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Kittitas, WA town hall & government

Kittitas spent $2.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,630 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Kittitas's money goes

Spent
$2.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,630
typical Washington cities: $1,978
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
$934 per resident
Water & other utilities
$520,00021%
Roads & transportation
$506,00020%
Police
$476,00019%
Sewer & trash
$469,00019%
Administration & buildings
$261,00011%
Housing & development
$66,0003%
Parks & libraries
$62,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$61,0002%
Interest on debt
$39,0002%
Fire
$13,0001%
Other
$6,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 28%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • From the state 15%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Kittitas

Full-time staff
10
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time6 part
Police
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
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

Kittitas School District

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

Spending per pupil
$19,098
Washington: $18,444
Students
571
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $19,098 per pupil, $9,438 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 Kittitas pay

Typical tax bill
$2,110
a year · Washington typical $4,556
Effective rate
0.67%
of home value · Washington 0.81%
Typical home value
$316,700
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 Kittitas's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofkittitas.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Kittitas →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Kittitas

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

All of Kittitas'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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