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Property tax statistics 2006

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

(360) 570-6085

August 2006

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Table of contents

Property Tax Collections 2005

Table 1
2005 Current Property Tax Roll and Collections
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Table 2
Current Property Taxes, Historical Data, 1949-2005
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Table 3
2005 Delinquent Property Tax Roll and Collections
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Table 4
Delinquent Property Taxes, Historical Data, 1949-2005
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Table 5
2005 Current and Delinquent Property Taxes
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Table 6
Current and Delinquent Property Taxes, Historical Data, 1949-2005
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Chart 1
Growth in Assessed Valuation 2004-2005

Chart 2
Change in Value of Existing Property 2004-2005

Chart 3
Change in Levies Due Tax Year 2005-2006

Chart 4
County Revaluation Cycles for 2005 Assessment Year

Table 7
Property Tax Valuations, Average Tax Rates, 1966-2006
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Table 8
Comparison of Property Tax Levies by County, 2005-2006
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Table 9
Property Taxes by Fund, According to Tax Year Due, 2002-2006
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Table 10
Property Tax Levies Due in 2006 by Major Taxing District and County
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Table 11
Number of Taxing Districts by Type, 2002-2006
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Table 12
Public School Maintenance and Operation Levies, 1967-2006
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Table 13
Levies Due in 2006 by Type and Source by County
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Table 14
Total Assessed Value of All Taxable Property Due in 2005 and 2006 by County
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Table 15
Assessed Value of Selected Taxing Districts for Taxes Due in 2006 by County
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Table 16
Population and Per Capita Assessed Values of Counties, Cities, Towns and Unincorporated Areas by County, 2005
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Table 17
Comparison of Real Property Assessed Values, Percent Change from 2004 to 2005
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Senior Citizen Property Tax Relief

Table 18
Impact of Senior Citizen Property Tax Relief on Levies Due in 2006
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Current Use Assessments

Table 19
2005 Valuation of Current Use Land by County
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Table 20
2005 Valuation of Privately-owned Designated Forest Land by County
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Table 21
2005 Locally Assessed Valuation of Personal Property by County
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Table 22
2005 Locally Assessed Valuation of Real Property by County
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Table 23
2005 Valuation of State-Assessed Vessels
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Table 24
Summary of Public Service Company Values, Calendar Years 2004 and 2005
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Table 25
2005 Assessed and Actual Value of All Taxable Property and Computation of the 2005 State Property Tax Levy
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Table 26
Comparison of Assessment Ratios for Taxes Due in 2005 and 2006 by County
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Table 27
Comparison of Effective Property Tax Rates for Taxes Due in 1999-2006
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Table 28
Comparison of Average Levy Rates by Year Due in 1999-2006
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Table 29
Comparison of Regular and Special Levy Rates Due in 2005 and 2006 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 historical print versions.

2006 Levy Detail


Part 1
Senior Taxing District Levies Due in 2006
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Part 2
Junior Taxing District Levies Due in 2006
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Part 3
School District Levies Due in 2006
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