Town Hall · Raymond

Raymond, WA town hall & government

Raymond spent $7.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,493 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Raymond's money goes

Spent
$7.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,493
typical Washington cities: $1,978
Long-term debt
$19.4 million
$6,337 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.8 million24%
Health & welfare
$1.4 million19%
Police
$1.2 million15%
Water & other utilities
$1 million13%
Interest on debt
$810,00011%
Fire
$370,0005%
Parks & libraries
$359,0005%
Roads & transportation
$262,0003%
Administration & buildings
$165,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$78,0001%
Housing & development
$32,000<1%
Other
$83,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 29%
  • From other local governments 17%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Sales taxes 13%
  • From the state 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Raymond

Full-time staff
33
38 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$108,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
and 9 full-time firefighters
Fire
11 full-time25 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time11 part
Police
7 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
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

Raymond School District

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

Spending per pupil
$19,915
Washington: $18,444
Students
506
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 12%
  • State 78%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $19,915 per pupil, $12,075 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 Raymond: South Bend School District ($17,989 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Raymond pay

Typical tax bill
$2,135
a year · Washington typical $4,556
Effective rate
0.80%
of home value · Washington 0.81%
Typical home value
$267,500
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 Raymond's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofraymond.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Raymond →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Raymond

Raymond is represented in Congress by Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez. Bob Ferguson is governor.

All of Raymond'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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