Private property and businesses in University Place are levied a property tax which is collected in two installments in April and October of each year. The 2022 property tax rate averages $12.1925 per $1,000 of assessed value and may vary based on individual taxing districts (based on the University Place School District, the largest in the City of University Place).
University Place receives approximately 6.4% of the property taxes paid by University Place residents or $0.7764 per $1,000.00 of assessed value. The city’s portion pays for University Place’s general operations including police, public works, and parks services. The remaining 93.6% is distributed between Washington State, Pierce County, the Port of Tacoma, flood control services, emergency medical services, school districts, rural libraries, Sound Transit (ST3) and fire district.
2022 Total Property Tax Per $1,000 Assessed Value
U.P. School District
$4.3379
Fire District/EMS
$2.7112
State of Washington
$2.6586
County
$0.8781
City of U.P. (Dedicated to Police)
$0.7764
Library
$0.3915
Flood Control
$0.1002
Regional Transit
$0.1841
Port
$0.1545
Total per Assessed Value
$12.1925
Where do my property taxes go?
Tax Rate per $1,000 Assessed Value 1995-2022:
Average Homeowner's Local Government Property Tax Bill