Barnett Associates Real Estate, LLC » snohomish county http://www.barnettassociates.net Barnett Associates Real Estate, LLC serves the greater Snohomish County region with real estate services for buyers and sellers. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:40:15 +0000 en hourly 1 Snohomish County Sale Tax increases to 9.5% in 2009 http://www.barnettassociates.net/snohomish-county-sale-tax-increases-2009/ http://www.barnettassociates.net/snohomish-county-sale-tax-increases-2009/#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 17:18:22 +0000 Toby Barnett http://www.barnettassociates.net/?p=1255 At the first of the year and at the beginning of April 2009, Snohomish County residents may have or may not have noticed the local sales increase, depending on the city, from 8.6% to 9.5%. The sales tax increase is aimed at improving local services; transportation, chemical dependency and mental health.

After reviewing the affected areas it looks that the cities with higher population and/or greater demand for services received the tax increase, Bothell/Snohomish, Everett, Lynnwood, Mill Creek, Mountlake Terrace and Woodway. But with the lack of information on Washington State’s website I am unable to determine how these services will be impacted.

I have email the Department of Revenue and received the following response: “The .005 sales tax increase for King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties was from the RTA going from .004 to .009. This was voted on by the public in last November’s general election”. Not much of an explanation. In the mean time the chart below has the break down for the Snohomish County sales tax.

City/Location
City Code #
Local Sales Tax Rate
State Sales Tax Rate
Total Sale Tax
Unicorp Areas
3100
2.1%
6.5%
8.6%
Unicorp Areas Non-RTA
4200
1.2%
6.5%
7.7%
Unicorp. P.T.B.A.
3131
3.0%
6.5%
9.5%
Unicorp. P.T.B.A Non-RTA
4231
2.1%
6.5%
8.6%
Arlington
3101
2.1%
6.5%
8.6%
Bothell/Snohomish
3120
3.0%
6.5%
9.5%
Brier
3102
3.0%
6.5%
9.5%
Darrington
3103
2.1%
6.5%
8.6%
Edmonds
3104
3.0%
6.5%
9.5%
Everett
3105
2.7%
6.5%
9.2%
Everett Non-RTA
4205
1.8%
6.5%
8.3%
Everett RDA
3165
2.7%
6.5%
9.2%
Gold Bar
3106
2.1%
6.5%
8.6%
Index
3108
2.1%
6.5%
8.6%
Lake Stevens
3109
2.1%
6.5%
8.6%
Lynnwood
3110
3.0%
6.5%
9.5%
Marysville
3111
2.1%
6.5%
8.6%
Mill Creek
3119
3.0%
6.5%
9.5%
Monroe
3112
2.1%
6.5%
9.5%
Mountlake Terrace
3113
3.0%
6.5%
9.5%
Mukilteo
3114
3.0%
6.5%
9.5%
Snohomish (City)
3115
2.1%
6.5%
8.6%
Stanwood
3116
2.1%
6.5%
8.6%
Sultan
3117
2.1%
6.5%
8.6%
Woodway
3118
3.0%
6.5%
9.5%
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With 5,695 lots and homes to sell at an average of 118.65 sales per month we have a 48 month supply; this does not take into account the 1,123 developer held lots.

In the calendar year of 2008 we average 159 new construction closings per month as compared to 310 closings per month in 2007.

The average sale price for a new home in Snohomish County is $385,128 which is a decline of 13% from one year ago at $435,194.

Market Area
# of Dev.
Avg. Monthly Sales
Lots/Homes to Sell
Dev. Held Lots
Alderwood
18
6.26
194
37
Arlington
16
1.25
163
101
Cathcart
2
0
15
11
Everett
13
2.72
212
18
Granite Falls
8
1.49
141
88
Marysville
33
19.73
927
129
Northcreek
88
42.43
2,061
416
Northwest
14
4.11
270
39
Paine Field
28
15.84
410
48
Sky Valley
18
3.51
295
133
Snohomish & Lake Stevens
36
18.44
898
88
Southwest
11
1.95
71
15
Tulalip
3
0.92
39
0
Totals
288
118.65
5,695
1,123

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