Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Thurston County is $2,472.00 per year, based on a median home value of $257,800.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.96% of property value.

Thurston County collects very high property taxes, and is among the top 25% of counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the thirty-nine counties in Washington, Thurston County is ranked 7th by median property taxes, and 11th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Thurston County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Thurston County is $257,800.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $287,200.00

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7th out of 39 By median yearly property tax

11th out of 39 By percentage of median home value

10th out of 39 By percentage of median income

You can see how Thurston County (highlighted in green) compares to the thirty-nine other counties in Washington with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Washington, see our Washington county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Washington counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Thurston County are the responsibility of the Thurston County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Olympia, Washington.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Thurston County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Thurston County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Thurston County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Thurston County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Thurston County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).