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Monroe, WA town hall & government

Monroe spent $46 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,225 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Monroe's money goes

Spent
$46 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,225
typical Washington cities: $1,978
Long-term debt
$20.5 million
$993 per resident
Water & other utilities
$9.5 million21%
Sewer & trash
$8.2 million18%
Police
$8.1 million18%
Parks & libraries
$7.4 million16%
Roads & transportation
$5.2 million11%
Administration & buildings
$1.8 million4%
Paid to other governments
$1.5 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.3 million3%
Housing & development
$539,0001%
Interest on debt
$483,0001%
Health & welfare
$196,000<1%
Other
$1.8 million4%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Sales taxes 25%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • From the state 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Monroe

Full-time staff
127
21 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$97,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
33
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
42 full-time
Administration & buildings
22 full-time17 part
Sewer & trash
17 full-time
Parks & libraries
12 full-time
Water & other utilities
9 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Other
19 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

Monroe School District

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

Spending per pupil
$18,243
Washington: $18,444
Students
5,671
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$81.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $18,243 per pupil, $10,653 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.

Also serving Monroe: Snohomish School District ($17,713 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Monroe pay

Typical tax bill
$4,547
a year · Washington typical $4,556
Effective rate
0.68%
of home value · Washington 0.81%
Typical home value
$668,400
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 Monroe's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.monroe.wa.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Monroe →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Monroe

Monroe is represented in Congress by Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and Representative Suzan K. DelBene. Bob Ferguson is governor.

All of Monroe'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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