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Cashmere, WA town hall & government

Cashmere spent $5.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,703 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Cashmere's government.

Town budget

Where Cashmere's money goes

Spent
$5.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,703
typical Washington cities: $1,978
Long-term debt
$11.1 million
$3,517 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.4 million25%
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million21%
Water & other utilities
$963,00018%
Police
$539,00010%
Interest on debt
$417,0008%
Administration & buildings
$334,0006%
Parks & libraries
$212,0004%
Fire
$105,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$78,0001%
Housing & development
$59,0001%
Health & welfare
$31,0001%
Other
$145,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 36%
  • Sales taxes 22%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • From the state 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cashmere

Full-time staff
12
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$66,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
4 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cashmere School District

Cashmere's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,280
Washington: $18,444
Students
1,630
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13.9 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Washington districts overall: 27% local, 66% state, 8% federal

  • Local 19%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $16,280 per pupil, $10,225 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Cashmere pay

Typical tax bill
$2,943
a year · Washington typical $4,556
Effective rate
0.66%
of home value · Washington 0.81%
Typical home value
$442,900
owner-occupied

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.

Local

Contact Cashmere's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofcashmere.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cashmere →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cashmere

Cashmere is represented in Congress by Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and Representative Kim Schrier. Bob Ferguson is governor.

All of Cashmere's representatives, with contacts →

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.

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