WASHINGTON PROPERTY TAX · 2026
Washington property tax calculator
Washington's effective property tax rate is 0.754%: owner-occupiers paid a median $4,556 a year on homes with a median value of $564,600. On a $300,000 home, that rate comes to $2,262.00 a year.
Property tax estimate
- Property tax a year
- $2,262.00
- A month
- $188.50
- Rate
- 0.754%, statewide
Washington property tax by county
| County | Effective rate | Median tax | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | 0.721% | $2,147 | $273,300 |
| Asotin County | 0.723% | $2,340 | $325,600 |
| Benton County | 0.758% | $3,163 | $407,800 |
| Chelan County | 0.645% | $3,503 | $490,100 |
| Clallam County | 0.682% | $3,050 | $421,800 |
| Clark County | 0.767% | $4,290 | $522,900 |
| Columbia County | 0.737% | $2,303 | $271,200 |
| Cowlitz County | 0.808% | $3,245 | $397,500 |
| Douglas County | 0.761% | $3,319 | $432,500 |
| Ferry County | 0.566% | $1,801 | $283,400 |
| Franklin County | 0.741% | $2,750 | $379,300 |
| Garfield County | 0.957% | $1,574 | $239,200 |
| Grant County | 0.738% | $2,339 | $299,500 |
| Grays Harbor County | 0.709% | $2,512 | $314,000 |
| Island County | 0.656% | $3,999 | $593,300 |
| Jefferson County | 0.65% | $3,818 | $535,000 |
| King County | 0.759% | $7,114 | $859,900 |
| Kitsap County | 0.718% | $4,279 | $555,100 |
| Kittitas County | 0.656% | $3,552 | $497,400 |
| Klickitat County | 0.624% | $2,639 | $425,300 |
| Lewis County | 0.675% | $2,581 | $385,800 |
| Lincoln County | 0.603% | $1,744 | $292,800 |
| Mason County | 0.716% | $3,006 | $411,800 |
| Okanogan County | 0.641% | $2,281 | $299,800 |
| Pacific County | 0.705% | $2,395 | $334,800 |
| Pend Oreille County | 0.562% | $2,142 | $367,900 |
| Pierce County | 0.848% | $4,770 | $526,600 |
| San Juan County | 0.529% | $4,253 | $799,200 |
| Skagit County | 0.749% | $4,308 | $545,100 |
| Skamania County | 0.562% | $3,532 | $529,500 |
| Snohomish County | 0.722% | $5,364 | $696,000 |
| Spokane County | 0.78% | $3,434 | $410,700 |
| Stevens County | 0.614% | $2,065 | $350,600 |
| Thurston County | 0.823% | $4,209 | $480,300 |
| Wahkiakum County | 0.585% | $2,392 | $396,800 |
| Walla Walla County | 0.853% | $3,492 | $408,900 |
| Whatcom County | 0.68% | $4,087 | $585,800 |
| Whitman County | 0.773% | $2,691 | $359,600 |
| Yakima County | 0.792% | $2,463 | $310,100 |
Washington property tax questions
How much is property tax in Washington?
Washington's effective property tax rate is 0.754%: owner-occupiers paid a median $4,556 a year on homes with a median value of $564,600. On a $300,000 home, that rate comes to $2,262.00 a year.
Which county in Washington has the highest property tax?
Garfield County, with an effective rate of 0.957%; San Juan County has the lowest, at 0.529%. On a $300,000 home that is $2,871.00 a year in Garfield County and $1,587.00 in San Juan County.
Why might a Washington tax bill differ from this estimate?
The rate is what owner-occupiers in Washington paid on average in 2020 through 2024, as a share of their homes' value. An actual bill depends on the home's assessed value, the levies where it sits and the exemptions its owner claims.
What the calculator leaves out
- The rate is the total real estate tax owner-occupiers reported paying divided by the total value they reported for their homes, not a tax rate set by law.
- The rate already reflects the exemptions, caps and credits typical owner-occupiers received, so the calculator does not subtract a homestead exemption again.
- An actual bill depends on the home's assessed value, the levies where it sits and the exemptions its owner claims.
- Survey estimates for small counties have wide margins of error.
Rates and medians are American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: taxes owners paid in those years, not 2026 bills.