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.

Rainier, 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

0.57%–0.99%+20.8%YoY

Varies by school district

Municipal Portioni

0.0905%-3%YoY11.5% of total

Effective Ratei

0.57%–0.99%

Est. Annual Taxi

$2K–$4K

Median Home Valuei

$425,900

Total Leviedi

$507.7M

Tax Per Capitai

$134

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 Rainier #307 Enrichment

$0.31 Rochester #401 Enrichment

$0.27 Tumwater #33 Enrichment

$0.26 Tenino #402 Enrichment

$0.26 North Thurston #3 Enrichment

$0.25 Olympia #111 Enrichment

$0.20 North Thurston #3 Bond

$0.19 FD #6 East Olympia

$0.19 FD #3 Lacey Bond 2018

$0.19 FD #8 South Bay

$0.19 W Thurston RFA

$0.19 SE Thurston RFA

$0.19 State School Part 1

$0.18 Centralia #401L Enrichment

$0.18 FD #9 McLane/Black Lake

$0.17 FD #13 Griffin

$0.17 Olympia #111 Bond

$0.15 FD #12 South Thurston

$0.15 Griffin #324 Enrichment

$0.15 Tumwater #33 Bond

$0.15 FD #17 Bald Hill

$0.15 Yelm #2 Bond

$0.14 Centralia #401L Bond

$0.13 Rainier #307 Capital Project

$0.12 Olympia #111 Capital Project

$0.12 Rainier

$0.11 Tenino #402 Cap Proj

$0.10 State School Part 2

$0.10 FD #9 McLane Enrichment

$0.10 North Thurston #3 Cap Proj

$0.09 Rainier #307 Bond

$0.08 Griffin #324 Cap Proj

$0.08 Tumwater #33 Cap Proj

$0.07 FD #8 South Bay Bond

$0.06 Metro Park - Olympia

$0.06 Metro Park - Tumwater

$0.05 Parks & Rec - Tanglewilde

$0.03 FD #12 South Thurston Bond

$0.03 Timberland Inter-Co Library

$0.03 EMS - Medic One

$0.02 FD #11 Littlerock Bond

$0.02 EMS - Medic One Non Sr LL

$0.02 Port of Olympia Regular

$0.01 FD #3 Lacey

$0.01 Thurston County

$0.01 Cemetery #2 Yelm

$0.00 Cemetery #1 Rochester

$0.00 Public Utility Dist #1

$0.00 Yelm #2 Enrichment

Estimated Tax by Home Valuei

$200K

$1,147–$1,988

$300K

$1,720–$2,983

$400K

$2,293–$3,977

$500K

$2,867–$4,971

$600K

$3,440–$5,965

$700K

$4,013–$6,959

$800K

$4,586–$7,954

Highlighted value is closest to median home value ($426K)

49 Overlapping Taxing Districtsi

Rainier #307 EnrichmentUnit K-12

31.6%0.2480%

$2.7M levied

Rochester #401 EnrichmentUnit K-12

30.8%0.2412%

$5.4M levied

Tumwater #33 EnrichmentUnit K-12

26.7%0.2096%

$21.7M levied

Tenino #402 EnrichmentUnit K-12

25.7%0.2013%

$4.1M levied

North Thurston #3 EnrichmentUnit K-12

25.5%0.2002%

$48.8M levied

Olympia #111 EnrichmentUnit K-12

24.6%0.1925%

$29.9M levied

North Thurston #3 BondUnit K-12

19.5%0.1526%

$37.2M levied

FD #6 East Olympiai

19.1%0.1500%

$3.9M levied

FD #3 Lacey Bond 2018i

19.1%0.1500%

$32.9M levied

FD #8 South Bayi

19.1%0.1500%

$5.3M levied

W Thurston RFAi

19.1%0.1496%

$6.1M levied

SE Thurston RFAi

18.9%0.1481%

$7.4M levied

State School Part 1Community College

18.8%0.1471%

$94.2M levied

Centralia #401L Enrichment

18.5%0.1448%

$146K levied

FD #9 McLane/Black Lakei

18.1%0.1416%

$5.6M levied

FD #13 Griffini

17.4%0.1362%

$2.5M levied

Olympia #111 BondUnit K-12

16.7%0.1311%

$20.4M levied

FD #12 South Thurstoni

15.5%0.1218%

$1.6M levied

Griffin #324 EnrichmentUnit K-12

15.3%0.1202%

$2.6M levied

Tumwater #33 BondUnit K-12

14.9%0.1170%

$12.1M levied

FD #17 Bald Hilli

14.7%0.1149%

$875K levied

Yelm #2 BondUnit K-12

14.6%0.1144%

$6.1M levied

Centralia #401L Bond

13.6%0.1068%

$107K levied

Rainier #307 Capital ProjectUnit K-12

12.7%0.0994%

$1.1M levied

Olympia #111 Capital ProjectUnit K-12

11.7%0.0921%

$14.3M levied

Rainieri

11.5%0.0905%

$330K levied

Tenino #402 Cap ProjUnit K-12

10.9%0.0852%

$1.7M levied

State School Part 2Community College

10.1%0.0791%

$50.0M levied

FD #9 McLane Enrichmenti

9.9%0.0772%

$3.0M levied

North Thurston #3 Cap ProjUnit K-12

9.5%0.0743%

$18.1M levied

Rainier #307 BondUnit K-12

8.8%0.0687%

$743K levied

Griffin #324 Cap ProjUnit K-12

7.9%0.0621%

$1.3M levied

Tumwater #33 Cap ProjUnit K-12

7.9%0.0616%

$6.4M levied

FD #8 South Bay Bondi

6.9%0.0542%

$1.9M levied

Metro Park - Olympiai

6.4%0.0502%

$5.8M levied

Metro Park - Tumwateri

6.3%0.0495%

$3.3M levied

Parks & Rec - Tanglewildei

5%0.0393%

$98K levied

FD #12 South Thurston Bondi

3.4%0.0264%

$332K levied

Timberland Inter-Co Libraryi

2.9%0.0229%

$14.7M levied

EMS - Medic Onei

2.6%0.0207%

$13.3M levied

FD #11 Littlerock Bondi

2.3%0.0181%

$386K levied

EMS - Medic One Non Sr LLi

1.6%0.0128%

$8.1M levied

Port of Olympia Regular

1.6%0.0126%

$8.1M levied

FD #3 Laceyi

0.8%0.0062%

$1.3M levied

Thurston Countyi

0.6%0.0050%

$1.5M levied

Cemetery #2 Yelmi

0.5%0.0043%

$202K levied

Cemetery #1 Rochesteri

0.4%0.0031%

$72K levied

Public Utility Dist #1i

0.1%0.0005%

$346K levied

Yelm #2 EnrichmentUnit K-12

0%0.0000%