Pierce County: Your Property Tax Bills Will Be Higher This Year

PIERCE COUNTY, WA — With property tax bills set to roll out in mid-February, the Pierce County Assessor's Office is reminding homeowners that this year's statements could pack a bit of a sticker shock.

"There's no sugar-coating it, property tax bills will be bigger this year," Assessor-Treasurer Mike Lonergan said.

The assessor's office said the most notable spikes will be in Lakewood, University Place, Parkland, Spanaway and Fircrest, where most will see double-digit increases — with some as high as 20 percent. Property taxes in Tacoma and Gig Harbor will go up an average of 14 percent. In the cities of Edgewood, Steilacoom and DuPont, taxes this year were estimated to jump between 4 and 9 percent on average.

Puyallup city officials said effective tax rates in the city would actually be lower in 2020, due in part to a paid-off library levy, and city leaders choosing not to collect the full amount of property taxes that is permitted by law.

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