Where Do Your Property Taxes Go

 

Distribution of All

King County Property Taxes, Fees and Charges Levied 2009 

• 49.6% ($1,746.4million) State and Local Schools

• 17.4% ($611.8million) County Purposes Including Emergency Medical Services

• 5.0% ($177.5million)Fire, Hospital & Other Districts

• 3.7% ($131.2) Surface Water Management & Other Fees & Charges

• 2.7% ($96.7million) King County Library District

• 2.2% ($75.9million) Port of Seattle

• 1.6% ($54.5million) Ferry & Flood

To access your specific information, go t0: http://www.kingcounty.gov/propertytax .  To learn more about the performance of King County programs the King County portion of your property tax dollars pay for, go to http://your.kingcounty.gov/AimsHigh