How are property tax rates determined in Washington?

Property tax rates in Washington are set by each taxing district (municipality, school district, park district, library, etc.) based on their annual levy (the amount of tax revenue they need). The rate is calculated by dividing the levy by the total assessed value of all property in the district.

What is the composite tax rate?

The composite tax rate is the sum of all overlapping taxing district rates that apply to a specific property. A typical property may be taxed by several overlapping districts. The composite rate determines your total tax bill when multiplied by your property's assessed value.

Why do tax rates vary within the same town?

Properties within the same municipality can have different composite rates because overlapping districts (school, park, fire, library) have different boundaries. A home in one school district may have a different rate than a home two blocks away in a different school district.

Kalama, WA Property Tax Rate 2026 — Full Breakdown by District

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Property Tax — Tax Year 2025 (payable 2026)i

WA DOR Levy Detail

Municipal levy rate only. Does not include county, school, or special district levies. Your total property tax rate will be higher.

Composite Ratei

0.48%–0.88%+3.6%YoY

Varies by school district

Municipal Portioni

0.1067%-1.1%YoY15.8% of total

Effective Ratei

0.48%–0.88%

Est. Annual Taxi

$2K–$4K

Median Home Valuei

$471,500

Total Leviedi

$140.4M

Tax Per Capitai

$192

Rate varies by school district. Your actual rate depends on which school district your property falls in.

Rate Trend — click a year to explorei

20242025

Municipal

Other Districts

Where Your Tax Dollar Goesi

$0.32 Woodland #404 Enrichment

$0.30 Longview #122 Enrichment

$0.30 Toutle #130 Enrichment

$0.30 Kelso #458 Enrichment

$0.26 Castle Rock #401 Enrichment

$0.24 Kalama #402 Enrichment

$0.24 Kelso #458 Bond

$0.23 EMS North Country Excess

$0.23 Kalama #402 Bond

$0.23 State School Part 1

$0.22 Clark_Cowlitz Fire & Rescue

$0.20 Fire Dist #2

$0.20 Cowlitz County

$0.19 Fire Dist #20

$0.19 Fire Dist #6

$0.18 Fire Dist #3

$0.16 Fire Dist #7

$0.16 Woodland #404 Bond

$0.16 Kalama

$0.14 Fire Dist #1

$0.14 Fire Dist #5

$0.12 State School Part 2

$0.09 Longview #122 Cap Proj

$0.07 Toutle #130 Bond

$0.07 EMS Dist #8

$0.06 Castle Rock #401 Cap Proj

$0.05 EMS North Country

$0.04 Yale Valley Library - Reg

$0.04 EMS Dist #20

$0.04 Fort Vancouver Inter-Co Library

$0.04 EMS Fire Dist #3

$0.03 County Partial Rural Library

$0.03 Port of Woodland

$0.02 Fire Dist #2 GO Bond

$0.01 Cemetery #5

$0.01 Cemetery #4

$0.01 Cemetery #2

$0.01 Cemetery #6

$0.01 Port of Longview

$0.01 Cemetery #7

$0.01 Cemetery #1

$0.00 Cemetery #3

$0.00 Longview #122 Bond

Estimated Tax by Home Valuei

$200K

$950–$1,753

$300K

$1,425–$2,630

$400K

$1,900–$3,506

$500K

$2,376–$4,383

$600K

$2,851–$5,260

$700K

$3,326–$6,136

$800K

$3,801–$7,013

Highlighted value is closest to median home value ($472K)

43 Overlapping Taxing Districtsi

Woodland #404 EnrichmentUnit K-12

31.9%0.2153%

$6.2M levied

Longview #122 EnrichmentUnit K-12

30.3%0.2048%

$16.6M levied

Toutle #130 EnrichmentUnit K-12

30.2%0.2042%

$1.5M levied

Kelso #458 EnrichmentUnit K-12

30.1%0.2031%

$8.3M levied

Castle Rock #401 EnrichmentUnit K-12

25.7%0.1736%

$2.6M levied

Kalama #402 EnrichmentUnit K-12

23.9%0.1616%

$3.6M levied

Kelso #458 BondUnit K-12

23.9%0.1614%

$6.6M levied

EMS North Country Excessi

23.2%0.1565%

$714K levied

Kalama #402 BondUnit K-12

22.8%0.1542%

$3.4M levied

State School Part 1Community College

22.8%0.1539%

$30.4M levied

Clark_Cowlitz Fire & Rescuei

22.2%0.1500%

$1.9M levied

Fire Dist #2i

20.5%0.1382%

$7.4M levied

Cowlitz Countyi

19.5%0.1316%

$14.4M levied

Fire Dist #20i

19.3%0.1306%

$69K levied

Fire Dist #6i

19.1%0.1291%

$2.1M levied

Fire Dist #3i

18.1%0.1222%

$867K levied

Fire Dist #7i

16.4%0.1110%

$488K levied

Woodland #404 BondUnit K-12

15.9%0.1077%

$3.1M levied

Kalamai

15.8%0.1067%

$586K levied

Fire Dist #1i

14.4%0.0970%

$1.1M levied

Fire Dist #5i

14%0.0945%

$2.1M levied

State School Part 2Community College

12.2%0.0828%

$16.1M levied

Longview #122 Cap ProjUnit K-12

9.1%0.0617%

$5.0M levied

Toutle #130 BondUnit K-12

7.4%0.0498%

$370K levied

EMS Dist #8i

7%0.0475%

$598K levied

Castle Rock #401 Cap ProjUnit K-12

6.4%0.0432%

$648K levied

EMS North Countryi

5.3%0.0359%

$166K levied

Yale Valley Library - Regi

4.4%0.0298%

$137K levied

EMS Dist #20i

4.2%0.0282%

$15K levied

Fort Vancouver Inter-Co Libraryi

4%0.0269%

$338K levied

EMS Fire Dist #3i

3.7%0.0251%

$183K levied

County Partial Rural Libraryi

2.8%0.0190%

$428K levied

Port of Woodland

2.5%0.0170%

$488K levied

Fire Dist #2 GO Bondi

2.1%0.0145%

$760K levied

Cemetery #5i

1%0.0069%

$133K levied

Cemetery #4i

0.9%0.0060%

$24K levied

Cemetery #2i

0.8%0.0052%

$152K levied

Cemetery #6i

0.7%0.0051%

$65K levied

Port of Longview

0.7%0.0050%

$733K levied

Cemetery #7i

0.7%0.0050%

$6K levied

Cemetery #1i

0.6%0.0038%

$56K levied

Cemetery #3i

0.2%0.0012%

$9K levied

Longview #122 BondUnit K-12

0%0.0001%

$11K levied