | $7,275 | 17.30% |
| Kirkland | $5,689 | 16.26% |
| Lake Forest Park | $5,849 | 16.10% |
| Mercer Island | $10,448 | 18.18% |
| Redmond | $6,981 | 19.59% |
| Renton | $4,732 | 10.82% |
| Sammamish | $7,896 | 16.92% |
| Seattle | $5,708 | 16.91% |
| Shoreline | $5,171 | 19.30% |
| Woodinville | $6,364 | 11.27% |
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