2008 Property tax rates by county

SAN JUAN COUNTY

Property tax comparison by county

San Juan County property tax rate lowest in state

posted 08/07/2009
Property tax rates in San Juan County are the lowest in the state. In 2008 the state average property tax rate was $9.72 on a thousand dollars of assessed value. In San Juan County it was $5.52.

Taxes on a $450,000 were $4374 for the state average; $2,484 for SJC.

A homeowner in San Juan County paying a $4,374 tax bll would own a $792,000 property.

The chart below was created by taking the amount of $2484 and using each county's tax rate to determine the value of a house having that tax rate.

In other words, a Whatcom County homeowner with a $251,926 house pays the same amount of property tax ($2484) as a San Juan County homeowner who owns a $450,000 house. In King County, the house would be worth $263,694; in Jefferson County $301,822. The closest was Island County with $366,912. The biggest difference was Franklin County with $180,000.

COMPARISON OF PROPERTY TAXES The value of a house in the 38 other counties with the same tax bill as a $450,000 house in San Juan County. The data came from the State Department of Revenue.
County	tax rate	If you owned a $450,000 home in 2008 this is what you paid in taxes	If you paid $2,484 in 2008 this is what your house was worth
Adams	$12.97	$5,836.50	$191,518
Asotin	12.45	$5,602.50	$199,518
Benton	11.96	$5,382.00	$207,692
Chelan	10.99	$4,945.50	$266,023
Clallam	8.15	$3,667.50	$304,785
Clark	9.80	$4,410.00	$253,469
Columbia	11.27	$5,071.50	$220,408
Cowlitz	10.87	$4,891.50	$228,518
Douglas	11.31	$5,089.50	$219,628
Ferry	9.02	$4,059.00	$275,388
Franklin	13.80	$6,210.00	$180,000
Garfield	11.01	$4,954.50	$225,613
Grant	13.12	$5,904.00	$189,329
Grays Harbor	11.35	$5,107.50	$218,854
Island	6.77	$3,046.50	$366,912
Jefferson	8.23	$3,703.50	$301,822
King	9.42	$4,239.00	$263,694
Kitsap	8.77	$3,946.50	$283,238
Kittitas	8.36	$3,762.00	$297,129
Klickitat	9.99	$4,495.50	$248,648
Lewis	9.64	$4,338.00	$257,676
Lincoln	11.76	$5,292.00	$211,224
Mason	9.85	$4,432.50	$252,182
Okanogan	10.43	$4,693.50	$238,159
Pacific	12.01	$5,404.50	$206,827
Pend Oreille	10.12	$4,554.00	$245,454
Pierce	10.82	$4,869.00	$229,787
San Juan	5.52	$2,484.00	$450,000
Skagit	9.02	$4,059.00	$275,388
Skamania	8.36	$3,762.00	$297,129
Snohomish	8.94	$4,123.00	$277,852
Spokane	11.33	$5,098.50	$219,240
Stevens	9.86	$4,437.00	$251,926
Thurston	9.77	$4,396.50	$254,247
Wahkiakum	8.45	$3,802.50	$293,964
Walla Walla	12.64	$5,688.00	$196,518
Whatcom	9.86	$4,437.00	$251,926
Whitman	13.58	$6,111.00	$182,916
Yakima	11.48	$5,166.00	$216,376
State Average	$9.72	$4,374.00	$255,555

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