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2010 Property Tax Statistics

2010 Assessed Value of Real & Personal Property in San Juan County
Value of Real Estate at Fair Market $7,985,072,945
Value of Open Space Parcels $98,799,850
Value of Designated Forest Land $1,226,400
Value of Personal Property $80,408,159
Grand Total of Taxable Valuation $8,165,507,354

Real and Personal Property Parcel Count by Use in San Juan County
Parcels Valued at Fair Market 16,708
Open Space Parcels 708
Designated Forest Land Parcels 500
Parcels in Senior/Disabled Exemption 382
Total Taxable Parcels 18,294
Exempt Parcels 1,819
Total Parcels in San Juan County 20,113
 
Acreage by Use in San Juan County
  Total Acreage  % of Total
Acres Valued at Fair Market Value 56,087 50.10%
Open Space Acres 16,184 14.50%
Designated Forest Land Acreage 15,976 14.30%
Exempt Acres 23,643 21.10%
TOTAL  ACRES IN SAN JUAN COUNTY 111,890 100.00%
 
San Juan County Property Tax Comparison
Taxing Districts 2009 2010 Difference %
State Levy 16,055,786 16,355,025 299,239 1.86%
Schools      
   Orcas 1,875,852 1,147,330 -728,522 -38.84%
   Lopez 1,047,443 1,088,508 41,066 3.92%
   San Juan 4,120,378 2,329,481 -1,790,897 -43.46%
County Current 4,267,698 5,342,557 1,074,859 25.19%
Conservation Futures 265,199 270,333 5,134 1.94%
County Roads 3,486,076 3,572,562 86,486 2.48%
Port Districts      
   Friday Harbor 397,477 402,671 5,194 1.31%
   Lopez 78,019 78,547 528 0.68%
   Orcas 85,637 208,366 122,729 143.31%
Fire Districts      
   Fire District #2 - Orcas 1,860,885 1,902,069 41,184 2.21%
   Fire District #3 - San Juan 1,141,922 1,166,643 24,721 2.16%
   Fire District #4 - Lopez 656,799 667,559 10,760 1.64%
   Fire District #5 - Shaw 111,934 129,907 17,973 16.06%
Town of Friday Harbor 408,141 415,879 7,738 1.90%
Cemetery Districts      
   Cemetery District #1 - SJI 55,685 55,580 -105 -0.19%
   Cemetery District #2 - Orcas 14,000 20,000 6,000 42.86%
Library Districts      
   Lopez Library 375,922 382,082 6,160 1.64%
   San Juan Library 824,396 841,956 17,560 2.13%
   Orcas Library 521,639 532,853 11,214 2.15%
SJ Island Parks & Rec 226,614 559,437 332,823 146.87%
SJI Hospital   1,466,556 1,496,558 30,002 2.05%
SJI Hospital EMS 801,205 869,171 67,966 8.48%
Total 40,145,262 39,835,074 -310,188 -0.77%
 
Tax Rate Comparison
Tax Code Area Island 2009 Levy 2010 Levy Rate Difference % Rate Change
101 SHAW 3.55060 3.73560 0.18500 4.95%
211 WALDRON 3.67951 3.54236 -0.13715 -3.87%
374 ORCAS CEM 4.58745 4.50881 -0.07864 -1.74%
441 BLAKELY 3.67951 3.54236 -0.13715 -3.87%
442 LOPEZ 4.76651 4.89924 0.13273 2.71%
443 DECATUR 3.82571 3.95647 0.13076 3.30%
490 FRIDAY HARBOR 5.69501 5.32501 -0.37000 -6.95%
493 SAN JUAN 5.84819 5.47267 -0.37552 -6.86%



Statutory Limitations on Property Taxes
Per $1000 Valuation
State
3.60   
*County
1.80   
Road
2.25   
Town of Friday Harbor
3.23   
Fire District
1.50   
Port District
0.45   
Cemetery
0.1125
Library
0.50   
Hospital
0.75   
EMS
0.50   
Parks & Recreation
0.60   
* 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.