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Cusick, WA town hall & government

Cusick spent $594,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,652 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cusick's money goes

Spent
$594,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,652
typical Washington cities: $1,978
Long-term debt
$591,000
$2,638 per resident
Water & other utilities
$298,00050%
Sewer & trash
$147,00025%
Administration & buildings
$74,00012%
Parks & libraries
$29,0005%
Roads & transportation
$20,0003%
Police
$15,0003%
Interest on debt
$7,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$4,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 44%
  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • From the state 10%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cusick

Full-time staff
1
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$28,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 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

Cusick School District

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

Spending per pupil
$22,462
Washington: $18,444
Students
366
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 17%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $22,462 per pupil, $10,598 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 Cusick pay

Typical tax bill
$496
a year · Washington typical $4,556
Effective rate
0.37%
of home value · Washington 0.81%
Typical home value
$133,300
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Cusick's government

Town hall & decisions in Cusick →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cusick

Cusick is represented in Congress by Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and Representative Michael Baumgartner. Bob Ferguson is governor.

All of Cusick'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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