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Assessor debuts property‑tax estimator, warns buyers of tax increases when caps lift

3633327 · June 3, 2025
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Summary

Washington County Assessor Russell Hill unveiled a QR‑code property‑tax estimator to help prospective homebuyers predict tax bills when Amendment 79 caps end after a sale, and showed examples where new buyers can face steep tax increases.

Washington County Assessor Russell Hill presented a new property‑tax estimator tool to the County Services Committee designed to help homebuyers understand potential tax bills when the protections of Amendment 79 (the property‑tax cap) are removed after a sale.

Hill showed the committee countywide market‑value trends, noting unprecedented growth…

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