Here are cities in Washington State that are of similar size in population to Birch Bay.
| City | Population | Valuation ($) | Regular Levy Rate ($) | Regular Levy Due in 2006 ($) | Bond / Special Levies Due in 2006 ($) | Total Taxes Due in 2006 ($) | Assessed Valuation per capita | Property Taxes per capita |
| Milton | 6,490 | $554,777,079 | 1.91 | $1,060,307 | 125,487 | $1,185,794 | $85,482 | 183 |
| Brier | 6,480 | $692,120,095 | 1.27 | $881,656 | 29,398 | $911,054 | $106,809 | 141 |
| Normandy Park | 6,415 | $1,052,297,593 | 1.27 | $1,333,544 | 0 | $1,333,544 | $164,037 | 208 |
| Fircrest | 6,260 | $558,297,590 | 2.29 | $1,277,573 | 0 | $1,277,573 | $89,185 | 204 |
| Othello | 6,205 | $326,762,035 | 2.58 | $844,071 | 0 | $844,071 | $52,661 | 136 |
| Steilacoom | 6,200 | $564,319,092 | 2.71 | $1,528,454 | 0 | $1,528,454 | $91,019 | 247 |
| Fife | 6,135 | $1,275,573,319 | 1.30 | $1,659,303 | 0 | $1,659,303 | $207,917 | 270 |
| Pacific | 5,940 | $441,351,242 | 1.60 | $704,117 | 77,003 | $781,120 | $74,302 | 132 |
| Liberty Lake | 5,805 | $609,233,856 | 2.03 | $1,235,877 | 0 | $1,235,877 | $104,950 | 213 |
| Duvall | 5,735 | $663,610,821 | 1.58 | $1,050,998 | 0 | $1,050,998 | $115,712 | 183 |
| Union Gap | 5,685 | $450,142,977 | 2.81 | $1,265,872 | 0 | $1,265,872 | $79,181 | 223 |
| Orting | 5,560 | $339,543,773 | 2.47 | $838,663 | 0 | $838,663 | $61,069 | 151 |
| Quincy | 5,395 | $259,570,264 | 3.12 | $809,859 | 0 | $809,859 | $48,113 | 150 |
| Prosser | 5,045 | $279,980,325 | 3.12 | $873,271 | 155,352 | $1,028,623 | $55,497 | 204 |
| Sequim | 5,030 | $569,637,795 | 1.53 | $873,175 | 0 | $873,175 | $113,248 | 174 |
| AVERAGE | 5,892 | $575,814,524 | 2.11 | $1,082,449 | 25,816 | $1,108,265 | $96,612 | 188 |
| Birch Bay | 5,600 | $598,709,536 | $2,029,314 | $106,912 | 362 | |||
| Birch Bay * | 5,900 | $598,709,536 | $2,029,314 | $101,476 | 344 | |||
| * High Estimate | ||||||||