Town Hall · Warden

Warden, WA town hall & government

Warden spent $5.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,832 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Warden's money goes

Spent
$5.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,832
typical Washington cities: $1,978
Long-term debt
$4.8 million
$1,697 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.1 million41%
Police
$854,00016%
Water & other utilities
$821,00016%
Roads & transportation
$608,00012%
Administration & buildings
$283,0005%
Parks & libraries
$221,0004%
Housing & development
$88,0002%
Interest on debt
$23,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$7,000<1%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$174,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 23%
  • From the state 22%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • Sales taxes 17%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • From other local governments 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Warden

Full-time staff
16
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$74,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
6 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Warden didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Warden School District

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

Spending per pupil
$17,833
Washington: $18,444
Students
936
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 75%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $17,833 per pupil, $9,507 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 Warden pay

Typical tax bill
$1,314
a year · Washington typical $4,556
Effective rate
0.69%
of home value · Washington 0.81%
Typical home value
$189,900
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 Warden's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofwarden.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Warden →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Warden

Warden is represented in Congress by Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and Representative Dan Newhouse. Bob Ferguson is governor.

All of Warden'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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