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What is the property tax in California? - The property tax in California is 0.71% as of 2026. Find the highest property tax rate and the lowest for counties in California.

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California Property Tax Rate By County

Following is a list of the California counties with the highest property tax rate to the lowest and the average home prices in each county.

County
Property Tax
Average Home Price
Average Property Tax
Trinity
0.540%
$329,000
$1,772
Del Norte
0.590%
$319,600
$1,872
San Mateo
0.610%
$1,494,500
$9,167
Santa Cruz
0.620%
$1,015,200
$6,305
Tehama
0.630%
$315,600
$1,996
Glenn
0.650%
$338,400
$2,190
Humboldt
0.650%
$418,800
$2,731
Colusa
0.660%
$375,100
$2,481
Monterey
0.660%
$723,100
$4,782
Santa Barbara
0.660%
$735,700
$4,870
Siskiyou
0.660%
$284,500
$1,880
Tuolumne
0.670%
$406,200
$2,737
Orange
0.670%
$915,500
$6,096
Modoc
0.680%
$212,000
$1,445
Mariposa
0.680%
$358,000
$2,437
San Francisco
0.680%
$1,380,500
$9,412
Merced
0.680%
$368,400
$2,487
Alpine
0.680%
$466,100
$3,190
Butte
0.690%
$408,700
$2,819
Ventura
0.690%
$768,400
$5,326
Mendocino
0.690%
$486,000
$3,376
Los Angeles
0.690%
$783,300
$5,438
San Diego
0.700%
$791,600
$5,542
Amador
0.700%
$422,800
$2,939
Napa
0.700%
$838,800
$5,840
Shasta
0.700%
$347,200
$2,442
Madera
0.700%
$367,700
$2,575
El Dorado
0.700%
$640,500
$4,510
San Luis Obispo
0.700%
$777,200
$5,475
San Bernardino
0.700%
$475,000
$3,346
Calaveras
0.710%
$441,800
$3,154
Santa Clara
0.710%
$1,382,800
$9,766
Stanislaus
0.710%
$426,600
$3,025
Inyo
0.710%
$338,400
$2,392
Lassen
0.720%
$259,500
$1,868
Sonoma
0.720%
$779,000
$5,580
Lake
0.720%
$316,800
$2,295
Marin
0.720%
$1,390,000
$10,001
Plumas
0.720%
$327,400
$2,360
Tulare
0.730%
$303,000
$2,213
Nevada
0.740%
$602,800
$4,468
Solano
0.750%
$589,600
$4,408
Fresno
0.750%
$362,600
$2,704
Kings
0.750%
$305,700
$2,295
Yuba
0.750%
$380,000
$2,865
San Joaquin
0.760%
$494,500
$3,782
Alameda
0.760%
$1,057,400
$8,061
Sacramento
0.760%
$498,900
$3,768
Mono
0.770%
$514,300
$3,936
Yolo
0.770%
$593,800
$4,567
Sutter
0.780%
$399,400
$3,111
Sierra
0.780%
$334,100
$2,590
San Benito
0.810%
$751,500
$6,078
Riverside
0.820%
$510,300
$4,189
Contra Costa
0.830%
$830,800
$6,903
Imperial
0.840%
$279,500
$2,348
Placer
0.850%
$658,800
$5,600
Kern
0.910%
$310,600
$2,833