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Property tax in California

Overview

Across 58 California counties, the average effective property-tax rate is about 0.7% (range 0.5795%–0.8821%). Confidence: Medium (county-level ACS estimates).

Data as of 2024-12-31 (data version 2024.1). Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year, table B25103; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year, table B25077; California State Board of Equalization, Proposition 13.

The 2022 NAIC HO-3 state average is $1,492/yr. County insurance pages adjust this historical baseline for home value and FEMA risk; confidence is Low.

California Homeowners' Exemption: amount, deadline, and estimated savings

Counties

CountyEffective rateTypical tax (median home)Insurance budget
Alameda County0.7774%$8,474/yr$4,172/yr
Alpine County0.7675%$4,530/yr$1,253/yr
Amador County0.7052%$3,172/yr$1,721/yr
Butte County0.6948%$2,951/yr$1,780/yr
Calaveras County0.7259%$3,319/yr$1,833/yr
Colusa County0.6167%$2,426/yr$1,524/yr
Contra Costa County0.8256%$7,156/yr$3,752/yr
Del Norte County0.6137%$2,099/yr$1,438/yr
El Dorado County0.6991%$4,753/yr$2,807/yr
Fresno County0.7359%$2,861/yr$1,681/yr
Glenn County0.6422%$2,263/yr$1,306/yr
Humboldt County0.6395%$2,858/yr$1,904/yr
Imperial County0.7733%$2,394/yr$1,317/yr
Inyo County0.7387%$2,576/yr$1,335/yr
Kern County0.8821%$2,984/yr$1,459/yr
Kings County0.7478%$2,425/yr$1,347/yr
Lake County0.7305%$2,369/yr$1,352/yr
Lassen County0.7248%$1,923/yr$975/yr
Los Angeles County0.6803%$5,675/yr$3,622/yr
Madera County0.7009%$2,756/yr$1,672/yr
Marin County0.6635%$10,001/yr$4,091/yr
Mariposa County0.6128%$2,377/yr$1,553/yr
Mendocino County0.6921%$3,545/yr$2,152/yr
Merced County0.6723%$2,634/yr$1,670/yr
Modoc County0.6947%$1,561/yr$684/yr
Mono County0.6533%$4,177/yr$1,927/yr
Monterey County0.6287%$4,910/yr$3,366/yr
Napa County0.6895%$5,995/yr$3,673/yr
Nevada County0.7549%$4,694/yr$2,544/yr
Orange County0.6576%$6,330/yr$4,173/yr
Placer County0.8446%$5,812/yr$2,869/yr
Plumas County0.7043%$2,537/yr$1,442/yr
Riverside County0.7802%$4,348/yr$2,418/yr
Sacramento County0.734%$3,921/yr$2,294/yr
San Benito County0.8118%$6,441/yr$3,154/yr
San Bernardino County0.7006%$3,538/yr$2,191/yr
San Diego County0.6756%$5,774/yr$3,705/yr
San Francisco County0.7072%$9,862/yr$4,166/yr
San Joaquin County0.7462%$3,960/yr$2,286/yr
San Luis Obispo County0.6834%$5,636/yr$3,497/yr
San Mateo County0.6103%$9,518/yr$4,159/yr
Santa Barbara County0.6454%$5,103/yr$3,413/yr
Santa Clara County0.6709%$10,000/yr$4,172/yr
Santa Cruz County0.6363%$6,538/yr$4,125/yr
Shasta County0.6938%$2,542/yr$1,531/yr
Sierra County0.6867%$2,279/yr$877/yr
Siskiyou County0.6375%$1,973/yr$1,260/yr
Solano County0.7481%$4,621/yr$2,636/yr
Sonoma County0.6983%$5,695/yr$3,522/yr
Stanislaus County0.7145%$3,216/yr$1,919/yr
Sutter County0.7539%$3,268/yr$1,707/yr
Tehama County0.6237%$2,118/yr$1,381/yr
Trinity County0.5795%$1,888/yr$1,248/yr
Tulare County0.7022%$2,318/yr$1,409/yr
Tuolumne County0.6611%$2,864/yr$1,722/yr
Ventura County0.6775%$5,574/yr$3,560/yr
Yolo County0.7651%$4,749/yr$2,562/yr
Yuba County0.7448%$3,071/yr$1,595/yr

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