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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. A chart showing the tax rates for all 39 counties is posted below. The top chart has the highest tax rate on top. The bottom chart is in alphabetical order.
2008 PROPERTY TAX LEVY RATES
2008 Average State and Local Levy Rates by County |
| County |
State Levy
(Rate applied to local tax base) |
Local Regular |
Local Special |
Total |
Tax bill for a $450,000 home |
|
Whitman |
2.15 |
5.63 |
5.80 |
13.58 |
$6,111.00 |
|
Franklin |
2.21 |
4.66 |
6.93 |
13.80 |
$6,210.00 |
|
Grant |
2.21 |
6.21 |
4.70 |
13.12 |
$5,904.00 |
|
Adams |
$2.00 |
$5.96 |
$5.02 |
$12.97 |
$5,836.50 |
|
Walla Walla |
2.28 |
5.43 |
4.93 |
12.64 |
$5,688.00 |
|
Asotin |
2.21 |
4.97 |
5.25 |
12.45 |
$5,602.50 |
|
Pacific |
2.48 |
5.79 |
3.75 |
12.01 |
$5,404.50 |
|
Benton |
1.98 |
5.06 |
4.92 |
11.96 |
$5,382.00 |
|
Lincoln |
2.00 |
5.34 |
4.42 |
11.76 |
$5,292.00 |
|
Yakima |
2.03 |
5.31 |
4.14 |
11.48 |
$5,166.00 |
|
Grays Harbor |
2.27 |
4.87 |
4.21 |
11.35 |
$5,107.50 |
|
Spokane |
1.93 |
4.35 |
5.05 |
11.33 |
$5,098.50 |
|
Douglas |
2.19 |
5.01 |
4.11 |
11.31 |
$5,089.50 |
|
Columbia |
2.03 |
6.14 |
3.10 |
11.27 |
$5,071.50 |
|
Garfield |
1.96 |
4.70 |
4.35 |
11.01 |
$4,954.50 |
|
Chelan |
2.64 |
4.85 |
3.50 |
10.99 |
$4,945.50 |
|
Cowlitz |
2.23 |
4.95 |
3.69 |
10.87 |
$4,891.50 |
|
Pierce |
2.07 |
4.51 |
4.24 |
10.82 |
$4,869.00 |
|
Okanogan |
2.31 |
4.88 |
3.23 |
10.43 |
$4,693.50 |
|
Pend Oreille |
3.35 |
4.88 |
1.89 |
10.12 |
$4,554.00 |
|
Klickitat |
2.26 |
5.11 |
2.62 |
9.99 |
$4,495.50 |
|
Whatcom |
2.43 |
4.25 |
3.18 |
9.86 |
$4,437.00 |
|
Stevens |
2.36 |
4.60 |
2.90 |
9.86 |
$4,437.00 |
|
Mason |
2.42 |
4.75 |
2.68 |
9.85 |
$4,432.50 |
|
Clark |
1.92 |
4.27 |
3.61 |
9.80 |
$4,410.00 |
|
Thurston |
2.01 |
3.98 |
3.78 |
9.77 |
$4,396.50 |
|
Lewis |
2.18 |
4.89 |
2.57 |
9.64 |
$4,338.00 |
|
King |
2.13 |
4.33 |
2.96 |
9.42 |
$4,239.00 |
|
Ferry |
2.04 |
5.77 |
1.20 |
9.02 |
$4,059.00 |
|
Skagit |
2.01 |
3.63 |
3.37 |
9.02 |
$4,059.00 |
|
Snohomish |
1.91 |
3.35 |
3.69 |
8.94 |
$4,023.00 |
|
Kitsap |
2.03 |
4.04 |
2.70 |
8.77 |
$3,946.50 |
|
Wahkiakum |
2.10 |
3.54 |
2.80 |
8.45 |
$3,802.50 |
|
Kittitas |
2.38 |
3.58 |
2.40 |
8.36 |
$3,762.00 |
|
Skamania |
2.25 |
4.99 |
1.11 |
8.36 |
$3,762.00 |
|
Jefferson |
2.04 |
4.16 |
2.03 |
8.23 |
$3,703.50 |
|
Clallam |
2.25 |
3.93 |
1.97 |
8.15 |
$3,667.50 |
|
Island |
1.93 |
2.79 |
2.05 |
6.77 |
$3,046.00 |
|
San Juan |
2.19 |
2.35 |
0.98 |
5.52 |
$2,484.00 |
|
State Average |
$2.08 |
$4.23 |
$3.40 |
$9.72 |
$4,374.00 |
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2008 PROPERTY TAX LEVY RATES - (Alphabetical Order)
2008 Average State and Local Levy Rates by County |
| County |
State Levy
(Rate applied to local tax base) |
Local Regular |
Local Special |
Total |
Tax bill for a $450,000 home |
|
Adams |
$2.00 |
$5.96 |
$5.02 |
$12.97 |
$5,836.50 |
|
Asotin |
2.21 |
4.97 |
5.25 |
12.45 |
$5,602.50 |
|
Benton |
1.98 |
5.06 |
4.92 |
11.96 |
$5,382.00 |
|
Chelan |
2.64 |
4.85 |
3.50 |
10.99 |
$4,945.50 |
|
Clallam |
2.25 |
3.93 |
1.97 |
8.15 |
$3,667.50 |
|
Clark |
1.92 |
4.27 |
3.61 |
9.80 |
$4,410.00 |
|
Columbia |
2.03 |
6.14 |
3.10 |
11.27 |
$5,071.50 |
|
Cowlitz |
2.23 |
4.95 |
3.69 |
10.87 |
$4,891.50 |
|
Douglas |
2.19 |
5.01 |
4.11 |
11.31 |
$5,089.50 |
|
Ferry |
2.04 |
5.77 |
1.20 |
9.02 |
$4,059.00 |
|
Franklin |
2.21 |
4.66 |
6.93 |
13.80 |
$6,210.00 |
|
Garfield |
1.96 |
4.70 |
4.35 |
11.01 |
$4,954.50 |
|
Grant |
2.21 |
6.21 |
4.70 |
13.12 |
$5,904.00 |
|
Grays Harbor |
2.27 |
4.87 |
4.21 |
11.35 |
$5,107.50 |
|
Island |
1.93 |
2.79 |
2.05 |
6.77 |
$3,046.00 |
|
Jefferson |
2.04 |
4.16 |
2.03 |
8.23 |
$3,703.50 |
|
King |
2.13 |
4.33 |
2.96 |
9.42 |
$4,239.00 |
|
Kitsap |
2.03 |
4.04 |
2.70 |
8.77 |
$3,946.50 |
|
Kittitas |
2.38 |
3.58 |
2.40 |
8.36 |
$3,762.00 |
|
Klickitat |
2.26 |
5.11 |
2.62 |
9.99 |
$4,495.50 |
|
Lewis |
2.18 |
4.89 |
2.57 |
9.64 |
$4,338.00 |
|
Lincoln |
2.00 |
5.34 |
4.42 |
11.76 |
$5,292.00 |
|
Mason |
2.42 |
4.75 |
2.68 |
9.85 |
$4,432.50 |
|
Okanogan |
2.31 |
4.88 |
3.23 |
10.43 |
$4,693.50 |
|
Pacific |
2.48 |
5.79 |
3.75 |
12.01 |
$5,404.50 |
|
Pend Oreille |
3.35 |
4.88 |
1.89 |
10.12 |
$4,554.00 |
|
Pierce |
2.07 |
4.51 |
4.24 |
10.82 |
$4,869.00 |
|
San Juan |
2.19 |
2.35 |
0.98 |
5.52 |
$2,484.00 |
|
Skagit |
2.01 |
3.63 |
3.37 |
9.02 |
$4,059.00 |
|
Skamania |
2.25 |
4.99 |
1.11 |
8.36 |
$3,762.00 |
|
Snohomish |
1.91 |
3.35 |
3.69 |
8.94 |
$4,023.00 |
|
Spokane |
1.93 |
4.35 |
5.05 |
11.33 |
$5,098.50 |
|
Stevens |
2.36 |
4.60 |
2.90 |
9.86 |
$4,437.00 |
|
Thurston |
2.01 |
3.98 |
3.78 |
9.77 |
$4,396.50 |
|
Wahkiakum |
2.10 |
3.54 |
2.80 |
8.45 |
$3,802.50 |
|
Walla Walla |
2.28 |
5.43 |
4.93 |
12.64 |
$5,688.00 |
|
Whatcom |
2.43 |
4.25 |
3.18 |
9.86 |
$4,437.00 |
|
Whitman |
2.15 |
5.63 |
5.80 |
13.58 |
$6,111.00 |
|
Yakima |
2.03 |
5.31 |
4.14 |
11.48 |
$5,166.00 |
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State Average |
$2.08 |
$4.23 |
$3.40 |
$9.72 |
$4,374.00 |
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