If you disagree, appeal," Wilhoite said. The property tax calculator was built just for that reason. With it, homeowners can get an estimate of what their tax bill is based on the CTR.

County officials have calculated potential property-tax bills for homes of median value in more than 80 metro-area communities (with at least 5,000 residents). For each community, the figures ...

So if your home’s property value was frozen at $200,000, five years from now, if your home is now worth $220,000, you’ll be paying taxes on a $200,000 home and not a $220,000 home.

Several errors and omissions were made in the page 1 chart accompanying the Feb. 13 story about property taxes. All tax comparisons should have compared 2005 with 2006 taxes. In rural Kelso, for a ...