Pateros, WA town hall & government
Pateros spent $2.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $4,058 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Pateros's government.
Who runs Pateros
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 If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.
Where Pateros's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 25%
- From the state 22%
- Utility sales 18%
- Sales taxes 18%
- Property taxes 10%
- From the federal government 4%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Pateros
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Pateros School District
Pateros'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 13%
- State 73%
- Federal 14%
Of the $23,287 per pupil, $12,235 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 Pateros kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Pateros 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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Pateros's government
Who represents Pateros
Pateros is represented in Congress by Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and Representative Dan Newhouse. 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.