For cars in their first ten years, the schedule Sound Transit uses values them 1.18 to 1.64 times as high as the 2006 schedule; the gap is largest for cars five to eight years old. The two schedules are nearly equal in year 11, and from year 12 to 15 the schedule in use values cars lower than the 2006 schedule.
| schedule | taxable_value_pct_of_msrp | year_of_service |
|---|---|---|
| Schedule in use (1990s) | 100 | 1 |
| 2006 schedule (after bonds retire) | 85 | 1 |
| Schedule in use (1990s) | 95 | 2 |
| 2006 schedule (after bonds retire) | 68.85 | 2 |
| Schedule in use (1990s) | 89 | 3 |
| 2006 schedule (after bonds retire) | 61.2 | 3 |
| Schedule in use (1990s) | 83 | 4 |
| 2006 schedule (after bonds retire) | 53.55 | 4 |
| Schedule in use (1990s) | 74 | 5 |
| 2006 schedule (after bonds retire) | 46.75 | 5 |
| Schedule in use (1990s) | 65 | 6 |
| 2006 schedule (after bonds retire) | 39.95 | 6 |
| Schedule in use (1990s) | 57 | 7 |
| 2006 schedule (after bonds retire) | 34.85 | 7 |
| Schedule in use (1990s) | 48 | 8 |
| 2006 schedule (after bonds retire) | 30.6 | 8 |
| Schedule in use (1990s) | 40 | 9 |
| 2006 schedule (after bonds retire) | 27.2 | 9 |
| Schedule in use (1990s) | 31 | 10 |
| 2006 schedule (after bonds retire) | 22.95 | 10 |
| Schedule in use (1990s) | 22 | 11 |
| 2006 schedule (after bonds retire) | 22.1 | 11 |
| Schedule in use (1990s) | 14 | 12 |
| 2006 schedule (after bonds retire) | 20.4 | 12 |
| Schedule in use (1990s) | 10 | 13 |
| 2006 schedule (after bonds retire) | 19.55 | 13 |
| Schedule in use (1990s) | 10 | 14 |
| 2006 schedule (after bonds retire) | 17.85 | 14 |
| Schedule in use (1990s) | 10 | 15 |
| 2006 schedule (after bonds retire) | 13.6 | 15 |
| Schedule in use (1990s) | 10 | 16 |
| 2006 schedule (after bonds retire) | 8.5 | 16 |