California property tax by county
Statewide, California homeowners pay about 0.71% of their home's value in property tax each year: roughly $2,121 on a $300,000 home. Enter your home's value below to see the tax in each county.
On a $300,000 home: about $2,121 a year at the statewide rate.
Reported point-estimate range: $1,737 in Trinity County to $2,646 in Kern County (among counties with 10,000+ people and medians reported as point estimates). Find yours in the "Tax on your home" column below. Estimates use each county's reported ratio of medians; your bill depends on assessments, exemptions and local levies.
Open-ended median bounds for Santa Clara County and Marin County remain in the table but are excluded from the point-estimate comparison. The highest overall rate cannot be established from these data because Santa Clara County and Marin County have only lower-bound tax medians. The point-estimate range is not a range for every county's actual tax rate.
Property tax by California county
Counties are listed by population, largest first.
| County | Tax on your home | Effective rate | Median tax bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles County | $2,040 | 0.68% | $5,675 | $834,200 |
| San Diego County | $2,028 | 0.68% | $5,774 | $854,700 |
| Orange County | $1,974 | 0.66% | $6,330 | $962,600 |
| Riverside County | $2,340 | 0.78% | $4,348 | $557,300 |
| San Bernardino County | $2,103 | 0.70% | $3,538 | $505,000 |
| Santa Clara County | $2,013+ | 0.67%+ | $10,000+ | $1,490,600 |
| Alameda County | $2,331 | 0.78% | $8,474 | $1,090,100 |
| Sacramento County | $2,202 | 0.73% | $3,921 | $534,200 |
| Contra Costa County | $2,478 | 0.83% | $7,156 | $866,800 |
| Fresno County | $2,208 | 0.74% | $2,861 | $388,800 |
| Kern County | $2,646 | 0.88% | $2,984 | $338,300 |
| Ventura County | $2,034 | 0.68% | $5,574 | $822,700 |
| San Francisco County | $2,121 | 0.71% | $9,862 | $1,394,500 |
| San Joaquin County | $2,238 | 0.75% | $3,960 | $530,700 |
| San Mateo County | $1,830 | 0.61% | $9,519 | $1,559,600 |
| Stanislaus County | $2,145 | 0.71% | $3,216 | $450,100 |
| Sonoma County | $2,094 | 0.70% | $5,695 | $815,500 |
| Tulare County | $2,106 | 0.70% | $2,318 | $330,100 |
| Solano County | $2,244 | 0.75% | $4,621 | $617,700 |
| Santa Barbara County | $1,935 | 0.65% | $5,103 | $790,700 |
| Monterey County | $1,887 | 0.63% | $4,910 | $781,000 |
| Placer County | $2,535 | 0.84% | $5,812 | $688,100 |
| Merced County | $2,016 | 0.67% | $2,634 | $391,800 |
| San Luis Obispo County | $2,049 | 0.68% | $5,636 | $824,700 |
| Santa Cruz County | $1,908 | 0.64% | $6,538 | $1,027,500 |
| Marin County | $1,989+ | 0.66%+ | $10,000+ | $1,507,300 |
| Yolo County | $2,295 | 0.77% | $4,749 | $620,700 |
| Butte County | $2,085 | 0.69% | $2,951 | $424,700 |
| El Dorado County | $2,097 | 0.70% | $4,753 | $679,900 |
| Shasta County | $2,082 | 0.69% | $2,542 | $366,400 |
| Imperial County | $2,319 | 0.77% | $2,394 | $309,600 |
| Madera County | $2,103 | 0.70% | $2,756 | $393,200 |
| Kings County | $2,244 | 0.75% | $2,425 | $324,300 |
| Napa County | $2,067 | 0.69% | $5,995 | $869,500 |
| Humboldt County | $1,920 | 0.64% | $2,858 | $446,900 |
| Nevada County | $2,265 | 0.76% | $4,694 | $621,800 |
| Sutter County | $2,262 | 0.75% | $3,268 | $433,500 |
| Mendocino County | $2,076 | 0.69% | $3,545 | $512,200 |
| Yuba County | $2,235 | 0.74% | $3,071 | $412,300 |
| Lake County | $2,190 | 0.73% | $2,369 | $324,300 |
| San Benito County | $2,436 | 0.81% | $6,441 | $793,400 |
| Tehama County | $1,872 | 0.62% | $2,118 | $339,600 |
| Tuolumne County | $1,983 | 0.66% | $2,864 | $433,200 |
| Calaveras County | $2,178 | 0.73% | $3,319 | $457,200 |
| Siskiyou County | $1,911 | 0.64% | $1,973 | $309,500 |
| Amador County | $2,115 | 0.70% | $3,172 | $449,800 |
| Lassen County | $2,175 | 0.73% | $1,923 | $265,300 |
| Glenn County | $1,926 | 0.64% | $2,263 | $352,400 |
| Del Norte County | $1,842 | 0.61% | $2,099 | $342,000 |
| Colusa County | $1,851 | 0.62% | $2,426 | $393,400 |
| Plumas County | $2,112 | 0.70% | $2,537 | $360,200 |
| Inyo County | $2,217 | 0.74% | $2,576 | $348,700 |
| Mariposa County | $1,839 | 0.61% | $2,377 | $387,900 |
| Trinity County | $1,737 | 0.58% | $1,888 | $325,800 |
| Mono County | $1,959 | 0.65% | $4,177 | $639,400 |
| Modoc County | $2,085 | 0.69% | $1,561 | $224,700 |
| Sierra County | $2,061 | 0.69% | $2,279 | $331,900 |
| Alpine County | $2,304 | 0.77% | $4,530 | $590,200 |
Effective rate = median real estate taxes paid ÷ median home value, Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates. The Census reports median tax bills of $10,000 or more only as "$10,000+", so for those counties the rate and estimate are minimums (+). Sorting rates uses the displayed point estimates or interval edges; it does not establish exact ranks for counties with open-ended medians.
Frequently asked questions
What is the property tax rate in California?
The median California homeowner pays $5,369 a year on a median home worth $759,500, an effective rate of about 0.71% (Census ACS 2024). Rates vary by county.
Which California county has the lowest property tax?
Among counties with at least 10,000 people and Census medians reported as point estimates, Trinity County has the lowest reported point-estimate effective rate: about 0.58% of home value. Open-ended median bounds for Santa Clara County and Marin County remain in the table but are excluded from the point-estimate comparison.
Which California county has the highest property tax?
Among counties with at least 10,000 people and Census medians reported as point estimates, Kern County has the highest reported point-estimate effective rate: about 0.88%. The highest overall rate cannot be established from these data because Santa Clara County and Marin County have only lower-bound tax medians. Open-ended median bounds for Santa Clara County and Marin County remain in the table but are excluded from the point-estimate comparison.