39 counties · 2025 · Washington Department of Revenue
Washington property tax levy rates by county
Counties in Washington range from $5.92 per $1,000 in San Juan County to $12.33 per $1,000 in Whitman County on the 2025 average levy rate (per $1,000 of assessed value); the median county is $8.53 per $1,000. The source's Statewide row prints $8.96 per $1,000. Period and source: taxes due in 2025, from the Department of Revenue's Property Tax Statistics 2025 (October 2025).
- 1Highest average levy rate Whitman $12.33 per $1,000
- 2Middle Ferry $8.53 per $1,000
- 3Lowest average levy rate San Juan $5.92 per $1,000
- 4Counties ranked 39
What the figures are
This page reproduces the Department of Revenue's average levy rate for each county for taxes due in 2025, in dollars per $1,000 of assessed value, split into the state school levy, local regular levies and local special (voter-approved) levies, with the county's 2024 average and its effective tax rate. Each is an average over every taxing district in the county, not the rate on any one bill. Period: taxes due in 2025, from the Department of Revenue's Property Tax Statistics 2025 (October 2025).
Average levy rate. The Department gives the average levy rates "Per $1,000 of assessed value." (Property Tax Statistics 2025, p. 92)
Effective rate. "Effective property tax rates express taxes as a percent of current market value rather than current assessed value." The Department prints them to one decimal place. (Property Tax Statistics 2025, p. 91)
- These are county averages. A property's own rate is the sum of the levies of the districts it sits in (county, city, school, fire, port and so on), which the averages do not show.
- The state, local regular and local special parts add up to the average levy rate on every row to within a cent, as printed; the effective rate is a separate figure on market value.
All 39 counties, 2025
Ranked by average levy rate (per $1,000 of assessed value), highest first. Click a heading to sort.
| # | County | Average levy 2025 | 2024 | State part | Local regular | Local special | Effective rate 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitman | $12.33 | $13.40 | $2.92 | $4.79 | $4.63 | 0.9% |
| 2 | Columbia | $12.19 | $10.95 | $2.30 | $6.80 | $3.09 | 1.2% |
| 3 | Garfield | $10.99 | $10.88 | $2.74 | $5.29 | $2.97 | 0.9% |
| 4 | Asotin | $10.93 | $10.79 | $2.91 | $4.13 | $3.89 | 0.8% |
| 5 | Walla Walla | $10.24 | $9.45 | $2.60 | $3.98 | $3.66 | 0.9% |
| 6 | Adams | $10.21 | $10.64 | $2.67 | $4.84 | $2.70 | 0.8% |
| 7 | Pierce | $10.14 | $10.13 | $2.39 | $3.99 | $3.75 | 0.9% |
| 8 | Thurston | $9.89 | $9.72 | $2.26 | $3.28 | $4.35 | 1.0% |
| 9 | Spokane | $9.85 | $9.26 | $2.29 | $3.40 | $4.16 | 0.9% |
| 10 | Lincoln | $9.79 | $9.61 | $2.78 | $4.12 | $2.88 | 0.8% |
| 11 | Clark | $9.54 | $8.95 | $2.43 | $3.68 | $3.43 | 0.9% |
| 12 | Grant | $9.43 | $9.64 | $2.86 | $4.21 | $2.36 | 0.7% |
| 13 | Yakima | $9.07 | $8.70 | $2.42 | $3.54 | $3.12 | 0.8% |
| 14 | King | $8.94 | $9.20 | $2.25 | $4.15 | $2.54 | 0.8% |
| 15 | Cowlitz | $8.88 | $8.41 | $2.37 | $3.55 | $2.97 | 0.8% |
| 16 | Benton | $8.79 | $8.81 | $2.27 | $3.09 | $3.44 | 0.8% |
| 17 | Skagit | $8.70 | $8.60 | $2.26 | $3.46 | $2.99 | 0.8% |
| 18 | Kitsap | $8.62 | $8.33 | $2.48 | $3.71 | $2.44 | 0.8% |
| 19 | Grays Harbor | $8.60 | $8.51 | $2.33 | $4.08 | $2.19 | 0.8% |
| 20 | Ferry | $8.53 | $8.66 | $2.70 | $4.49 | $1.34 | 0.7% |
| 21 | Klickitat | $8.50 | $8.62 | $2.44 | $4.29 | $1.77 | 0.7% |
| 22 | Okanogan | $8.50 | $8.47 | $2.72 | $3.36 | $2.43 | 0.7% |
| 23 | Clallam | $8.42 | $7.86 | $2.42 | $4.12 | $1.88 | 0.8% |
| 24 | Skamania | $8.38 | $8.49 | $2.46 | $3.93 | $1.99 | 0.7% |
| 25 | Franklin | $8.32 | $7.79 | $2.37 | $2.24 | $3.72 | 0.8% |
| 26 | Snohomish | $8.32 | $8.25 | $2.35 | $2.98 | $2.99 | 0.8% |
| 27 | Jefferson | $8.22 | $8.29 | $2.40 | $4.29 | $1.53 | 0.7% |
| 28 | Mason | $8.11 | $7.78 | $2.39 | $3.72 | $1.99 | 0.7% |
| 29 | Lewis | $8.05 | $7.14 | $2.39 | $3.77 | $1.89 | 0.7% |
| 30 | Whatcom | $8.05 | $7.58 | $2.32 | $3.08 | $2.65 | 0.8% |
| 31 | Pend Oreille | $7.95 | $8.37 | $2.51 | $3.79 | $1.65 | 0.7% |
| 32 | Douglas | $7.73 | $8.21 | $2.40 | $3.38 | $1.95 | 0.7% |
| 33 | Chelan | $7.71 | $7.57 | $2.53 | $3.16 | $2.02 | 0.6% |
| 34 | Stevens | $7.68 | $7.59 | $2.34 | $3.51 | $1.83 | 0.7% |
| 35 | Pacific | $7.29 | $7.00 | $2.29 | $3.60 | $1.40 | 0.7% |
| 36 | Island | $7.28 | $7.27 | $2.12 | $3.32 | $1.84 | 0.7% |
| 37 | Kittitas | $7.22 | $6.91 | $2.51 | $2.94 | $1.76 | 0.6% |
| 38 | Wahkiakum | $6.17 | $5.81 | $2.42 | $2.50 | $1.25 | 0.6% |
| 39 | San Juan | $5.92 | $5.39 | $2.32 | $2.83 | $0.77 | 0.6% |
| Statewide (as printed) | $8.96 | $8.93 | $2.32 | $3.76 | $2.87 | 0.8% |
A Washington rate applies to assessed value after exemptions, and these are county averages, so no example bill is computed.
How to appeal an assessment in Washington
- Petition the county board of equalization for a change in the assessed valuation: on or before July 1 of the year of the assessment, or within thirty days after the value notice was mailed, or within a limit of up to sixty days adopted by the county, whichever is later (RCW 84.40.038(1)). (source)
- Ask for the appeal to be heard by the state Board of Tax Appeals without a county hearing: only where the assessor, the owner and a majority of the county board agree; the state board may reject the request, and the county board then hears it (RCW 84.40.038(3)). (source)
Read from the Revised Code of Washington. The section read does not cover an appeal from a county board decision to the state board; the county board's decision notice says how to take that step. Sources: RCW 84.40.038, Appeal of valuation or assessment (Revised Code of Washington), read October 27, 2026. The official notice and the body hearing the appeal govern the dates; this is not legal advice.
Questions
What is the property tax rate in Washington?
Washington publishes no single rate. This page reproduces the Department of Revenue's average levy rate for each county for taxes due in 2025, in dollars per $1,000 of assessed value, split into the state school levy, local regular levies and local special (voter-approved) levies, with the county's 2024 average and its effective tax rate. For 2025 it runs from $5.92 per $1,000 in San Juan County to $12.33 per $1,000 in Whitman County; the median county is $8.53 per $1,000.
Which Washington county has the highest average levy rate?
Whitman County, at $12.33 per $1,000, among the 39 counties ranked here; San Juan County is lowest at $5.92 per $1,000. These are county figures, so a single property's rate can be higher or lower.
Is the average levy rate the rate on my tax bill?
No. It is the Department of Revenue's average levy rate for each county for taxes due in 2025, in dollars per $1,000 of assessed value, split into the state school levy, local regular levies and local special (voter-approved) levies, with the county's 2024 average and its effective tax rate. These are county averages. A property's own rate is the sum of the levies of the districts it sits in (county, city, school, fire, port and so on), which the averages do not show.
Did Washington average levy rates change from 2024 to 2025?
Of the 39 counties ranked here, 11 fell, 28 rose and 0 stayed the same. The largest rise was in Lewis County ($7.14 to $8.05) and the largest fall in Whitman County ($13.40 to $12.33).
How do I appeal a property assessment in Washington?
Petition the county board of equalization for a change in the assessed valuation: on or before July 1 of the year of the assessment, or within thirty days after the value notice was mailed, or within a limit of up to sixty days adopted by the county, whichever is later (RCW 84.40.038(1)). Ask for the appeal to be heard by the state Board of Tax Appeals without a county hearing: only where the assessor, the owner and a majority of the county board agree; the state board may reject the request, and the county board then hears it (RCW 84.40.038(3)). Source: RCW 84.40.038.
Other states
Town-by-town rates: New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Maine and Massachusetts. County or district figures, by census region: Northeast: New York, Vermont; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming. The states page compares them; the assessed-versus-market-value guide explains why a rate alone does not fix a bill.
Source: Washington State Department of Revenue, Property Tax Statistics 2025 (Average levy rate per $1,000 of assessed value by county for taxes due 2018 to 2025 (p. 92), effective tax rate as a percent of market value for 2024 and 2025 (p. 91), and the 2025 state, local regular and local special levy rates (pp. 93-94), for the 39 counties and the state; read twice, both reads identical). Checks: the table was read twice, independently, and both reads agreed on all 40 rows; for every county and the state, the state, local regular and local special parts add up to the printed average levy rate within a cent, and pp. 93-94 print the same 2025 and 2024 totals as p. 92; rows outside three interquartile ranges of the other counties are flagged; no two neighbouring rows repeat the same figures. Last checked October 27, 2026. See the methodology. Figures are reproduced from the official publication; the county, town or state office that issues the bill governs. Not tax or legal advice.