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Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year

Lowest Property Tax Bills in Washington

The smallest annual property tax bills in the country in dollar terms. Low home values do most of the work here, so a low bill is not the same thing as a low rate.

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Washington ranked

#County Annual taxMedian homeEffective rate
1 Garfield County $1,306$214,2000.610%
2 Lincoln County $1,621$272,3000.595%
3 Ferry County $1,792$274,5000.653%
4 Stevens County $2,016$308,0000.655%
5 Pend Oreille County $2,048$307,8000.665%
6 Wahkiakum County $2,084$344,5000.605%
7 Adams County $2,104$251,3000.837%
8 Okanogan County $2,194$284,2000.772%
9 Columbia County $2,215$256,1000.865%
10 Pacific County $2,250$274,0000.821%
11 Grant County $2,268$275,7000.823%
12 Asotin County $2,289$286,2000.800%
13 Yakima County $2,299$281,1000.818%
14 Klickitat County $2,401$388,7000.618%
15 Lewis County $2,433$341,5000.712%
16 Grays Harbor County $2,441$279,5000.873%
17 Whitman County $2,566$323,3000.794%
18 Franklin County $2,638$345,7000.763%
19 Mason County $2,833$377,4000.751%
20 Clallam County $2,860$385,6000.742%
21 Benton County $2,910$369,4000.788%
22 Cowlitz County $2,988$367,4000.813%
23 Douglas County $3,168$402,9000.786%
24 Spokane County $3,196$370,5000.863%
25 Chelan County $3,235$454,9000.711%
26 Kittitas County $3,255$459,9000.708%
27 Skamania County $3,380$472,6000.715%
28 Walla Walla County $3,386$375,6000.901%
29 Jefferson County $3,596$495,1000.726%
30 Island County $3,765$535,3000.703%
31 Whatcom County $3,819$536,1000.712%
32 Skagit County $4,008$486,2000.824%
33 Kitsap County $4,030$505,7000.797%
34 Thurston County $4,043$451,5000.895%
35 Clark County $4,080$487,9000.836%
36 San Juan County $4,131$726,5000.569%
37 Pierce County $4,555$484,4000.940%
38 Snohomish County $5,121$644,6000.794%
39 King County $6,785$811,2000.836%

Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.

Nationwide

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