Where I lived pre-prop 13 taxes were based purely on the assessed value of the house. If the assessed value doubled in five years, so did the taxes. And there

Where I lived pre-prop 13 taxes were based purely on the assessed value of the house. If the assessed value doubled in five years, so did the taxes. And there was no cap on tax rates. I don't know if it was a state-level thing or if tax districts all did their own calculations back then.