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City B&O tax rates and business licenses

Gather resources on city B&O tax rates and license information, the city B&O tax model ordinance, and background on apportionment.
State of the Cities: Empowering Washington cities & towns

This report is a comprehensive overview of the conditions that impact our cities and towns today, as well as over the last five years, and considers what challenges and opportunities city leaders must anticipate in the near future.
Explore the results of AWC’s 2024 City Conditions Survey

View a snapshot from our survey of Washington cities to see what communities are facing across the state.
2024 Salary and Benefit Survey highlights

The 2024 Salary and Benefit Survey (SBS) was published mid-July 2024.
State of the Cities: Municipal workforce—The foundation of city services

This State of the Cities report examines the changing demands on cities and city workers, overviews personnel-related cost-drivers, analyzes retirement and survey data related to recruitment and retention, and offers additional resources to build their own team.
The state of transportation in cities

All across Washington, cities are stepping up to meet growing transportation needs in their communities. Yet cities lack access to basic funding to maintain and preserve city streets for current and future residents.
State of the Cities: Evolving public safety & criminal justice services

This State of the Cities report, AWC examines the present conditions of public safety, along with the current state of criminal justice and behavioral health systems, to explore challenges that cities face and discover areas where cities can learn from each other.
Explore the results of AWC’s 2023 City Conditions Survey

View a snapshot from our survey of Washington cities to see what communities are facing across the state.
Capital idea

How SeaTac’s standard business survey helped shape its pandemic relief plan.
State of the Cities: Washington’s interconnected infrastructure

This report looks at city infrastructure across Washington to examine the present condition of our infrastructure systems, how cities are overcoming barriers to improvement, and what more can be done to support the statewide network.

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