Washington · County property tax · ACS 2024
Pacific County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Pacific County pays $2,395 a year, an effective rate of 0.72%, notably higher than the U.S. average.
- $2,395
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.72%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- +20%
- vs U.S. average
- #24 of 39
- rank in WA
The verdict
Homeowners in Pacific County pay a median $2,395 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.72%, more affordable than 58% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,395
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.72%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1325 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +20%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($334,800). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Washington. Population: 23,994. Owner-occupied homes: 8,980.
The median annual property tax in Pacific County is $2,395, which is 47% lower than the Washington state average and 20% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.72% on a median home value of $334,800. Property taxes represent 3.6% of the median household income in this county.
Pacific County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Pacific County's 0.72% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 58%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Washington median
Homeowners in Pacific County pay a median annual property tax of $2,395, notably higher than the national median and well below the Washington state median. On a $334,800 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.72% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Washington counties by effective rate
Pacific County ranks #24 of 39 counties in Washington by effective rate (38% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Pacific County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.6% of the $67,081 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Pacific 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.
The rate gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Pacific County rose 80.4%, from $185,600 to $334,800. The effective rate fell 31.0% over the same span, a steeper move than in 98% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 24.5%, to $2,395. Where the rate drops this far and the bill rises anyway, what changed is the value the rate is applied to.
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
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $1,923 to $2,395, a gain of 25%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 2,807 of 8,980 owner-occupied homes (31.3%) 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 3.6% 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 Pacific County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Pacific County homeowners, 2,807 of 8,980 owner-occupied homes (31.3%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 8.8% (786)
- $800 to $1,499 15.7% (1,411)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.3% (1,106)
- $2,000 to $2,999 26.3% (2,358)
- $3,000 or more 31.3% (2,807)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
512 homes here (5.7%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Washington handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Pacific County, mortgaged homeowners pay 28% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Pacific County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Pacific County's effective rate is higher than 38% of the 39 counties in Washington - ranking #24 of 39.
Where Pacific 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
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Pacific County moved from $1,923 in the 2020 release to $2,395 in 2024, a change of about 25%. 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.
Pacific County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Pacific 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 Heavy income burden | 3.6% | - | - |
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.
Pacific County is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Washington counties.
Pacific County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,395 +6.4% | 0.72% |
| 2023 | $2,250 +3.0% | 0.82% |
| 2022 | $2,185 +9.7% | 0.87% |
| 2021 | $1,992 +3.6% | 0.93% |
| 2020 | $1,923 | 1.04% |
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.
Pacific County: tax-to-income at 3.6%
Counties near Pacific County's effective rate
On effective rate, Pacific County sits nearest Radford city (VA), Noble County (OH), Bottineau County (ND).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Becker County (MN), Shenandoah County (VA), Lawrence County (AL).
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
Pacific County: only 5% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 520 of 11,140 returns from Pacific County reported real estate taxes, averaging $5,187 - 31% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k 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.
Other Counties in Washington
Pacific County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Pacific County?
- Pacific County, Washington scores F (33/100) 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 rate relief at C (0.72%). 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.
- How does Pacific County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Pacific County run notably higher than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.72% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Pacific County, Washington?
- The median annual property tax in Pacific County is $2,395, an effective rate of 0.72% on a $334,800 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Pacific County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Pacific County jumped 24.5% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,923 to $2,395, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Pacific County?
- Property taxes in Pacific County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.6% of the $67,081 median household income.
What to do with Pacific County's UNDER rate
Inside Washington, Pacific County's $2,395 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Washington overview →
Pacific County ranks #24 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 Pacific County's UNDER 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: 0.72%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,395/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Pacific County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Pacific County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Kenton County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Pacific County at $2,395/yr; rate 0.98% vs Pacific County 0.72%.
Volusia County, FL
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Pacific County at $2,395/yr; rate 0.77% vs Pacific County 0.72%.
Canadian County, OK
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,394/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.97% vs Pacific County 0.72%.
Haskell County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,396/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.45% vs Pacific County 0.72%.
Washington county set
State ACS overview for every published Washington county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Pacific County stamps UNDER · 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 Pacific County (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.