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Best Property Tax Counties in California

Effective property tax rate vs national benchmarks Compare rankings across all 58 counties.

Average Property Tax Score
62/100
Top County
Trinity County
Counties Ranked
58

Top 10

#1
Trinity County
CA
82/100
#2
Del Norte County
CA
76/100
#3
San Mateo County
CA
73/100
#4
Santa Cruz County
CA
72/100
#5
Tehama County
CA
71/100
#6
Glenn County
CA
69/100
#7
Humboldt County
CA
68/100
#8
Siskiyou County
CA
68/100
#9
Monterey County
CA
67/100
#10
Colusa County
CA
67/100

All California Counties Ranked

#CountyProperty Tax ScoreOverall Score
1Trinity County, CA
82
48.3
2Del Norte County, CA
75.9
39.9
3San Mateo County, CA
72.9
47.6
4Santa Cruz County, CA
71.8
41.6
5Tehama County, CA
70.6
36.7
6Glenn County, CA
68.9
41.8
7Humboldt County, CA
68.3
40
8Siskiyou County, CA
67.5
37.9
9Monterey County, CA
67.4
39
10Colusa County, CA
67.3
41.8
11Santa Barbara County, CA
67.2
43
12Orange County, CA
66.8
44.3
13Tuolumne County, CA
66.2
41.7
14Merced County, CA
66
35.3
15Mariposa County, CA
65.3
43.9
16Modoc County, CA
65.2
49.7
17San Francisco County, CA
65.1
43.6
18Alpine County, CA
64.8
51.2
19Butte County, CA
64.2
39.3
20Ventura County, CA
64
44.3
21Los Angeles County, CA
63.9
36.9
22Mendocino County, CA
63.8
44.1
23Amador County, CA
63.7
41.8
24Napa County, CA
63.7
43.6
25Madera County, CA
63.3
35.5
26San Diego County, CA
63.3
42.3
27Shasta County, CA
63
52.3
28El Dorado County, CA
62.8
49.8
29San Bernardino County, CA
62.7
33.7
30San Luis Obispo County, CA
62.7
42.9
31Santa Clara County, CA
62.5
42.2
32Inyo County, CA
62.4
41.1
33Stanislaus County, CA
62
35.6
34Calaveras County, CA
61.7
43
35Sonoma County, CA
61.4
44.8
36Marin County, CA
60.9
47.4
37Lassen County, CA
60.8
40.4
38Plumas County, CA
60.6
41
39Lake County, CA
60.3
31.6
40Tulare County, CA
59.7
35.2
41Nevada County, CA
58.6
45.2
42Fresno County, CA
58.2
33
43Solano County, CA
58
36.4
44Kings County, CA
57.6
38.2
45Yuba County, CA
57.3
37.7
46Sacramento County, CA
57.1
38.3
47Alameda County, CA
56.4
40.6
48San Joaquin County, CA
56.2
33.1
49Mono County, CA
56.1
38.5
50Yolo County, CA
55.8
38
51Sierra County, CA
55.3
52.4
52Sutter County, CA
55.1
35
53San Benito County, CA
52.5
43.3
54Riverside County, CA
51.4
37.2
55Contra Costa County, CA
50.4
40.1
56Imperial County, CA
49.7
33.7
57Placer County, CA
48.9
46.5
58Kern County, CA
44.3
27.8

Data Source

Property Tax data from TaxByCounty. See full details at TaxByCounty. Data updated February 2026.