Washington · County property tax · ACS 2024
Grays Harbor County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Grays Harbor County pays $2,512 a year, an effective rate of 0.80%, well above the U.S. average.
- $2,512
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 0.80%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- +26%
- vs U.S. average
- #9 of 39
- rank in WA
The verdict
Homeowners in Grays Harbor County pay a median $2,512 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.80%, more affordable than 50% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,512
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.80%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1567 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +26%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($314,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Tax affordability score · Grays Harbor County, WA
31/100
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.
Grays Harbor County's effective rate vs U.S. county percentiles (ACS 2024)
Mortgaged vs free-and-clear median bill gap in Grays Harbor County
Grays Harbor County's median annual property-tax bill vs U.S. counties
Median tax as a share of Grays Harbor County's median household income
Median home value relative to Grays Harbor County's median income
Grays Harbor County affordability profile (scored ACS dimensions)
Read the chart values
- Rate relief: 50/100 (C-) · 0.80%
- Mortgage premium: 37/100 (F) · +$435
- Bill size: 24/100 (F) · $2,512/yr
- Income room: 18/100 (F) · 3.9%
- Housing pressure: 9/100 (F) · 4.87×
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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Washington. Population: 77,053. Owner-occupied homes: 22,424.
The median annual property tax in Grays Harbor County is $2,512, which is 45% lower than the Washington state average and 26% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.80% on a median home value of $314,000. Property taxes represent 3.9% of the median household income in this county.
What This Data Tells Us About Grays Harbor County
Primary signal
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Grays Harbor County pay a median annual property tax of $2,512, well above the national median and well below the Washington state median. On a $314,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.80% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
Low among Washington counties by effective rate
Grays Harbor County ranks #9 of 39 counties in Washington by effective rate (77% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Grays Harbor County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.9% of the $64,414 median household income.
Decision signal 4
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Grays Harbor County's 0.80% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 50%).
This page is for informational purposes only and is not tax, legal, or financial advice. Figures describe the median homeowner household in Grays Harbor 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
Grays Harbor County's effective rate fell 16.9% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 63.0%, leaving the median bill 35.4% higher at $2,512. That rate move is larger than the one in 72% 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 35% from $1,855 to $2,512. 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: 7,795 of 22,424 owner-occupied homes (34.8%) 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.
Both figures cluster near the middle of the national range, and the median bill comes to 3.9% of median household income. Counties like this are the reason a national average exists at all, and also the reason it explains so little.
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 Grays Harbor County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Grays Harbor County homeowners, 7,795 of 22,424 owner-occupied homes (34.8%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 8.6% (1,928)
- $800 to $1,499 15.7% (3,525)
- $1,500 to $1,999 9.8% (2,203)
- $2,000 to $2,999 25.2% (5,655)
- $3,000 or more 34.8% (7,795)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,318 homes here (5.9%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Washington handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Grays Harbor County, mortgaged homeowners pay 19% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
How Grays Harbor County compares
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Grays Harbor County's effective rate is higher than 77% of the 39 counties in Washington - ranking #9 of 39 for property tax burden.
Where Grays Harbor County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.80% more affordable than 50% 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 Grays Harbor County moved from $1,855 in the 2020 release to $2,512 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.
Grays Harbor County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Grays Harbor 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 | 3.9% | - | - |
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 Grays Harbor County property tax bill is too high?
On Grays Harbor County's published figures, a $314,000 median home carries a $2,512 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $251 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 | $2,512 +2.9% | 0.80% |
| 2023 | $2,441 +8.9% | 0.87% |
| 2022 | $2,241 +13.4% | 0.90% |
| 2021 | $1,977 +6.6% | 0.93% |
| 2020 | $1,855 | 0.96% |
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 Grays Harbor County in the "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 Grays Harbor County or any other county.
Counties with similar tax profiles
On effective rate, Grays Harbor County sits nearest Virginia Beach city (VA), Charlottesville city (VA), San Juan County (UT).
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
What tax filers report in Grays Harbor County
Of the 33,770 federal returns filed from Grays Harbor County in 2022, 1,340 (4.0% of filers) itemised and reported real estate taxes on Schedule A, averaging $4,943 each. The largest group was filers with adjusted gross income of $100-200k, who accounted for 32% 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 Grays Harbor County's numbers
- Grays Harbor County's $2,512 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
- Grays Harbor County ranks #9 of 39 Washington counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state board. Washington overview →
- If Grays Harbor County's assessment looks high versus the $314,000 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 ($314,000); 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 Grays Harbor County. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-09.