Anacortes, WA town hall & government
Anacortes spent $78.7 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $4,374 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Anacortes's government.
Who runs Anacortes
From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.
Coming up at Anacortes's town hall
- Oct 5Mon · 5:00 pmCity CouncilJoint Special Meeting with the Port of Anacortes Commission904 6th Street Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Oct 5Mon · 6:00 pm
- Oct 12Mon · 9:00 amLibrary Board of TrusteesAnacortes Public Library, 1220 10th Street Meeting page ↗
- Oct 12Mon · 6:00 pm
- Oct 13Tue · 6:00 pmPlanning CommissionPlanning Commission - occurs 2nd Tuesday of each month Meeting page ↗
- Oct 19Mon · 6:00 pm
Recent meetings
- Oct 1Thu · 6:00 pm
- Sep 30Wed · 5:00 pm
- Sep 29Tue · 6:00 pm
- Sep 28Mon · 6:00 pm
- Sep 21Mon · 6:00 pm
- Sep 15Tue · 6:00 pm
- Sep 14Mon · 6:00 pm
- Sep 14Mon · 9:00 amLibrary Board of TrusteesAnacortes Public Library, 1220 10th Street Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
Official listings from Anacortes's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.
Where Anacortes's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 29%
- Sales taxes 22%
- Utility sales 18%
- Interest, fines & other 9%
- From the state 8%
- Property taxes 8%
- From other local governments 3%
- Other taxes & licenses 3%
- From the federal government <1%
Who works for Anacortes
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2023. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Anacortes School District
Anacortes's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Washington districts overall: 27% local, 66% state, 8% federal
- Local 34%
- State 63%
- Federal 3%
Of the $18,265 per pupil, $10,320 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.
Which schools Anacortes kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Anacortes pay
The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Contact Anacortes's government
Who represents Anacortes
Anacortes is represented in Congress by Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and Representative Rick Larsen. Bob Ferguson is governor.
Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.