SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — People living in Spokane will see a slight increase to their property taxes next year due to the recently approved one-percent increase.
Currently, a homeowner in the City of Spokane pays around $9.66 per $1,000 in assessed property value.
Of that tax, almost $6 goes toward schools, and the county general fund receives about $0.70, which equals about 7% of the total tax.
The newly approved tax for 2025 will increase the amount received by the county general fund.
For a homeowner with an estimated property value of $425,000 , the tax will result in a $0.24 increase in property tax per month, and $2.92 per year.
The additional tax will make the county an estimated $652,000 in additional revenue.
Those in favor of the tax said that revenue is needed to ensure public safety departments get the funding they need.
“I think the citizens need to know we worked hard to look for every efficiency. We have frozen the budget of several of our county departments and made cuts in other areas. So, I look at this as a last resort, but it’s important that we be able to meet those critical needs for public safety,” said District 1 County Commissioner Chris Jordan.