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.

Sumner, 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

0.87%–1.31%-2.6%YoY

Varies by school district

Municipal Portioni

0.0898%-2.6%YoY8.2% of total

Effective Ratei

0.87%–1.31%

Est. Annual Taxi

$5K–$7K

Median Home Valuei

$519,900

Total Leviedi

$1.8B

Tax Per Capitai

$470

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

$0.23 Carbonado #19/406 Enrichment

$0.23 Franklin Pierce #402 Enrichment

$0.23 University Place #83 Enrichment

$0.22 Auburn #408J Enrichment

$0.21 Puyallup #3 Enrichment

$0.21 Sumner #320 Bond

$0.20 Clover Park #400 Enrichment

$0.19 Sumner #320 Enrichment

$0.19 White River #416 Enrichment

$0.19 Eatonville #404 Enrichment

$0.18 Orting #344 Enrichment

$0.17 Bethel #403 Enrichment

$0.16 Auburn #408J Bond

$0.16 Bethel #403 Bond

$0.16 Steilacoom #1 Enrichment

$0.16 Tacoma #10 Enrichment

$0.16 Dieringer #343 Cap Proj

$0.15 Fife #417 Enrichment

$0.14 Tacoma #10 Bond

$0.14 State School Part 1

$0.14 Dieringer #343 Enrichment

$0.14 Fire Dist #5

$0.14 Fire Dist #22

$0.14 Fire Dist #27

$0.14 Fire Dist #14

$0.14 Fire Dist #17

$0.13 Fire Dist #16

$0.12 Fife #417 Bond

$0.12 Franklin Pierce #402 Bond

$0.12 Fire Dist #25

$0.11 White River #416 Bond

$0.10 Yelm #2 Bond

$0.10 Fire Dist #23

$0.10 Peninsula #401 Enrichment

$0.10 Steilacoom #1 Cap Proj

$0.10 Fire Dist #13

$0.10 Puyallup #3 Bond

$0.09 Fire Dist #21

$0.09 Fire Dist #6

$0.09 Fire Dist #3

$0.09 Fire Dist #18

$0.09 Pierce County

$0.09 Clover Park #400 Bond

$0.08 Sumner

$0.08 Puyallup #3 Cap Proj

$0.08 State School Part 2

$0.07 Eatonville #404 Bond

$0.07 Fire Dist #10

$0.07 Tacoma Metro Park

$0.07 Valley RFA

$0.07 University Place #83 Bond

$0.06 Tacoma #10 Cap Proj

$0.06 Carbonado #19/406 Bond

$0.05 Peninsula Metro Park

$0.05 White River #416 Cap Proj

$0.05 Fire Dist #26

$0.05 EMS FD #5

$0.05 EMS Wilkeson

$0.05 EMS FD #21

$0.05 EMS FD #26

$0.05 EMS FD #27

$0.05 EMS Tacoma

$0.05 EMS Buckley

$0.04 EMS Eatonville

$0.04 EMS FD #6

$0.04 EMS Dupont

$0.04 Parks & Rec - Anderson Island

$0.04 EMS FD #17

$0.04 University Place #83 Cap Proj

$0.04 Peninsula #401 Bond

$0.04 Franklin Pierce #402 Cap Proj

$0.04 Metro Park Bonds

$0.04 EMS FD #3

$0.04 Eatonville #404 Cap Proj

$0.04 EMS FD #13

$0.04 EMS Steilacoom

$0.04 EMS FD #22

$0.04 EMS FD #18

$0.04 EMS FD #14

$0.04 EMS Fircrest

$0.03 EMS Carbonado

$0.03 EMS FD #23

$0.03 Pierce Co Rural Library

$0.03 EMS FD #16

$0.03 Fife #417 Cap Proj

$0.03 Sumner #320 Cap Proj

$0.03 Key Peninsula Metro Park

$0.03 EMS South Prairie

$0.03 Auburn #408J - Cap Proj

$0.03 EMS FD #10

$0.02 Bethel #403 Cap Proj

$0.02 Peninsula #401 Cap Proj

$0.02 King Co Rural Library

$0.02 Valley RFA Bond

$0.02 Fire Dist #5 Bond

$0.02 Pierce Co Rural Library Special

$0.02 Fire Dist #22 Bond

$0.02 Fire Dist #27 Bond

$0.01 Central Puget Sound RTA

$0.01 Dieringer #343 Bond

$0.01 Port of Tacoma

$0.01 Pierce County Flood Control

$0.01 Fire Dist #6 Bond

$0.00 Yelm #2 Enrichment

Estimated Tax by Home Valuei

$300K

$2,620–$3,918

$400K

$3,494–$5,224

$500K

$4,367–$6,530

$600K

$5,240–$7,836

$700K

$6,114–$9,142

$800K

$6,987–$10,448

$900K

$7,861–$11,754

Highlighted value is closest to median home value ($520K)

104 Overlapping Taxing Districtsi

Carbonado #19/406 EnrichmentUnit K-12

22.9%0.2500%

$466K levied

Franklin Pierce #402 EnrichmentUnit K-12

22.9%0.2500%

$20.7M levied

University Place #83 EnrichmentUnit K-12

22.9%0.2500%

$16.4M levied

Auburn #408J Enrichment

22.2%0.2416%

$3.9M levied

Puyallup #3 EnrichmentUnit K-12

21.1%0.2300%

$69.1M levied

Sumner #320 BondUnit K-12

20.8%0.2263%

$35.6M levied

Clover Park #400 EnrichmentUnit K-12

20%0.2175%

$25.8M levied

Sumner #320 EnrichmentUnit K-12

18.9%0.2055%

$32.3M levied

White River #416 EnrichmentUnit K-12

18.7%0.2042%

$12.8M levied

Eatonville #404 EnrichmentUnit K-12

18.6%0.2026%

$6.0M levied

Orting #344 EnrichmentUnit K-12

18.2%0.1981%

$7.5M levied

Bethel #403 EnrichmentUnit K-12

17%0.1850%

$44.1M levied

Auburn #408J Bond

16.4%0.1789%

$2.9M levied

Bethel #403 BondUnit K-12

16%0.1747%

$41.6M levied

Steilacoom #1 EnrichmentUnit K-12

15.9%0.1732%

$9.7M levied

Tacoma #10 EnrichmentUnit K-12

15.8%0.1724%

$81.0M levied

Dieringer #343 Cap ProjUnit K-12

15.7%0.1708%

$7.0M levied

Fife #417 EnrichmentUnit K-12

15%0.1630%

$10.0M levied

Tacoma #10 BondUnit K-12

14.4%0.1565%

$73.6M levied

State School Part 1Community College

14.3%0.1554%

$314.5M levied

Dieringer #343 EnrichmentUnit K-12

14%0.1528%

$6.2M levied

Fire Dist #5i

13.8%0.1500%

$30.7M levied

Fire Dist #22i

13.8%0.1500%

$43.7M levied

Fire Dist #27i

13.8%0.1500%

$957K levied

Fire Dist #14i

13.6%0.1487%

$467K levied

Fire Dist #17i

13.6%0.1483%

$6.1M levied

Fire Dist #16i

12.9%0.1403%

$7.2M levied

Fife #417 BondUnit K-12

12.3%0.1340%

$8.2M levied

Franklin Pierce #402 BondUnit K-12

12.1%0.1320%

$10.9M levied

Fire Dist #25i

12%0.1306%

$190K levied

White River #416 BondUnit K-12

10.6%0.1155%

$7.2M levied

Yelm #2 BondUnit K-12

10.5%0.1144%

$1.3M levied

Fire Dist #23i

10.3%0.1119%

$393K levied

Peninsula #401 EnrichmentUnit K-12

10.2%0.1107%

$28.1M levied

Steilacoom #1 Cap ProjUnit K-12

9.8%0.1066%

$6.0M levied

Fire Dist #13i

9.8%0.1064%

$944K levied

Puyallup #3 BondUnit K-12

9.7%0.1052%

$31.6M levied

Fire Dist #21i

9.2%0.1000%

$13.8M levied

Fire Dist #6i

9.2%0.1000%

$43.9M levied

Fire Dist #3i

9.2%0.1000%

$19.5M levied

Fire Dist #18i

9.2%0.1000%

$3.0M levied

Pierce Countyi

8.8%0.0963%

$87.5M levied

Clover Park #400 BondUnit K-12

8.8%0.0955%

$11.3M levied

Sumneri

8.2%0.0898%

$5.0M levied

Puyallup #3 Cap ProjUnit K-12

7.9%0.0856%

$25.7M levied

State School Part 2Community College

7.7%0.0838%

$168.0M levied

Eatonville #404 BondUnit K-12

7.1%0.0774%

$2.3M levied

Fire Dist #10i

7.1%0.0771%

$3.8M levied

Tacoma Metro Parki

6.9%0.0750%

$34.3M levied

Valley RFAi

6.7%0.0733%

$1.7M levied

University Place #83 BondUnit K-12

6.7%0.0728%

$4.8M levied

Tacoma #10 Cap ProjUnit K-12

6.1%0.0664%

$31.2M levied

Carbonado #19/406 BondUnit K-12

5.5%0.0602%

$112K levied

Peninsula Metro Parki

5.1%0.0554%

$8.7M levied

White River #416 Cap ProjUnit K-12

4.8%0.0525%

$3.3M levied

Fire Dist #26i

4.8%0.0519%

$161K levied

EMS FD #5i

4.6%0.0500%

$10.2M levied

EMS Wilkesoni

4.6%0.0500%

$41K levied

EMS FD #21i

4.6%0.0500%

$6.9M levied

EMS FD #26i

4.6%0.0500%

$159K levied

EMS FD #27i

4.6%0.0500%

$319K levied

EMS Tacomai

4.6%0.0500%

$22.4M levied

EMS Buckleyi

4.6%0.0500%

$590K levied

EMS Eatonvillei

4.5%0.0494%

$230K levied

EMS FD #6i

4.5%0.0491%

$21.6M levied

EMS Duponti

4.5%0.0488%

$1.3M levied

Parks & Rec - Anderson Islandi

4.4%0.0485%

$309K levied

EMS FD #17i

4.3%0.0472%

$2.0M levied

University Place #83 Cap ProjUnit K-12

4.3%0.0469%

$3.1M levied

Peninsula #401 BondUnit K-12

4.2%0.0461%

$11.7M levied

Franklin Pierce #402 Cap ProjUnit K-12

4.2%0.0456%

$3.8M levied

Metro Park Bondsi

4.1%0.0446%

$20.2M levied

EMS FD #3i

4.1%0.0445%

$8.7M levied

Eatonville #404 Cap ProjUnit K-12

4%0.0441%

$1.3M levied

EMS FD #13i

4%0.0431%

$383K levied

EMS Steilacoomi

3.9%0.0421%

$677K levied

EMS FD #22i

3.8%0.0414%

$12.1M levied

EMS FD #18i

3.8%0.0410%

$1.2M levied

EMS FD #14i

3.6%0.0390%

$122K levied

EMS Fircresti

3.6%0.0388%

$577K levied

EMS Carbonadoi

3.4%0.0368%

$42K levied

EMS FD #23i

3.2%0.0351%

$133K levied

Pierce Co Rural Libraryi

3%0.0326%

$46.5M levied

EMS FD #16i

3%0.0325%

$1.7M levied

Fife #417 Cap ProjUnit K-12

2.9%0.0320%

$2.0M levied

Sumner #320 Cap ProjUnit K-12

2.9%0.0319%

$5.0M levied

Key Peninsula Metro Parki

2.8%0.0310%

$1.6M levied

EMS South Prairiei

2.7%0.0290%

$23K levied

Auburn #408J - Cap Proj

2.5%0.0276%

$450K levied

EMS FD #10i

2.5%0.0271%

$1.3M levied

Bethel #403 Cap ProjUnit K-12

2.4%0.0262%

$6.2M levied

Peninsula #401 Cap ProjUnit K-12

2.3%0.0246%

$6.2M levied

King Co Rural Libraryi

2.3%0.0245%

$576K levied

Valley RFA Bondi

2.2%0.0242%

$565K levied

Fire Dist #5 Bondi

1.9%0.0208%

$4.2M levied

Pierce Co Rural Library Speciali

1.9%0.0208%

$1.2M levied

Fire Dist #22 Bondi

1.6%0.0180%

$5.2M levied

Fire Dist #27 Bondi

1.6%0.0175%

$110K levied

Central Puget Sound RTAi

1.5%0.0164%

$26.4M levied

Dieringer #343 BondUnit K-12

1.3%0.0144%

$589K levied

Port of Tacoma

1.2%0.0133%

$26.8M levied

Pierce County Flood Controli

0.9%0.0094%

$19.0M levied

Fire Dist #6 Bondi

0.5%0.0057%

$2.5M levied

Yelm #2 EnrichmentUnit K-12

0%0.0000%