Property Tax Statistics 1998

Table 19

 
Comparison of Average Levy Rates* by  County

by Year Due, 1991-1998
County
 
  
 1991
 
  1992
 
  1993
 
  1994
 
 1995
 
 1996
 
 1997
 
 1998
                    
Adams
   
$15.20 
$14.34 
$14.55 
$14.56 
$14.85 
$14.42 
$14.73 
14.56 
Asotin
   
 14.60 
 15.56 
 16.84 
 16.74 
 17.06
 15.61 
 15.61 
14.47 
Benton
   
 15.60 
 15.02 
 15.30 
 14.92 
 14.54
   13.83 
 15.01 
15.33 
Chelan
   
 14.97 
 15.22 
 14.88 
 15.01 
 14.23
 13.73 
 13.18 
13.08 
Clallam
   
 12.91 
 12.86 
 13.12 
 12.20 
 12.54
 11.71 
 12.43 
12.14
                    
Clark
   
 14.17 
 12.93 
 12.96 
 13.40 
 13.86 
 13.87 
 13.87 
13.40 
Columbia
  
 14.48 
 13.27 
 14.09 
 15.89 
 15.08 
 13.64 
 14.89 
13.31 
Cowlitz
   
 12.44 
 11.92 
 12.21 
 12.37 
 11.99 
 12.04 
 12.09 
11.76 
Douglas
   
 14.59 
 14.72 
 14.80 
 14.60 
 13.54 
 13.56 
 14.07 
13.53 
Ferry
 
  
  9.80 
 11.17 
 11.05 
 11.33 
 12.33 
 11.58 
 12.10 
12.48
                    
Franklin
  
 15.93 
 16.23 
 16.22 
 16.66 
 15.70 
 15.77 
 15.47 
15.37 
Garfield
  
 17.63 
 14.71 
 14.40 
 15.55 
 13.97 
 15.24 
 14.58 
16.90 
Grant
   
 14.38 
 14.28 
 14.62 
 15.31 
 15.08 
 14.63 
 14.60 
15.03 
Grays Harbor
   
 14.74 
 14.00 
 15.29 
 14.80 
 14.92 
 14.21 
 13.36 
12.71 
Island
   
  9.69 
  9.07 
  9.04 
  8.88 
  9.33 
  9.45 
 10.00 
 9.86
                    
Jefferson
   
 11.82 
 11.07 
 12.35 
 12.59 
 12.64 
 11.72 
 11.71 
11.88 
King
   
 11.70 
 12.56 
 12.25 
 12.67 
 13.07 
 13.81 
 13.77 
13.02 
Kitsap
   
 13.35 
 12.27 
 13.44 
 13.23 
 11.93 
 14.11 
 14.49 
14.02 
Kittitas
   
 12.88 
 13.05 
 13.18 
 12.37 
 12.29 
 11.19 
 11.58 
10.51 
Klickitat
   
 13.12 
 12.72 
 12.82 
 12.47 
 11.44 
 11.21 
 12.28 
11.37
                    
Lewis
   
 12.89 
 13.04 
 13.55 
 13.65 
 13.34 
 12.39 
 12.15 
12.17 
Lincoln
   
 14.88 
 14.93 
 15.44 
 15.97 
 15.43 
 15.25 
 14.90 
15.00 
Mason
   
 13.63 
 14.29 
 15.15 
 14.44 
 13.48 
 12.56 
 12.03 
12.58 
Okanogan
   
14.47 
 14.49 
 14.68 
 15.79 
 14.30 
 13.84 
 13.93 
13.88 
Pacific
   
 14.54 
 14.85 
 14.94 
 13.98 
 13.55 
 12.81 
 12.84 
12.29
                    
Pend Oreille
   
 10.59 
 10.90 
 11.55 
 14.50 
 13.48 
 13.41 
 12.77 
12.78 
Pierce
   
 16.56 
 16.05 
 16.20 
 16.24 
 16.30 
 15.90 
 15.90 
15.85 
San Juan
   
 10.28 
  9.34 
  9.22 
  8.52 
  8.41 
  8.10 
  7.93 
 8.10 
Skagit
   
 12.88 
 11.63 
 11.69 
 11.56 
 12.64 
 12.34 
 12.97 
12.98 
Skamania
   
 10.26 
 10.47 
 10.79 
 10.23 
 10.90 
 10.50 
 10.79 
10.71
                    
Snohomish
   
 13.64 
 12.46 
 13.46 
 13.20 
 12.89 
 13.28 
 13.88 
13.82 
Spokane
   
 16.36 
 16.44 
 17.68 
 15.76 
 15.55 
 15.36 
 15.50 
14.99 
Stevens
   
 12.15 
 12.14 
 12.14 
 12.27 
 11.63 
 11.82 
 11.17 
11.59 
Thurston
   
 16.04 
 15.39 
 15.12 
 15.15 
 13.81 
 14.89 
 15.26 
14.94 
Wahkiakum
   
 11.88 
 11.26 
 11.81 
 12.46 
 11.76 
 11.65 
 11.71 
11.25
                    
Walla Walla
   
 14.05 
 14.19 
 14.87 
 15.71 
 14.91 
 14.95 
 14.78 
14.55 
Whatcom
   
 14.07 
 14.44 
 13.96 
 13.00 
 12.86
 12.63 
 12.75 
12.72 
Whitman
   
 15.29 
 15.45 
 16.43 
 15.67 
 16.62 
 17.20 
 16.88 
14.39 
Yakima
   
 14.28 
 14.07 
 14.87 
 13.90 
 15.35 
 14.01 
 13.83 
13.57
                    
TOTAL
   
$13.14
 
 $13.25
 
 $13.36
 
 $13.44 
$13.53
 
 $13.82
 
 $13.93
 
$13.52 
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*Per $1,000 of assessed value.