Property Tax & Income in Garfield County, Washington
Garfield County has an effective property tax rate of 0.66%. On the median home value of $239,200, that's roughly $1,574 per year. Median household income is $64,884.
What you'll pay, at a glance
Property taxes are the largest local tax most homeowners pay. The effective rate measures the real tax bill as a share of home value — a more useful number than the nominal “mill rate,” because assessment practices vary county to county.
| Metric | Garfield County | Washington (state context) |
|---|---|---|
| Effective property tax rate1 | 0.66% | 0.73% |
| Median home value1 | $239,200 | — |
| State income tax3 | No state income tax | No state income tax |
| State sales tax3 | 9.57% combined | 9.57% combined |
How this is calculated
The effective property tax rate is the median real-estate tax bill divided by the median home value — both for owner-occupied homes, from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS 5-year estimates)1. Median income is also from the ACS1. Federal and state income-tax figures use IRS2 and Tax Foundation3 data.
About Garfield County, WA
Garfield County’s effective property tax rate of 0.658% sits below Washington’s statewide median of 0.730% and further below the national median of 0.794%. Among the 39 counties in Washington, it ranks 32nd, placing it among the lower-taxed counties in the state. A home valued at the median of $239,200 carries an annual real-estate tax bill of about $1,574. With median household income at $64,884 and per-capita income at $35,385, that levy amounts to roughly 2.4% of a typical household’s yearly earnings. The gap between Garfield County’s rate and both benchmarks signals a comparatively favorable tax climate, though the county’s small population and rural character mean such figures reflect a limited housing stock rather than broad economic advantage.