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Property tax statistics 2005

Compiled and Edited by:
Diana Tibbetts, Tax Policy Specialist
Margaret Knudson, Tax Policy Specialist
and Staff of the Research Division

(360) 570-6085

August 2005

Table of contents


Property Tax Collections 2004

​Table1
2004 Current Property Tax Roll and Collections
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Table 2
Current Property Taxes, Historical Data, 1949-2004
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Table 3
2004 Delinquent Property Tax Roll and Collections
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Table 4
Delinquent Property Taxes, Historical Data, 1949-2004
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Table 5
2004 Current and Delinquent Property Taxes
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Table 6
Current and Delinquent Property Taxes, Historical Data, 1949-2004
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Chart 1
Growth in Assessed Valuation 2003-2004


Chart 2
Change in Value of Existing Property 2003-2004


Chart 3
Change in Levies Due Tax Year 2004-2005


Chart 4
County Revaluation Cycles for 2004 Assessment Year


Table 7
Property Tax Valuations, Average Tax Rates, 1965-2005
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Table 8
Comparison of Property Tax Levies by County, 2004-2005
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Table 9
Property Taxes by Fund, According to Tax Year Due, 2001-2005
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Table 10
Property Tax Levies Due in 2005 by Major Taxing District and County
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Table 11
Number of Taxing Districts by Type, 2001-2004
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Table 12
Public School Maintenance and Operation Levies, 1966-2005
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Table 13
Levies Due in 2005 by Type and Source by County
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Table 14
Total Assessed Value of All Taxable Property Due in 2004 and 2005 by County
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Table 15
Assessed Value of Selected Taxing Districts for Taxes Due in 2005 by County
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Table 16
Population and Per Capita Assessed Values of Counties, Cities, Towns and Unincorporated Areas by County, 2004
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Table 17
Comparison of Real Property Assessed Values, Percent Change from 2003 to 2004
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Table 18
Impact of Senior Citizen Property Tax Relief on Levies Due in 2005
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Table 19
2004 Valuation of Current Use Land by County
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Table 20
2004 Valuation of Privately-owned Designated Forest Land by County
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Table 21
2004 Locally Assessed Valuation of Personal Property by County
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Table 22
2004 Locally Assessed Valuation of Real Property by County
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Table 23
2004 Valuation of State-Assessed Vessels
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Table 24
Summary of Public Service Company Values, Calendar Years 2003 and 2004
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Table 25
2004 Assessed and Actual Value of All Taxable Property and Computation of the 2004 State Property Tax Levy
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Table 26
Comparison of Assessment Ratios for Taxes Due in 2004 and 2005 by County
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Table 27
Comparison of Effective Property Tax Rates for Taxes Due in 1998-2005
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Table 28
Comparison of Average Levy Rates by Year Due in 1998-2005
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Table 29
Comparison of Regular and Special Levy Rates Due in 2004 and 2005 by County
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Note: The tables below (prior to 2001, Table 21 parts 1, 2, and 3) are available on-line only; they are not included in the print version


2005 Levy Detail


Part 1
Senior Taxing District Levies Due in 2005
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Part 2
Junior Taxing District Levies Due in 2005
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Part 3
School District Levies Due in 2005 PDF | Excel