Washington · County property tax · ACS 2024
Wahkiakum County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Wahkiakum County pays $2,392 a year, an effective rate of 0.60%, notably higher than the U.S. average.
- $2,392
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.60%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- +20%
- vs U.S. average
- #36 of 39
- rank in WA
The verdict
Homeowners in Wahkiakum County pay a median $2,392 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.60%, more affordable than 71% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,392
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.60%
- Effective rate on median home
- #895 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 ($396,800). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Washington. Population: 4,658. Owner-occupied homes: 1,747.
The median annual property tax in Wahkiakum County is $2,392, which is 47% lower than the Washington state average and 20% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.60% on a median home value of $396,800. Property taxes represent 3.8% of the median household income in this county.
Wahkiakum County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Wahkiakum County's 0.60% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 71%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Washington median
Homeowners in Wahkiakum County pay a median annual property tax of $2,392, notably higher than the national median and well below the Washington state median. On a $396,800 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.60% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Washington counties by effective rate
Wahkiakum County ranks #36 of 39 counties in Washington by effective rate (8% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has climbed 14.8%, from $2,084 to $2,392. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Decision signal 5
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Wahkiakum County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.8% of the $62,653 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Wahkiakum 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 43% from $1,671 to $2,392. 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: 560 of 1,747 owner-occupied homes (32.1%) 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 3.8% 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 Wahkiakum County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Wahkiakum County homeowners, 560 of 1,747 owner-occupied homes (32.1%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 12.3% (215)
- $800 to $1,499 12.1% (211)
- $1,500 to $1,999 13.2% (230)
- $2,000 to $2,999 25.5% (446)
- $3,000 or more 32.1% (560)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
85 homes here (4.9%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Washington handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Wahkiakum County, mortgaged homeowners pay 29% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Wahkiakum County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Wahkiakum County's effective rate is higher than 8% of the 39 counties in Washington - ranking #36 of 39.
Where Wahkiakum County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.60% Among the most affordable more affordable than 71% 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 Wahkiakum County moved from $1,671 in the 2020 release to $2,392 in 2024, a change of about 43%. 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.
Wahkiakum County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Wahkiakum 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 | 3.8% | - | - |
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.
Wahkiakum County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Washington counties.
Wahkiakum County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,392 +14.8% | 0.60% |
| 2023 | $2,084 +4.8% | 0.60% |
| 2022 | $1,989 +16.4% | 0.62% |
| 2021 | $1,709 +2.3% | 0.74% |
| 2020 | $1,671 | 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.
Wahkiakum County: tax-to-income at 3.8%
Counties near Wahkiakum County's effective rate
On effective rate, Wahkiakum County sits nearest Fredericksburg city (VA), Westmoreland County (VA), Rockbridge County (VA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Lamar County (GA), Tehama County (CA), Clay County (GA).
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
Wahkiakum County: only 6% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 120 of 2,120 returns from Wahkiakum County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,483 - 33% 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.
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Wahkiakum County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Wahkiakum County?
- Wahkiakum County, Washington scores F (35/100) 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 B (0.60%). 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 Wahkiakum County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Wahkiakum County run notably higher than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.60% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Wahkiakum County, Washington?
- The median annual property tax in Wahkiakum County is $2,392, an effective rate of 0.60% on a $396,800 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Wahkiakum County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Wahkiakum County is recorded at $2,392 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,671 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 1,747 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 Wahkiakum County?
- Property taxes in Wahkiakum County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.8% of the $62,653 median household income.
What to do with Wahkiakum County's QUIET rate
Inside Washington, Wahkiakum County's $2,392 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Washington overview →
Wahkiakum County ranks #36 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 Wahkiakum 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: 0.60%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,392/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Wahkiakum County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Wahkiakum County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Dare County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,391/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.52% vs Wahkiakum County 0.60%.
Buchanan County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,390/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.36% vs Wahkiakum County 0.60%.
Canadian County, OK
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,394/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.97% vs Wahkiakum County 0.60%.
Hemphill County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,390/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.16% vs Wahkiakum County 0.60%.
Washington county set
State ACS overview for every published Washington county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Wahkiakum 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 Wahkiakum County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.