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2012 Property Tax Statistics

2012 Assessed Value of Real & Personal Property in San Juan County

Value of Real Estate at Fair Market

$7,860,392,704

Value of Current Use Parcels

$67,557,320

Value of Designated Forest Land

$1,158,140

Value of Personal Property

$77,805,870

Grand Total of Taxable Valuation

$8,006,914,034

Real and Personal Property Parcel Count by Use in San Juan County

Parcels Valued at Fair Market

17,103

Current Use Parcels

687

Designated Forest Land Parcels

491

Parcels in Senior/Disabled Exemption

386

Personal Property Head of Family Exemption

187

Total Taxable Parcels

18,854

Exempt Parcels

1183

Total Parcels in San Juan County

20,037

Acreage by Use in San Juan County

 

Total Acreage

% of Total

Acres Valued at Fair Market Value

57,529

51.5%

Current Use Acres

16,551

14.8%

Designated Forest Land Acreage

15,325

13.7%

Exempt Acres

22,408

20.0%

TOTAL ACRES IN SAN JUAN COUNTY

111,813

100.0%

SAN JUAN COUNTY

2011 - 2012 Levy Changes

Taxing Districts

2011 Requested Tax Amount

2012 Requested Tax Amount

Dollar Increase

Percentage Change

State Levy

18,579,398

17,800,029

-779,369

-4.19%

Schools

 

 

 

 

Orcas

1,423,441

2,589,619

1,166,178

81.93%

Lopez

1,236,740

1,211,132

-25,607

-2.07%

San Juan

2,567,300

2,440,611

-126,688

-4.93%

County Current

5,001,921

5,045,742

43,820

0.88%

Road Shift

309,090

309,090

0

0.00%

Conservation Futures

277,205

281,142

3,936

1.42%

County Roads

3,208,838

3,280,390

71,552

2.23%

Diverted County Roads

546,000

546,000

0

0.00%

Port Districts

 

 

 

 

Friday Harbor

421,018

427,508

6,490

1.54%

Lopez

79,471

81,358

1,887

2.37%

Orcas

216,518

176,238

-40,280

-18.60%

Fire Districts

 

 

 

 

Fire District #2 - Orcas

1,947,866

1,968,924

21,057

1.08%

Fire District #3 - San Juan

1,197,419

1,217,319

19,900

1.66%

Fire District #4 - Lopez

684,960

696,248

11,288

1.65%

Fire District #5 - Shaw

131,090

140,554

9,464

7.22%

Town of Friday Harbor

430,972

436,649

5,676

1.32%

Cemetery Districts

 

 

 

 

Cemetery District #1 - SJI

55,858

55,858

0

0.00%

Cemetery District #2 - Orcas

20,087

19,000

-1,087

-5.41%

Library Districts

 

 

 

 

Lopez Library

392,041

398,280

6,239

1.59%

San Juan Library

865,082

1,231,396

366,314

42.34%

Orcas Library

545,681

551,606

5,925

1.09%

SJ Island Parks & Rec

567,891

583,704

15,813

2.78%

Orcas Island Parks & Rec

NA

251,205

NA

NA

SJI Hospital

1,517,637

1,561,267

43,630

2.87%

SJI Hospital EMS

1,230,443

1,197,261

-33,182

-2.70%

Totals

43,453,969

44,498,130

792,956

1.82%

SAN JUAN COUNTY

2012 Tax Levies

Tax Code Area

Island

2012 Levy Rate

% Rate Change

2012 Senior Citizen Rate

Senior Citizen Rate % Change

101

SHAW

4.0701442

0.52%

4.0701442

0.52%

211

WALDRON

4.3082558

9.39%

3.4524941

-0.38%

372

ORCAS ISLAND

4.3082558

9.39%

3.4524941

-0.38%

373

ORCAS

5.3644318

9.14%

4.5086701

1.49%

374

ORCAS CEM

5.373309

9.11%

4.5175473

1.48%

441

BLAKELY

4.3082558

9.39%

3.4524941

-0.38%

442

LOPEZ

5.4246313

1.61%

4.4933681

1.35%

443

DECATUR

4.3837573

0.29%

3.4524941

-0.38%

444

LOPEZ ISLAND

4.3837573

0.29%

3.4524941

-0.38%

445

LOPEZ SEWER

5.4246313

1.61%

4.4933681

1.35%

490

FRIDAY HARBOR

5.9695849

1.88%

5.2501767

2.52%

491

JOHNS-SPIEDEN

4.9783134

-0.20%

4.2589052

0.21%

492

SJ ISLANDS

4.9783134

-0.20%

4.2589052

0.21%

493

SAN JUAN

6.1610929

2.51%

5.4416847

3.21%

494

PEARL-FRIDAY

5.4331369

0.22%

4.7137287

0.66%

495

CAPE SAN JUAN

6.1610929

2.51%

5.4416847

3.21%

496

FH - ANNEX

6.0459005

-5.95%

5.3264923

-6.39%

497

STUART CEM

4.9783134

-0.20%

4.2589052

0.21%

498

SAN JUAN SOUTH

6.1610929

2.51%

5.4416847

3.21%

499

CATTLE POINT

6.1610929

2.51%

5.4416847

3.21%



Statutory Limitations on Property Taxes

Per $1000 Valuation

The rate that a taxing district may impose each without voter approval is its regular levy.  The maximum regular levy rate for each type of district is determined by state law.  The combined maximum total is $5.90 per $1,000 of assessed value, excluding the levies of state, school, port, public utility and emergency medical service districts.

State

3.6000

*County

1.8000

Road

2.2500

Town of Friday Harbor

3.3750

Fire District

1.5000

Port District

0.4500

Cemetery

0.1125

Library

0.5000

Hospital

0.7500

EMS

0.5000

Parks & Recreation

0.6000

* As per RCW 84.52.043, counties of 5th class and under can levy from $1.80 to $2.475 if total of county and road levies does not exceed $4.05.