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Property tax statistics 2009

Compiled and edited by:
Tom Christensen, Research Analyst
Valerie Torres, Tax Policy Specialist
and Staff of the Research Division
(360)570-6070 September 2009

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Table of contents


Property tax collections 2008

Table 1
2008 Current Property Tax Roll and Collections
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Table 2
Current Property Taxes, Historical Data, 1960-2008
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Table 3
2008 Delinquent Property Tax Roll and Collections
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Table 4
Delinquent Property Taxes, Historical Data, 1959-2008
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Table 5
2008 Current and Delinquent Property Taxes
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Table 6
Current and Delinquent Property Taxes, Historical Data, 1957-2008
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Chart 1
Growth in Assessed Valuation 2007-2008


Chart 2
Change in Value of Existing Property 2007-2008


Chart 3
Change in Levies Due Tax Year 2008-2009


Chart 4
County Revaluation Cycles for 2008 Assessment Year


Table 7
Property Tax Valuations, Average Tax Rates, 1970-2009
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Table 8
Comparison of Property Tax Levies by County, 2008-2009
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Table 9
Property Taxes by Fund, According to Tax Year Due, 2005-2009
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Table 10
Property Tax Levies Due in 2009 by Major Taxing District and County
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Table 11
Number of Taxing Districts by Type, 2005-2009
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Table 12
Public School Maintenance and Operation Levies, 1970-2009
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Table 13
Levies Due in 2009 by Type and Source by County
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Table 14
Total Assessed Value of All Taxable Property Due in 2008 and 2009 by County
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Table 15
Assessed Value of Selected Taxing Districts for Taxes Due in 2009 by County
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Table 16
Population and Per Capita Assessed Values of Counties, Cities, Towns and Unincorporated Areas by County, 2008
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Table 17
Comparison of Real Property Assessed Values, Percent Change from 2007 to 2008
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Senior Citizen Property Tax Relief


Table 18
Impact of Senior Citizen Property Tax Relief on Levies Due in 2009
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Current Use Assessments


Table 19
2008 Valuation of Current Use Land by County
(correction posted 02/22/2010)
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Table 20
2008 Valuation of Privately-owned Designated Forest Land by County
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Table 21
2008 Locally Assessed Valuation of Personal Property by County
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Table 22
2008 Locally Assessed Valuation of Real Property by County
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Table 23
2008 Valuation of State-Assessed Vessels
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Table 24
Summary of Public Service Company Values, Calendar Years 2007 and 2008
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Table 25
2008 Assessed and Actual Value of All Taxable Property and Computation of the 2008 State Property Tax Levy
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Table 26
Comparison of Assessment Ratios for Taxes Due in 2008 and 2009 by County
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Table 27
Comparison of Effective Property Tax Rates for Taxes Due in 2002-2009
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Table 28
Comparison of Average Levy Rates by Year Due in 2002-2009
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Table 29
Comparison of Regular and Special Levy Rates Due in 2008 and 2009 by County
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Table 30 - 2009 Levy Detail:


Part 1
Senior Taxing District Levies Due in 2009
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Part 2
Junior Taxing District Levies Due in 2009
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Part 3
School District Levies Due in 2009
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