Washington · County property tax · ACS 2024
Clallam County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Clallam County pays $3,050 a year, an effective rate of 0.72%, far above the U.S. average.
- $3,050
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 0.72%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- +53%
- vs U.S. average
- #24 of 39
- rank in WA
The verdict
Homeowners in Clallam County pay a median $3,050 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.72%, more affordable than 58% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $3,050
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.72%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1325 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +53%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($421,800). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Tax affordability score · Clallam County, WA
37/100
5 ACS dimensions · release 2024
Comparative score against U.S. county percentiles on Census ACS medians (effective rate, bill, income share, mortgage gap, home-value/income). Higher means more affordable on those published medians, not a recommendation to buy, sell, appeal, or move, and not your personal tax bill. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.
Mortgaged vs free-and-clear median bill gap in Clallam County
Clallam County's effective rate vs U.S. county percentiles (ACS 2024)
Clallam County's median annual property-tax bill vs U.S. counties
Median tax as a share of Clallam County's median household income
Median home value relative to Clallam County's median income
Clallam County affordability profile (scored ACS dimensions)
Read the chart values
- Mortgage premium: 86/100 (A) · +$29
- Rate relief: 59/100 (C) · 0.72%
- Bill size: 17/100 (F) · $3,050/yr
- Income room: 11/100 (F) · 4.3%
- Housing pressure: 0/100 (F) · 5.99×
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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Washington. Population: 77,813. Owner-occupied homes: 25,837.
The median annual property tax in Clallam County is $3,050, which is 33% lower than the Washington state average and 53% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.72% on a median home value of $421,800. Property taxes represent 4.3% of the median household income in this county.
What This Data Tells Us About Clallam County
Primary signal
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Clallam County pay a median annual property tax of $3,050, far above the national median and well below the Washington state median. On a $421,800 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.72% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Clallam County run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 4.3% of the $70,370 median household income.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Washington counties by effective rate
Clallam County ranks #24 of 39 counties in Washington by effective rate (38% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Clallam County's 0.72% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 58%).
This page is for informational purposes only and is not tax, legal, or financial advice. Figures describe the median homeowner household in Clallam County as reported to the Census Bureau, your own bill can differ based on your parcel's assessed value, exemptions, special districts, and municipal overlays. Always consult your county assessor, tax collector, or a qualified professional before making decisions that depend on these numbers.
A falling rate took the edge off
Clallam County's effective rate fell 15.0% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 57.4%, leaving the median bill 33.9% higher at $3,050. That rate move is larger than the one in 63% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 34% from $2,278 to $3,050. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 12,584 of 25,837 owner-occupied homes (48.7%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
Above-median earnings meet a slightly-below-median rate, and the median bill amounts to 4.3% of median household income. That is the comfortable middle of this dataset, and comfortable middles are easy to overlook when only rankings get published.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Clallam County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Clallam County homeowners, 12,584 of 25,837 owner-occupied homes (48.7%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 8.2% (2,120)
- $800 to $1,499 10.2% (2,626)
- $1,500 to $1,999 7.8% (2,014)
- $2,000 to $2,999 20.8% (5,375)
- $3,000 or more 48.7% (12,584)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,118 homes here (4.3%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Washington handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Clallam County pay about the same bill, a 1% gap.
How Clallam County compares
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Clallam County's effective rate is higher than 38% of the 39 counties in Washington - ranking #24 of 39 for property tax burden.
Where Clallam County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.72% more affordable than 58% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Clallam County moved from $2,278 in the 2020 release to $3,050 in 2024, a change of about 34%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
Clallam County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Clallam County | Washington Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 4.3% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Think your Clallam County property tax bill is too high?
On Clallam County's published figures, a $421,800 median home carries a $3,050 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $305 a year at the same rate. Whether an appeal is worth filing depends on your own parcel. Use our free Appeal Savings Estimator to run your own numbers, then read our step-by-step appeal guide for the procedure in Washington.
Property Tax History
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,050 +6.6% | 0.72% |
| 2023 | $2,860 +6.6% | 0.74% |
| 2022 | $2,684 +10.1% | 0.76% |
| 2021 | $2,437 +7.0% | 0.84% |
| 2020 | $2,278 | 0.85% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Tax Burden
Tax Affordability Score
An effective rate notably lower than the national average of 0.92% puts Clallam County in the "Very Affordable" band for property tax burden.
How this score is calculated: a 1-10 scale derived mechanically from the ratio of this county's effective rate to the national average effective rate (0.92%) - a ratio at or below 0.5× scores 10, a ratio at or above 2.0× scores 1, with a linear scale between. It is a factual comparison of Census figures only, not a recommendation, quality rating, or endorsement of Clallam County or any other county.
Counties with similar tax profiles
On effective rate, Clallam County sits nearest Radford city (VA), Noble County (OH), Bottineau County (ND).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Cottonwood County (MN), Denver County (CO), Jerauld County (SD).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
What tax filers report in Clallam County
Of the 38,270 federal returns filed from Clallam County in 2022, 2,300 (6.0% of filers) itemised and reported real estate taxes on Schedule A, averaging $5,769 each. The largest group was filers with adjusted gross income of $100-200k, who accounted for 33% of the county's reporting returns.
Two things this does not say. The amount is what filers reported, recorded before the $10,000 cap on combined state and local tax deductions applies, so it is not the amount deducted. And the share is of everyone who files a return, not of homeowners: most filers now take the standard deduction, so a minority itemise at all. Source: IRS Statistics of Income county data, tax year 2022.
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What to do with Clallam County's numbers
- Clallam County's $3,050 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
- Clallam County ranks #24 of 39 Washington counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state board. Washington overview →
- If Clallam County's assessment looks high versus the $421,800 typical home, check Washington's filing window and evidence rules before the notice deadline passes. How to appeal →
Effective-rate definition
Effective rate is the county median tax divided by the county median home value ($421,800); your parcel's assessed value, exemptions, and local levies determine your actual bill. U.S. Census Bureau ACS · 2024.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
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Editorial standards and provenance
PlainPropertyTax is rendered directly from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on the Census ACS county-level record for Clallam County. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-09.