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Property Tax · California

Lowest Property Tax Counties in California 2026

Ranked by effective property tax rate — lower taxes score higher.

Top 10 — Property Tax in California

Score reflects property tax only — not overall county quality.

1Trinity County, CA
74.6
2San Mateo County, CA
71
3Mariposa County, CA
70.6
4Del Norte County, CA
70.5
5Colusa County, CA
69.9
6Tehama County, CA
69.1
7Monterey County, CA
68.4
8Santa Cruz County, CA
67.7
9Siskiyou County, CA
67.7
10Humboldt County, CA
67.4

All California Counties — Property Tax Rankings

58 counties ranked by property tax score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyProperty Tax ScoreOverall Score
1Trinity County, CA
74.6
46
2San Mateo County, CA
71
47.3
3Mariposa County, CA
70.6
44.8
4Del Norte County, CA
70.5
39
5Colusa County, CA
69.9
41.9
6Tehama County, CA
69.1
36.4
7Monterey County, CA
68.4
39.1
8Santa Cruz County, CA
67.7
41
9Siskiyou County, CA
67.7
37.1
10Humboldt County, CA
67.4
39.8
11Glenn County, CA
67.3
41.7
12Santa Barbara County, CA
66.8
43
13Mono County, CA
65.9
40.2
14Orange County, CA
65.3
44.1
15Tuolumne County, CA
64.8
41.8
16Marin County, CA
64.6
47.9
17Santa Clara County, CA
63.7
42.3
18Merced County, CA
63.5
34.6
19San Diego County, CA
63
42.2
20Ventura County, CA
62.7
44.1
21Los Angeles County, CA
62.4
36.7
22San Luis Obispo County, CA
62.1
42.8
23Sierra County, CA
61.7
53
24Napa County, CA
61.5
43.3
25Mendocino County, CA
61.2
43.9
26Shasta County, CA
61
51.7
27Butte County, CA
60.9
38.5
28Modoc County, CA
60.9
48.9
29Sonoma County, CA
60.6
44.7
30El Dorado County, CA
60.5
49.4
31Madera County, CA
60.3
35
32San Bernardino County, CA
60.3
33.4
33Tulare County, CA
60.1
35.2
34Plumas County, CA
59.9
40.3
35Amador County, CA
59.7
41.3
36San Francisco County, CA
59.5
42.7
37Stanislaus County, CA
58.5
35.1
38Lassen County, CA
57.8
40.7
39Calaveras County, CA
57.6
42.3
40Lake County, CA
57.1
31.1
41Sacramento County, CA
56.6
38.2
42Fresno County, CA
56.3
32.7
43Inyo County, CA
56.1
41
44Yuba County, CA
55.7
37.4
45San Joaquin County, CA
55.5
32.9
46Kings County, CA
55.3
37.7
47Solano County, CA
55.3
35.9
48Sutter County, CA
54.7
35.6
49Nevada County, CA
54.6
44.8
50Yolo County, CA
53.9
37.6
51Alpine County, CA
53.7
48
52Imperial County, CA
53
34.1
53Alameda County, CA
52.7
40.1
54Riverside County, CA
52.3
37.3
55San Benito County, CA
49.5
42.9
56Contra Costa County, CA
48.4
39.8
57Placer County, CA
47
46.2
58Kern County, CA
44.4
27.8

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