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Best Property Tax Counties in Washington

Effective property tax rate vs national benchmarks Compare rankings across all 39 counties.

Average Property Tax Score
58/100
Top County
San Juan County
Counties Ranked
39

Top 10

#1
San Juan County
WA
78/100
#2
Lincoln County
WA
75/100
#3
Wahkiakum County
WA
74/100
#4
Garfield County
WA
73/100
#5
Klickitat County
WA
72/100
#6
Ferry County
WA
68/100
#7
Stevens County
WA
68/100
#8
Pend Oreille County
WA
67/100
#9
Island County
WA
63/100
#10
Kittitas County
WA
62/100

All Washington Counties Ranked

#CountyProperty Tax ScoreOverall Score
1San Juan County, WA
78
55.5
2Lincoln County, WA
75
60.9
3Wahkiakum County, WA
73.7
69.1
4Garfield County, WA
73.2
54.4
5Klickitat County, WA
72.3
52.7
6Ferry County, WA
68.2
58
7Stevens County, WA
68
55.1
8Pend Oreille County, WA
66.9
54.7
9Island County, WA
63
50.7
10Kittitas County, WA
62.3
41.8
11Chelan County, WA
61.9
42
12Lewis County, WA
61.8
37.2
13Whatcom County, WA
61.8
38
14Skamania County, WA
61.5
57.8
15Jefferson County, WA
60.1
48.6
16Clallam County, WA
58.5
40.4
17Mason County, WA
57.6
40.1
18Franklin County, WA
56.3
34.4
19Okanogan County, WA
55.5
45.9
20Douglas County, WA
54.5
45.1
21Benton County, WA
54.3
36.8
22Whitman County, WA
53.9
49.8
23Snohomish County, WA
53.8
41.7
24Kitsap County, WA
53.6
40.1
25Asotin County, WA
53.3
45
26Cowlitz County, WA
52.1
36
27Yakima County, WA
51.8
30.4
28Pacific County, WA
51.4
45.7
29Grant County, WA
51.2
32.8
30Skagit County, WA
51.1
37.3
31Clark County, WA
50.1
38.2
32Adams County, WA
50
37.4
33King County, WA
50
39.5
34Spokane County, WA
48.1
36.8
35Columbia County, WA
48
44.8
36Grays Harbor County, WA
47.3
36.2
37Thurston County, WA
45.5
37.7
38Walla Walla County, WA
45.1
37
39Pierce County, WA
42.4
33.7

Data Source

Property Tax data from TaxByCounty. See full details at TaxByCounty. Data updated February 2026.