Comparison of Effective Property Tax Rates* for
Taxes Due in 1991-1998
County |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
|
Adams |
1.41% |
1.32% |
1.34% |
1.36% |
1.40% |
1.37% |
1.36% |
1.30% |
|
Asotin |
1.31 |
1.32 |
1.41 |
1.34 |
1.24 |
1.15 |
1.17 |
1.19 |
|
Benton |
1.43 |
1.32 |
1.34 |
1.32 |
1.62 |
1.24 |
1.33 |
1.38 |
|
Chelan |
1.31 |
1.30 |
1.22 |
1.22 |
1.17 |
1.13 |
1.09 |
1.11 |
|
Clallam |
1.06 |
0.97 |
0.97 |
0.97 |
1.05 |
1.06 |
1.10 |
1.13 |
|
Clark |
1.36 |
1.25 |
1.26 |
1.30 |
1.34 |
1.34 |
1.36 |
1.28 |
|
Columbia |
1.38 |
1.29 |
1.38 |
1.39 |
1.41 |
1.21 |
1.23 |
1.16 |
|
Cowlitz |
1.10 |
1.07 |
1.11 |
1.10 |
1.08 |
1.05 |
1.10 |
1.06 |
|
Douglas |
1.38 |
1.29 |
1.35 |
1.32 |
1.23 |
1.22 |
1.29 |
1.23 |
|
Ferry |
0.85 |
1.00 |
0.87 |
0.93 |
1.04 |
0.99 |
1.07 |
1.00 |
|
Franklin |
1.50 |
1.50 |
1.45 |
1.49 |
1.38 |
1.34 |
1.38 | 1.38 |
|
Garfield |
1.66 |
1.31 |
1.39 |
1.53 |
1.31 |
1.30 |
1.37 | 1.59 |
|
Grant |
1.33 |
1.27 |
1.18 |
1.26 |
1.23 |
1.16 |
1.27 |
1.29 |
|
Grays Harbor |
1.39 |
1.25 |
1.32 |
1.26 |
1.26 |
1.22 |
1.17 |
1.14 |
|
Island |
0.93 |
0.87 |
0.89 |
0.88 |
0.92 |
0.92 |
0.99 |
0.98 |
|
Jefferson |
1.07 |
0.95 |
1.00 |
1.07 |
1.07 |
1.04 |
1.08 |
1.12 |
|
King |
1.12 |
1.06 |
1.13 |
1.17 |
1.22 |
1.23 |
1.27 |
1.18 |
|
Kitsap |
1.19 |
1.10 |
1.21 |
1.22 |
1.08 |
1.25 |
1.31 |
1.26 |
|
Kittitas |
1.20 |
1.10 |
1.07 |
1.01 |
0.98 |
0.96 |
0.98 |
0.87 |
|
Klickitat |
1.25 |
1.18 |
1.10 |
1.15 |
1.05 |
0.98 |
1.00 |
1.05 |
|
Lewis |
1.22 |
1.13 |
1.15 |
1.13 |
1.08 |
1.04 |
1.06 |
1.08 |
|
Lincoln |
1.42 |
1.36 |
1.44 |
1.43 |
1.36 |
1.33 |
1.34 |
1.28 |
|
Mason |
1.21 |
1.10 |
1.12 |
1.06 |
1.01 |
1.00 |
1.04 |
1.04 |
|
Okanogan |
1.23 |
1.21 |
1.22 |
1.29 |
1.17 |
1.14 |
1.12 |
1.07 |
|
Pacific |
1.26 |
1.22 |
1.09 |
1.00 |
1.01 |
0.95 |
1.03 |
1.07 |
|
Pend Oreille |
0.93 |
0.94 |
0.95 |
1.09 |
0.96 |
0.93 |
0.94 |
0.96 |
|
Pierce |
1.53 |
1.41 |
1.46 |
1.42 |
1.43 |
1.38 |
1.44 |
1.47 |
|
San Juan |
0.85 |
0.71 |
0.70 |
0.73 |
0.77 |
0.73 |
0.76 |
0.76 |
|
Skagit |
1.15 |
1.07 |
1.07 |
1.04 |
1.13 |
1.15 |
1.20 |
1.21 |
|
Skamania |
0.98 |
0.98 |
0.92 |
0.93 |
0.96 |
0.93 |
0.93 |
0.87 |
|
Snohomish |
1.15 |
1.04 |
1.15 |
1.17 |
1.19 |
1.21 |
1.24 |
1.23 |
|
Spokane |
1.48 |
1.37 |
1.32 |
1.32 |
1.34 |
1.33 |
1.37 |
1.30 |
|
Stevens |
1.10 |
1.07 |
1.09 |
1.02 |
0.92 |
0.93 |
0.99 |
1.05 |
|
Thurston |
1.45 |
1.41 |
1.38 |
1.38 |
1.25 |
1.29 |
1.36 |
1.38 |
|
Wahkiakum |
1.03 |
0.97 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
0.98 |
0.93 |
0.93 |
0.90 |
|
Walla Walla |
1.33 |
1.25 |
1.30 |
1.37 |
1.36 |
1.28 |
1.29 |
1.31 |
|
Whatcom |
1.10 |
0.92 |
1.00 |
1.04 |
1.06 |
1.07 |
1.12 |
1.14 |
|
Whitman |
1.35 |
1.29 |
1.36 |
1.32 |
1.24 |
1.20 |
1.28 |
1.26 |
|
Yakima |
1.29 |
1.17 |
1.18 |
1.12 |
1.22 |
1.16 |
1.17 |
1.21 |
|
TOTAL |
1.21% |
1.12% |
1.18% |
1.20% |
1.22% |
1.19% |
1.26% |
1.22% |
_____________________________________________________________*Effective property tax rates express taxes as a percent of current market value rather than current assessed value.
This rate is calculated by dividing the total amount of taxes due by the total full market or actual value.