California property tax by county
Typical rates and bills for every county, from the Census survey 2020-2024.
Property tax in California, in plain words
Homeowners in California pay a typical 0.70% of their home's value in property tax each year, below the national figure of 0.94%. On the median home, worth $734,700, that comes to about $5,124 a year. California ranks 35th highest of the 50 states and DC by rate.
Rates vary across the state. Kern County has the highest typical rate at 0.88%, and Trinity County the lowest at 0.58%. The table below lists every county, and each one has its own page with a calculator.
California's state income tax runs 1% to 13.3%. The state sales tax rate is 7.25%, and local sales taxes can add more. The typical property tax bill equals about 5.2% of median household income in California.
Every county in California
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| County | Typical rate | Typical bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda County | 0.78% | $8,474 | $1,090,100 |
| Alpine County | 0.77% | $4,530 | $590,200 |
| Amador County | 0.70% | $3,172 | $449,800 |
| Butte County | 0.69% | $2,951 | $424,700 |
| Calaveras County | 0.73% | $3,319 | $457,200 |
| Colusa County | 0.62% | $2,426 | $393,400 |
| Contra Costa County | 0.83% | $7,156 | $866,800 |
| Del Norte County | 0.61% | $2,099 | $342,000 |
| El Dorado County | 0.70% | $4,753 | $679,900 |
| Fresno County | 0.74% | $2,861 | $388,800 |
| Glenn County | 0.64% | $2,263 | $352,400 |
| Humboldt County | 0.64% | $2,858 | $446,900 |
| Imperial County | 0.77% | $2,394 | $309,600 |
| Inyo County | 0.74% | $2,576 | $348,700 |
| Kern County | 0.88% | $2,984 | $338,300 |
| Kings County | 0.75% | $2,425 | $324,300 |
| Lake County | 0.73% | $2,369 | $324,300 |
| Lassen County | 0.72% | $1,923 | $265,300 |
| Los Angeles County | 0.68% | $5,675 | $834,200 |
| Madera County | 0.70% | $2,756 | $393,200 |
| Marin County | 0.66% | $10,000+ | $1,507,300 |
| Mariposa County | 0.61% | $2,377 | $387,900 |
| Mendocino County | 0.69% | $3,545 | $512,200 |
| Merced County | 0.67% | $2,634 | $391,800 |
| Modoc County | 0.69% | $1,561 | $224,700 |
| Mono County | 0.65% | $4,177 | $639,400 |
| Monterey County | 0.63% | $4,910 | $781,000 |
| Napa County | 0.69% | $5,995 | $869,500 |
| Nevada County | 0.76% | $4,694 | $621,800 |
| Orange County | 0.66% | $6,330 | $962,600 |
| Placer County | 0.84% | $5,812 | $688,100 |
| Plumas County | 0.70% | $2,537 | $360,200 |
| Riverside County | 0.78% | $4,348 | $557,300 |
| Sacramento County | 0.73% | $3,921 | $534,200 |
| San Benito County | 0.81% | $6,441 | $793,400 |
| San Bernardino County | 0.70% | $3,538 | $505,000 |
| San Diego County | 0.68% | $5,774 | $854,700 |
| San Francisco County | 0.71% | $9,862 | $1,394,500 |
| San Joaquin County | 0.75% | $3,960 | $530,700 |
| San Luis Obispo County | 0.68% | $5,636 | $824,700 |
| San Mateo County | 0.61% | $9,519 | $1,559,600 |
| Santa Barbara County | 0.65% | $5,103 | $790,700 |
| Santa Clara County | 0.67% | $10,000+ | $1,490,600 |
| Santa Cruz County | 0.64% | $6,538 | $1,027,500 |
| Shasta County | 0.69% | $2,542 | $366,400 |
| Sierra County | 0.69% | $2,279 | $331,900 |
| Siskiyou County | 0.64% | $1,973 | $309,500 |
| Solano County | 0.75% | $4,621 | $617,700 |
| Sonoma County | 0.70% | $5,695 | $815,500 |
| Stanislaus County | 0.71% | $3,216 | $450,100 |
| Sutter County | 0.75% | $3,268 | $433,500 |
| Tehama County | 0.62% | $2,118 | $339,600 |
| Trinity County | 0.58% | $1,888 | $325,800 |
| Tulare County | 0.70% | $2,318 | $330,100 |
| Tuolumne County | 0.66% | $2,864 | $433,200 |
| Ventura County | 0.68% | $5,574 | $822,700 |
| Yolo County | 0.77% | $4,749 | $620,700 |
| Yuba County | 0.74% | $3,071 | $412,300 |