Same state, very different bills
On an identical $300,000 home, property tax in Kern County
runs $1,119 a year more than in
Trinity County, inside the same state.
58 counties
Cost to Own a Home in California
The average effective property tax rate across California is 0.714%, against a national median of 0.837%. Residential electricity averages 34.74¢ per kWh. Pick a county for the full monthly cost breakdown.
Largest cities in California
City pages carry their own median home value and effective tax rate, which often differ from the county they sit in.
Los Angeles$879,500San Diego$848,500San Jose$1,187,800San Francisco$1,380,500Fresno$348,500Sacramento$484,600Long Beach$762,200Oakland$924,700Bakersfield$347,300Anaheim$771,700Stockton$412,900Riverside$542,100Santa Ana$657,800Irvine$1,115,400Chula Vista$697,400Santa Clarita$721,000Fremont$1,289,400San Bernardino$384,900Modesto$415,600Fontana$558,500Moreno Valley$461,400Oxnard$617,800Huntington Beach$1,047,300Glendale$1,043,900Ontario$568,000Elk Grove$603,400Santa Rosa$685,000Rancho Cucamonga$694,400Oceanside$702,000Garden Grove$765,500Lancaster$409,100Palmdale$435,300Salinas$610,900Hayward$820,700Corona$656,500Sunnyvale$1,816,600Roseville$630,600Escondido$663,500Pomona$569,600Torrance$1,036,600Visalia$340,600Fullerton$859,600Orange$900,700Pasadena$1,045,000Victorville$342,500Santa Clara$1,527,900Simi Valley$753,500Thousand Oaks$951,200Vallejo$557,500Concord$755,900Clovis$453,300Berkeley$1,351,100Fairfield$592,500Antioch$607,400Richmond$650,100East Los Angeles$613,600Carlsbad$1,156,900Downey$728,500Murrieta$606,900Costa Mesa$1,054,700
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Every county in California
| County | Tax rate | Median home | Median tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles County | 0.694% | $783,300 | $5,438 |
| San Diego County | 0.700% | $791,600 | $5,542 |
| Orange County | 0.666% | $915,500 | $6,096 |
| Riverside County | 0.821% | $510,300 | $4,189 |
| San Bernardino County | 0.704% | $475,000 | $3,346 |
| Santa Clara County | 0.706% | $1,382,800 | $9,766 |
| Alameda County | 0.762% | $1,057,400 | $8,061 |
| Sacramento County | 0.755% | $498,900 | $3,768 |
| Contra Costa County | 0.831% | $830,800 | $6,903 |
| Fresno County | 0.746% | $362,600 | $2,704 |
| Kern County | 0.912% | $310,600 | $2,833 |
| Ventura County | 0.693% | $768,400 | $5,326 |
| San Francisco County | 0.682% | $1,380,500 | $9,412 |
| San Joaquin County | 0.765% | $494,500 | $3,782 |
| San Mateo County | 0.613% | $1,494,500 | $9,167 |
| Stanislaus County | 0.709% | $426,600 | $3,025 |
| Sonoma County | 0.716% | $779,000 | $5,580 |
| Tulare County | 0.730% | $303,000 | $2,213 |
| Solano County | 0.748% | $589,600 | $4,408 |
| Santa Barbara County | 0.662% | $735,700 | $4,870 |
| Monterey County | 0.661% | $723,100 | $4,782 |
| Placer County | 0.850% | $658,800 | $5,600 |
| Merced County | 0.675% | $368,400 | $2,487 |
| San Luis Obispo County | 0.704% | $777,200 | $5,475 |
| Santa Cruz County | 0.621% | $1,015,200 | $6,305 |
| Marin County | 0.719% | $1,390,000 | $10,001 |
| Yolo County | 0.769% | $593,800 | $4,567 |
| Butte County | 0.690% | $408,700 | $2,819 |
| El Dorado County | 0.704% | $640,500 | $4,510 |
| Shasta County | 0.703% | $347,200 | $2,442 |
| Imperial County | 0.840% | $279,500 | $2,348 |
| Madera County | 0.700% | $367,700 | $2,575 |
| Kings County | 0.751% | $305,700 | $2,295 |
| Napa County | 0.696% | $838,800 | $5,840 |
| Humboldt County | 0.652% | $418,800 | $2,731 |
| Nevada County | 0.741% | $602,800 | $4,468 |
| Sutter County | 0.779% | $399,400 | $3,111 |
| Mendocino County | 0.695% | $486,000 | $3,376 |
| Yuba County | 0.754% | $380,000 | $2,865 |
| Lake County | 0.724% | $316,800 | $2,295 |
| San Benito County | 0.809% | $751,500 | $6,078 |
| Tehama County | 0.632% | $315,600 | $1,996 |
| Tuolumne County | 0.674% | $406,200 | $2,737 |
| Calaveras County | 0.714% | $441,800 | $3,154 |
| Siskiyou County | 0.661% | $284,500 | $1,880 |
| Amador County | 0.695% | $422,800 | $2,939 |
| Lassen County | 0.720% | $259,500 | $1,868 |
| Glenn County | 0.647% | $338,400 | $2,190 |
| Del Norte County | 0.586% | $319,600 | $1,872 |
| Colusa County | 0.661% | $375,100 | $2,481 |
| Plumas County | 0.721% | $327,400 | $2,360 |
| Inyo County | 0.707% | $338,400 | $2,392 |
| Mariposa County | 0.681% | $358,000 | $2,437 |
| Trinity County | 0.539% | $329,000 | $1,772 |
| Mono County | 0.765% | $514,300 | $3,936 |
| Modoc County | 0.682% | $212,000 | $1,445 |
| Sierra County | 0.775% | $334,100 | $2,590 |
| Alpine County | 0.684% | $466,100 | $3,190 |