Census-designated place Maple Heights-Lake Desire is a census-designated place in Washington, in King County. A census-designated place is an unincorporated community that the Census Bureau defines for statistics; it has no city government of its own.
The median owner-occupied home in Maple Heights-Lake Desire had a real-estate tax bill of $7,169 (± $729) a year, compared with $4,361 in Washington and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $753,300 (± $74,246), compared with $519,800 in Washington and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Maple Heights-Lake Desire | Washington | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,694 ± 572 | 7,740,984 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $7,169 ± $729 | $4,361 ± $16 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $753,300 ± $74,246 | $519,800 ± $2,550 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $131,042 ± $31,258 | $94,952 ± $476 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 0.95% ± 0.13 points | 0.84% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 87.5% ± 7.3 points | 63.9% ± 0.3 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 29.4% ± 8.3 pointsrough guide only: the margin of error is 28% of the estimate | 31.0% ± 0.2 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 29.5% ± 9.4 pointsrough guide only: the margin of error is 32% of the estimate | 24.0% ± 0.2 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
If property taxes go unpaid in Washington
How it works. County superior-court tax foreclosure followed by treasurer public auction and tax deed
Excess sale money. RCW 84.64.080 directs excess over minimum bid, after recorded water-sewer liens and statutory amounts, to record owner upon application. If no application is made within 3 years after sale, excess is deposited in county current expense fund and claims are extinguished
These rules are set by Washington, not by Maple Heights-Lake Desire, so this section is the same for every place in the state. Last verified 2026-09-25. See the full Washington entry with statute links.