Marin’s rate of property tax growth slower than forecast

The assessed value of properties in Marin grew at a slower pace than expected last fiscal year.

The county finished the 2023-24 fiscal year at the end June with a growth rate of 4.27%, down from 6.34% in the previous fiscal year, Marin County Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk Shelly Scott said.

The newly certified property assessment roll totaled $105.6 billion, up $4.3 billion from a year earlier.

Josh Swedberg, the county’s budget director, projected a growth rate of 5%, which is the county’s historical average...