Correction to Tax Statement

Over the last few days residents of Skagit County have been receiving their property tax statements for 2023. In the statement the county put a note explaining an error on the statement, unfortunately not everyone saw the extra note and schools around the county have been inundated with phone calls about their tax rates for schools.

Please note that the amount listed for the school tax is incorrect.

For Conway, the cost per $1,000 of assessed value is actually significantly LOWER than it was last year. This is in part due to the bond that Conway ran in 2013, as the amount owed on the bond drops each year, taxpayers will see a drop in their tax amounts until the bond is retired.

The current rates include our district bond, EP&O and tech levy.

For 2023 calendar year - Conway School District's Tax rate is $2.18 per/$1,000 of assessed value. That rate has dropped 28 cents per $1,000 from the $2.46 in the 2022 calendar year.

The following information is from a joint press release from several surrounding school districts.

The missing line item has resulted in a large number of residents contacting their local districts with concerns.

“This makes it appear that our tax collection went through the roof,” Greenwood [SW School District] said. “In reality, our tax rates actually decreased year over year.”

School districts depend on local taxes to fill the gap between state and federal funding for

facilities, programs, and services from voter-approved bonds and levies.

“The 2023 tax statements that were sent out from the County did not include the Enrichment

and Operations levy tax amount in the 2022 column giving an incorrect total,” said Valori Vargas, Burlington-Edison School District’s Director of Finance and Operations. “The actual difference between the two years is much less than it appears on the statement.”

The county included a separate piece of paper explaining the missing line item, but it’s apparent from the phone calls and emails school districts are receiving that the correction hasn’t been viewed.

Please see the attached picture for the correct rates per school district.

Contact the County Assessor's Office at 360-416-1750

You can also find your tax information here: https://www.skagitcounty.net/search/property/

The Conway School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.