Property taxes in Washington
At $4,439, the median annual property tax bill in Washington is 24% above the national figure of $3,580, ranking 10 of 52, with King County the highest county at $6,476.
Two houses with the same price can carry very different tax bills. That gap is decided county by county.
| Rank | County | Typical figure | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King County | $6,476 | 0.85% of value |
| 2 | Snohomish County | $4,883 | 0.82% of value |
| 3 | Pierce County | $4,361 | 0.98% of value |
| 4 | San Juan County | $3,974 | 0.59% of value |
| 5 | Clark County | $3,910 | 0.86% of value |
| 6 | Kitsap County | $3,841 | 0.83% of value |
| 7 | Skagit County | $3,821 | 0.86% of value |
| 8 | Thurston County | $3,802 | 0.92% of value |
| 9 | Island County | $3,556 | 0.74% of value |
| 10 | Whatcom County | $3,523 | 0.74% of value |
| 11 | Jefferson County | $3,419 | 0.76% of value |
| 12 | Skamania County | $3,263 | 0.74% of value |
| 13 | Chelan County | $3,082 | 0.75% of value |
| 14 | Walla Walla County | $3,033 | 0.91% of value |
| 15 | Spokane County | $2,974 | 0.90% of value |
| 16 | Douglas County | $2,967 | 0.81% of value |
| 17 | Kittitas County | $2,914 | 0.70% of value |
| 18 | Cowlitz County | $2,821 | 0.85% of value |
| 19 | Benton County | $2,779 | 0.82% of value |
| 20 | Clallam County | $2,684 | 0.76% of value |
| 21 | Mason County | $2,670 | 0.78% of value |
| 22 | Franklin County | $2,558 | 0.83% of value |
| 23 | Whitman County | $2,549 | 0.85% of value |
| 24 | Lewis County | $2,336 | 0.76% of value |
| 25 | Grays Harbor County | $2,241 | 0.90% of value |
| 26 | Klickitat County | $2,229 | 0.63% of value |
| 27 | Asotin County | $2,195 | 0.82% of value |
| 28 | Grant County | $2,194 | 0.90% of value |
| 29 | Pacific County | $2,185 | 0.87% of value |
| 30 | Yakima County | $2,144 | 0.84% of value |
| 31 | Columbia County | $2,058 | 0.90% of value |
| 32 | Wahkiakum County | $1,989 | 0.62% of value |
| 33 | Okanogan County | $1,972 | 0.79% of value |
| 34 | Adams County | $1,953 | 0.90% of value |
| 35 | Stevens County | $1,921 | 0.69% of value |
| 36 | Pend Oreille County | $1,901 | 0.66% of value |
| 37 | Ferry County | $1,703 | 0.67% of value |
| 38 | Lincoln County | $1,595 | 0.69% of value |
| 39 | Garfield County | $1,344 | 0.71% of value |
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Methodology
Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates. We store one row per county and roll counties up to state level, weighting each county by its population so that large metros are not treated the same as very small counties.
The median real-estate tax bill shown for a state is that population-weighted figure, not a simple average of county values. National comparisons use the same method across all states, so the state-versus-U.S. gap you see is a like-for-like comparison.
These are survey estimates, not transaction records, and they describe typical households rather than any individual situation. Nothing here is personalised financial advice.
The effective rate we show is our own calculation: median real-estate taxes paid divided by median home value in the same place. It is a comparison tool, not a millage rate, and it does not account for exemptions, caps or assessment lags.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).