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PRESS RELEASE
 December 29, 2003

All Kitsap Taxing Districts have held public budget hearings and their respective property tax requirements have been communicated to the Board of County Commissioners for certification to the Assessor.  That certification process has taken place and the levy rates for 2004 property tax collection have been set based on a January 1, 2003 total assessed value in each of the districts.

In spite of the fact that most taxpayers saw significant increases in property valuation this past year, 2004 tax bills for most will likely be only slightly more than 2003 and some will even see reductions in the amount they owe.  Several factors contribute to this:

  1. Taxing districts are again limited to a 1% increase in annual property tax collection, exclusive of new construction-attributed amounts.  As district assessed value increases exceed 1%, levy rates (dollars per thousand of assessed value) are reduced.

  2. The countywide voter approved property tax of $.16/$1000 to build a new 911 facility has been cancelled and replaced with a sales tax increase.

  3. Bainbridge Island Park District collects their operations and maintenance levy only every other year as approved by Bainbridge voters.  $4,922,000 collected from Bainbridge taxpayers in 2003 will not be collected in 2004.

  4. South Kitsap School District has paid off all their construction bonds.  $1,075,000 collected from South Kitsap taxpayers in 2003 will not be collected in 2004.

Also of significance to the 2004 property tax collection is the fact that the State Dept. of Revenue miscalculated last year’s State School levy amount.  On average Kitsap taxpayers got a $10 break last year (2003), which must be collected this year in addition to the regular state school levy.  This accounts for a $.15 per $1000 increase in the state school levy rate between 2003 and 2004.

Please see the charts below showing the estimated levy rates for each of the county’s taxing districts and the estimated taxes for typical homes in selected areas of Kitsap County.  For more information you may contact Jim Avery at: 337-7085 

Kitsap County Taxing Districts 2003 2004
  Levy Rates Levy Rates
County General Fund (incl cons futures) $        1.60 $     1.41
County Road Fund $        1.92 $     1.87
Bremerton (includes fire/ems) $        4.43 $     4.15
Port Orchard $        2.17 $     2.18
Poulsbo $        2.03 $     1.96
Bainbridge Island $        1.49 $     1.58
Bainbridge Parks O&M + Bond $        1.51 $     0.14
FD#1&12--Central Kitsap &Chico $        1.90 $     1.84
FD#2--Bainbridge $        1.01 $     1.03
FD#7--South Kitsap $        1.91 $     1.90
FD#10--North Kitsap $        2.27 $     2.18
FD#18--Poulsbo $        1.88 $     1.82
Port of Bremerton $        0.49 $     0.48
Port of Brownsville $        0.39 $     0.37
Port of Eglon $        0.17 $     0.15
Port of Illahee $        0.04 $     0.04
Port of Indianola $        0.19 $     0.19
Port of Keyport $        0.25 $     0.29
Port of Kingston $        0.25 $     0.25
Port of Manchester $        0.23 $     0.23
Port of Poulsbo $        0.37 $     0.36
Port of Silverdale $        0.29 $     0.28
Port of Tracyton $           - $     0.05
Port of Waterman $        0.24 $     0.24
Public Utility District $        0.10 $     0.10
Regional Library $        0.46 $     0.45
Poulsbo Library Bond $        0.07 $     0.06
Rocky Pt. Water Dist. Bond $        1.03 $     1.00
Bremerton School Dist. (O&M+Bonds) $        4.84 $     4.58
Bainbridge School Dist. (O&M+Bonds) $        2.95 $     2.98
NK School Dist. (O&M+Bonds) $        4.42 $     4.29
CK School Dist. (O&M+Bonds) $        5.19 $     5.04
SK School Dist. (O&M+Bonds) $        3.52 $     3.16
State School Levy*** $        2.93 $     3.08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

City

Ports

 

Tax

 

Typical

Value

School

County

Parks

Total

Increase

 

Value**

Inc %

Taxes

Fire/EMS

PUD/Libry

Taxes

%

Bremerton Home--2003  $  96,000  

$746

$579

$101

$1,426

 
Same home--2004  $ 103,000

7%

$789

$573

$106

$1,468

3.0%

               
Manchester Home--2003 (uninc)  $ 151,000  

$974

$820

$119

$1,913

 
Same home--2004  $ 159,000

5%

$992

$824

$124

$1,940

1.4%

               
Port Orchard Home--2003  $ 103,000  

$664

$585

$61

$1,310

 
Same home--2004  $ 108,500

5%

$677

$596

$63

$1,336

1.9%

               
Silverdale Home--2003 (uninc)  $ 156,000  

$1,267

$846

$133

$2,245

 
Same home--2004  $ 166,000

6%

$1,348

$850

$138

$2,336

4.0%

               
Kingston Home--2003 (uninc)  $ 186,000  

$1,367

$1,077

$151

$2,595

 
Same home--2004  $ 204,000

10%

$1,503

$1,114

$163

$2,781

7.2%

               
Poulsbo Home--2003  $ 159,000  

$1,169

$876

$159

$2,204

 
Same home--2004  $ 176,500

11%

$1,301

$916

$171

$2,388

8.4%

               
Bainbridge Home--2003  $ 339,500  

$1,996

$1,392

$703

$4,091

 
Same home--2004  $ 345,000

2%

$2,091

$1,387

$238

$3,716

-9.2%

               
               
*    Levy Rates expressed in dollars per thousand of assessed value      
**  Typical Home Value based on averages for the area and average increases    
*** Kitsap State School Levy undercollected by $1,048,057 in 2003 due to state calculation error  

 

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