Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Property Taxes in Washington
The counties where property tax takes the smallest share of a home's value. Several are in states with no income tax offset, and a handful are in Alaska boroughs where there is effectively no municipal levy at all.
Where does yours land?
Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Washington ranked
| # | County | Effective rate | Median home | Annual tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Juan County | 0.569% | $726,500 | $4,131 |
| 2 | Lincoln County | 0.595% | $272,300 | $1,621 |
| 3 | Wahkiakum County | 0.605% | $344,500 | $2,084 |
| 4 | Garfield County | 0.610% | $214,200 | $1,306 |
| 5 | Klickitat County | 0.618% | $388,700 | $2,401 |
| 6 | Ferry County | 0.653% | $274,500 | $1,792 |
| 7 | Stevens County | 0.655% | $308,000 | $2,016 |
| 8 | Pend Oreille County | 0.665% | $307,800 | $2,048 |
| 9 | Island County | 0.703% | $535,300 | $3,765 |
| 10 | Kittitas County | 0.708% | $459,900 | $3,255 |
| 11 | Chelan County | 0.711% | $454,900 | $3,235 |
| 12 | Lewis County | 0.712% | $341,500 | $2,433 |
| 13 | Whatcom County | 0.712% | $536,100 | $3,819 |
| 14 | Skamania County | 0.715% | $472,600 | $3,380 |
| 15 | Jefferson County | 0.726% | $495,100 | $3,596 |
| 16 | Clallam County | 0.742% | $385,600 | $2,860 |
| 17 | Mason County | 0.751% | $377,400 | $2,833 |
| 18 | Franklin County | 0.763% | $345,700 | $2,638 |
| 19 | Okanogan County | 0.772% | $284,200 | $2,194 |
| 20 | Douglas County | 0.786% | $402,900 | $3,168 |
| 21 | Benton County | 0.788% | $369,400 | $2,910 |
| 22 | Snohomish County | 0.794% | $644,600 | $5,121 |
| 23 | Whitman County | 0.794% | $323,300 | $2,566 |
| 24 | Kitsap County | 0.797% | $505,700 | $4,030 |
| 25 | Asotin County | 0.800% | $286,200 | $2,289 |
| 26 | Cowlitz County | 0.813% | $367,400 | $2,988 |
| 27 | Yakima County | 0.818% | $281,100 | $2,299 |
| 28 | Pacific County | 0.821% | $274,000 | $2,250 |
| 29 | Grant County | 0.823% | $275,700 | $2,268 |
| 30 | Skagit County | 0.824% | $486,200 | $4,008 |
| 31 | Clark County | 0.836% | $487,900 | $4,080 |
| 32 | King County | 0.836% | $811,200 | $6,785 |
| 33 | Adams County | 0.837% | $251,300 | $2,104 |
| 34 | Spokane County | 0.863% | $370,500 | $3,196 |
| 35 | Columbia County | 0.865% | $256,100 | $2,215 |
| 36 | Grays Harbor County | 0.873% | $279,500 | $2,441 |
| 37 | Thurston County | 0.895% | $451,500 | $4,043 |
| 38 | Walla Walla County | 0.901% | $375,600 | $3,386 |
| 39 | Pierce County | 0.940% | $484,400 | $4,555 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 6.76%. 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
Lowest Property Taxes across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Washington