Washington · County property tax · ACS 2024
Ferry County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Ferry County pays $1,801 a year, an effective rate of 0.64%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,801
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.64%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -10%
- vs U.S. average
- #33 of 39
- rank in WA
The verdict
Homeowners in Ferry County pay a median $1,801 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.64%, more affordable than 67% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,801
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.64%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1040 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -10%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($283,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Washington. Population: 7,387. Owner-occupied homes: 2,475.
The median annual property tax in Ferry County is $1,801, which is 60% lower than the Washington state average and 10% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.64% on a median home value of $283,400. Property taxes represent 3.2% of the median household income in this county.
Ferry County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Ferry County's 0.64% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 67%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Washington median
Homeowners in Ferry County pay a median annual property tax of $1,801, notably lower than the national median and far below the Washington state median. On a $283,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.64% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Washington counties by effective rate
Ferry County ranks #33 of 39 counties in Washington by effective rate (15% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Ferry County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.2% of the $55,614 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The latest release held the bill roughly steady
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has held roughly steady, up 0.5%, from $1,792 to $1,801. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Ferry County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 35% from $1,330 to $1,801. 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: 600 of 2,475 owner-occupied homes (24.2%) 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.
Incomes here are in the lowest quarter nationally while the rate sits just below the middle, and the median bill lands at 3.2% of median household income. The rate reads as unremarkable in a national ranking; the earnings behind it are not, and the ratio above is where the two meet.
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 Ferry County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Ferry County homeowners, 600 of 2,475 owner-occupied homes (24.2%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 16.4% (406)
- $800 to $1,499 21.6% (535)
- $1,500 to $1,999 10.7% (266)
- $2,000 to $2,999 16.0% (395)
- $3,000 or more 24.2% (600)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
273 homes here (11.0%) report no real estate tax at all, a sizeable minority for a county this size. Exemptions are set by state: how Washington handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Ferry County, mortgaged homeowners actually pay 16% less than those without a mortgage, a mild inversion from the national norm worth cross-checking against the historical table above.
Ferry County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Ferry County's effective rate is higher than 15% of the 39 counties in Washington - ranking #33 of 39.
Where Ferry County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.64% Among the most affordable more affordable than 67% 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 Ferry County moved from $1,330 in the 2020 release to $1,801 in 2024, a change of about 35%. 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.
Ferry County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Ferry County | Washington Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 3.2% | - | - |
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.
Ferry County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Washington counties.
Ferry County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,801 +0.5% | 0.64% |
| 2023 | $1,792 +5.2% | 0.65% |
| 2022 | $1,703 +8.5% | 0.67% |
| 2021 | $1,569 +18.0% | 0.77% |
| 2020 | $1,330 | 0.73% |
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.
Ferry County: tax-to-income at 3.2%
Counties near Ferry County's effective rate
On effective rate, Ferry County sits nearest York County (VA), Page County (VA), New Kent County (VA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Winn Parish (LA), McCone County (MT), Frontier County (NE).
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
Ferry County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 60 of 3,010 returns from Ferry County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,383 - 50% of those reporters sat in the $25-50k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Ferry County rate FAQs
- How does Ferry County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Ferry County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.64% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Ferry County, Washington?
- The median annual property tax in Ferry County is $1,801, an effective rate of 0.64% on a $283,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Ferry County?
- Ferry County, Washington scores C- (52/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-302). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- Are property taxes increasing in Ferry County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Ferry County is recorded at $1,801 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,330 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 2,475 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Ferry County?
- Property taxes in Ferry County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.2% of the $55,614 median household income.
What to do with Ferry County's QUIET rate
Inside Washington, Ferry County's $1,801 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Washington overview →
Ferry County ranks #33 of 39 Washington counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Washington overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Ferry County's QUIET effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.64%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,801/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Ferry County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Ferry County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Bibb County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Ferry County at $1,801/yr; rate 1.03% vs Ferry County 0.64%.
Deaf Smith County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Ferry County at $1,801/yr; rate 1.48% vs Ferry County 0.64%.
White County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,800/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.65% vs Ferry County 0.64%.
Concho County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,799/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.68% vs Ferry County 0.64%.
Washington county set
State ACS overview for every published Washington county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Ferry County stamps QUIET · MID - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
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.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Ferry County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.