Yacolt, WA town hall & government
Yacolt spent $913,000 in the year to December 31, 2024, about $559 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Yacolt's government.
Where Yacolt's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 41%
- Property taxes 24%
- From the state 16%
- Other taxes & licenses 8%
- Fees & charges 7%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
- Utility sales 1%
Who works for Yacolt
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Battle Ground School District
Yacolt's K–12 school district, shared with Battle Ground. 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 20%
- State 72%
- Federal 8%
Of the $17,795 per pupil, $9,897 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 Yacolt kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Yacolt 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 Yacolt's government
Who represents Yacolt
Yacolt is represented in Congress by Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez. 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.