Property taxes in California
At $5,090, the median annual property tax bill in California is 42% above the national figure of $3,580, ranking 7 of 52, with Marin County the highest county at $10,001.
Two houses with the same price can carry very different tax bills. That gap is decided county by county.
| Rank | County | Typical figure | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marin County | $10,001 | 0.77% of value |
| 2 | Santa Clara County | $9,252 | 0.70% of value |
| 3 | San Francisco County | $8,835 | 0.66% of value |
| 4 | San Mateo County | $8,637 | 0.60% of value |
| 5 | Alameda County | $7,622 | 0.76% of value |
| 6 | Contra Costa County | $6,654 | 0.85% of value |
| 7 | Santa Cruz County | $6,011 | 0.63% of value |
| 8 | Orange County | $5,822 | 0.67% of value |
| 9 | San Benito County | $5,803 | 0.83% of value |
| 10 | Napa County | $5,545 | 0.70% of value |
| 11 | Placer County | $5,333 | 0.85% of value |
| 12 | Sonoma County | $5,333 | 0.71% of value |
| 13 | San Diego County | $5,214 | 0.72% of value |
| 14 | Los Angeles County | $5,124 | 0.70% of value |
| 15 | Ventura County | $5,112 | 0.71% of value |
| 16 | San Luis Obispo County | $5,066 | 0.70% of value |
| 17 | Santa Barbara County | $4,669 | 0.65% of value |
| 18 | Monterey County | $4,494 | 0.66% of value |
| 19 | Yolo County | $4,280 | 0.77% of value |
| 20 | El Dorado County | $4,223 | 0.71% of value |
| 21 | Solano County | $4,203 | 0.77% of value |
| 22 | Nevada County | $4,151 | 0.74% of value |
| 23 | Riverside County | $3,959 | 0.86% of value |
| 24 | Sacramento County | $3,575 | 0.77% of value |
| 25 | San Joaquin County | $3,571 | 0.77% of value |
| 26 | Alpine County | $3,481 | 0.75% of value |
| 27 | Mono County | $3,399 | 0.68% of value |
| 28 | Mendocino County | $3,207 | 0.69% of value |
| 29 | San Bernardino County | $3,151 | 0.72% of value |
| 30 | Sutter County | $3,047 | 0.81% of value |
| 31 | Calaveras County | $2,933 | 0.73% of value |
| 32 | Stanislaus County | $2,852 | 0.73% of value |
| 33 | Amador County | $2,814 | 0.69% of value |
| 34 | Yuba County | $2,731 | 0.78% of value |
| 35 | Kern County | $2,712 | 0.96% of value |
| 36 | Humboldt County | $2,622 | 0.68% of value |
| 37 | Fresno County | $2,605 | 0.77% of value |
| 38 | Butte County | $2,599 | 0.70% of value |
| 39 | Tuolumne County | $2,570 | 0.68% of value |
| 40 | Sierra County | $2,428 | 0.84% of value |
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Methodology
Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates. We store one row per county and roll counties up to state level, weighting each county by its population so that large metros are not treated the same as very small counties.
The median real-estate tax bill shown for a state is that population-weighted figure, not a simple average of county values. National comparisons use the same method across all states, so the state-versus-U.S. gap you see is a like-for-like comparison.
These are survey estimates, not transaction records, and they describe typical households rather than any individual situation. Nothing here is personalised financial advice.
The effective rate we show is our own calculation: median real-estate taxes paid divided by median home value in the same place. It is a comparison tool, not a millage rate, and it does not account for exemptions, caps or assessment lags.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).