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Property Tax 101 - Property Tax Rates

Our California Property Tax Calculator can estimate your property taxes based on similar properties, and show you how your property tax burden compares to the average property tax on similar properties in California and across the entire United States.

To use the calculator, just enter your property's current market value (such as a current appraisal, or a recent purchase price). For comparison, the median home value in California is $384,200.00. If you need to find your property's most recent tax assessment, or the actual property tax due on your property, contact your county or city's property tax assessor.

The median property tax on a $384,200.00 house is $2,843.08 in California The median property tax on a $384,200.00 house is $4,034.10 in the United States

Please note: This estimator is based on median property tax values in all of California's counties, which can vary widely. For a more specific estimate, find the calculator for your county.

Property Tax Tip

This calculator is excellent for making general property tax comparisons between different states and counties, but you may want to use our California property tax records tool to get more accurate estimates for an individual property. In many cases, we can compute a more personalized property tax estimate based on your property's actual assessment valuations.

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Data Sources: Our property tax data is based on a 5-year study of median property tax rates conducted from 2006 through 2010.

U.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey, 2006-2010 The Tax Foundation
Property Tax Calculations, July 2012 California Franchise Tax Board
Tax Statistics & References

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