California property tax rates
Homeowners in California typically pay about 0.70% of their home's value in property tax each year — the 35th highest effective rate of the 50 states and DC.
Typical effective rate
0.70%
26% below the U.S. median
Median tax paid
$5,124
per year
Median home value
$734,700
Counties covered
58
58 with a rate
Within California, the effective rate ranges from 0.88% in Kern County down to 0.58% in Trinity County. Use the estimator to turn a home value into an approximate bill.
Official California resource: California State Board of Equalization — Property Tax. For a specific parcel, use the local county assessor.
All California counties
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| In-state | County | Effective rate | Median tax | Median value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alameda County | 0.78% | $8,474 | $1,090,100 |
| 8 | Alpine County | 0.77% | $4,530 | $590,200 |
| 24 | Amador County | 0.71% | $3,172 | $449,800 |
| 31 | Butte County | 0.69% | $2,951 | $424,700 |
| 20 | Calaveras County | 0.73% | $3,319 | $457,200 |
| 54 | Colusa County | 0.62% | $2,426 | $393,400 |
| 3 | Contra Costa County | 0.83% | $7,156 | $866,800 |
| 55 | Del Norte County | 0.61% | $2,099 | $342,000 |
| 29 | El Dorado County | 0.70% | $4,753 | $679,900 |
| 17 | Fresno County | 0.74% | $2,861 | $388,800 |
| 48 | Glenn County | 0.64% | $2,263 | $352,400 |
| 49 | Humboldt County | 0.64% | $2,858 | $446,900 |
| 7 | Imperial County | 0.77% | $2,394 | $309,600 |
| 16 | Inyo County | 0.74% | $2,576 | $348,700 |
| 1 | Kern County | 0.88% | $2,984 | $338,300 |
| 13 | Kings County | 0.75% | $2,425 | $324,300 |
| 19 | Lake County | 0.73% | $2,369 | $324,300 |
| 21 | Lassen County | 0.72% | $1,923 | $265,300 |
| 38 | Los Angeles County | 0.68% | $5,675 | $834,200 |
| 27 | Madera County | 0.70% | $2,756 | $393,200 |
| 43 | Marin County | 0.66% | $10,001 | $1,507,300 |
| 56 | Mariposa County | 0.61% | $2,377 | $387,900 |
| 34 | Mendocino County | 0.69% | $3,545 | $512,200 |
| 41 | Merced County | 0.67% | $2,634 | $391,800 |
| 32 | Modoc County | 0.69% | $1,561 | $224,700 |
| 46 | Mono County | 0.65% | $4,177 | $639,400 |
| 52 | Monterey County | 0.63% | $4,910 | $781,000 |
| 35 | Napa County | 0.69% | $5,995 | $869,500 |
| 10 | Nevada County | 0.75% | $4,694 | $621,800 |
| 45 | Orange County | 0.66% | $6,330 | $962,600 |
| 2 | Placer County | 0.84% | $5,812 | $688,100 |
| 25 | Plumas County | 0.70% | $2,537 | $360,200 |
| 5 | Riverside County | 0.78% | $4,348 | $557,300 |
| 18 | Sacramento County | 0.73% | $3,921 | $534,200 |
| 4 | San Benito County | 0.81% | $6,441 | $793,400 |
| 28 | San Bernardino County | 0.70% | $3,538 | $505,000 |
| 40 | San Diego County | 0.68% | $5,774 | $854,700 |
| 23 | San Francisco County | 0.71% | $9,862 | $1,394,500 |
| 14 | San Joaquin County | 0.75% | $3,960 | $530,700 |
| 37 | San Luis Obispo County | 0.68% | $5,636 | $824,700 |
| 57 | San Mateo County | 0.61% | $9,519 | $1,559,600 |
| 47 | Santa Barbara County | 0.65% | $5,103 | $790,700 |
| 42 | Santa Clara County | 0.67% | $10,001 | $1,490,600 |
| 51 | Santa Cruz County | 0.64% | $6,538 | $1,027,500 |
| 33 | Shasta County | 0.69% | $2,542 | $366,400 |
| 36 | Sierra County | 0.69% | $2,279 | $331,900 |
| 50 | Siskiyou County | 0.64% | $1,973 | $309,500 |
| 12 | Solano County | 0.75% | $4,621 | $617,700 |
| 30 | Sonoma County | 0.70% | $5,695 | $815,500 |
| 22 | Stanislaus County | 0.71% | $3,216 | $450,100 |
| 11 | Sutter County | 0.75% | $3,268 | $433,500 |
| 53 | Tehama County | 0.62% | $2,118 | $339,600 |
| 58 | Trinity County | 0.58% | $1,888 | $325,800 |
| 26 | Tulare County | 0.70% | $2,318 | $330,100 |
| 44 | Tuolumne County | 0.66% | $2,864 | $433,200 |
| 39 | Ventura County | 0.68% | $5,574 | $822,700 |
| 9 | Yolo County | 0.77% | $4,749 | $620,700 |
| 15 | Yuba County | 0.74% | $3,071 | $412,300 |
A ± mark means the county's survey estimate carries a wide margin of error (small number of owner-occupied homes). Figures are typical burdens, not statutory rates or individual bills.