Lowest Property Tax Cities in California (2026)

Desert Edge is the #1 ranked city in California with $491 (median property tax). This ranking includes 1,018 California cities with available data.

#1
Desert Edge
$491
Pop. 3,642
#2
London
$618
Pop. 1,701
#3
Hoopa
$653
Pop. 2,274
#4
Searles Valley
$674
Pop. 1,698
#5
Boron
$737
Pop. 2,627
#6
Mesa Verde
$759
Pop. 1,025
#7
Big River
$867
Pop. 1,025
#8
Rancho Tehama Reserve
$877
Pop. 1,102
#9
Cutler
$909
Pop. 4,002
#10
Nice
$915
Pop. 2,517
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All 1,018 Cities Ranked

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS
#CityPopulationMedian Property Tax
1Desert Edge3,642$491
2London1,701$618
3Hoopa2,274$653
4Searles Valley1,698$674
5Boron2,627$737
6Mesa Verde1,025$759
7Big River1,025$867
8Rancho Tehama Reserve1,102$877
9Cutler4,002$909
10Nice2,517$915
11Mojave4,442$951
12Homeland6,060$956
13North Edwards1,015$960
14South Taft2,534$1,038
15Bodfish2,191$1,063
16Del Rey1,513$1,078
17Lake Isabella3,654$1,079
18Sky Valley2,437$1,107
19Fairmead1,119$1,138
20Woodville1,768$1,150
21Alturas2,703$1,175
22Poplar-Cotton Center2,038$1,178
23Lenwood3,708$1,186
24Strathmore3,244$1,215
25South Dos Palos1,637$1,224
26China Lake Acres2,523$1,258
27Needles4,882$1,259
28Le Grand1,773$1,261
29Cottonwood3,102$1,269
30Stratford1,030$1,270
31Tipton2,989$1,271
32Montague1,486$1,276
33Hayfork3,198$1,288
34Pixley3,796$1,288
35Thermal1,420$1,290
36Home Garden1,903$1,297
37Weed2,765$1,302
38Huron6,425$1,305
39Seeley1,654$1,308
40Terra Bella1,658$1,308
41Saticoy1,463$1,317
42Richgrove2,136$1,317
43Maricopa1,015$1,333
44Calwa2,140$1,343
45Lucerne3,156$1,347
46Parlier14,545$1,355
47Weldon2,525$1,356
48Farmersville10,336$1,368
49Westmorland1,734$1,370
50Mendota12,554$1,381
51Shingletown2,188$1,382
52Empire3,867$1,387
53August8,471$1,389
54North Shore3,373$1,402
55Wofford Heights2,209$1,410
56Winton11,429$1,414
57West Park1,319$1,421
58Biola1,163$1,425
59Firebaugh8,301$1,426
60Clearlake16,604$1,441
61East Porterville4,567$1,444
62Weedpatch2,661$1,451
63Ivanhoe4,397$1,462
64Orosi8,679$1,463
65West Modesto5,633$1,463
66Earlimart7,716$1,464
67Good Hope8,315$1,468
68Thermalito6,645$1,468
69Lamont13,481$1,477
70Douglas City1,025$1,477
71Hamilton City2,295$1,479
72Homestead Valley2,772$1,482
73Yreka7,832$1,488
74Calipatria6,549$1,491
75Covelo1,495$1,494
76Maxwell1,174$1,497
77Lucerne Valley5,946$1,499
78Portola2,462$1,520
79Holtville5,606$1,529
80Burney2,921$1,535
81Niland1,388$1,554
82Barstow25,198$1,554
83Laton1,151$1,557
84Bret Harte4,807$1,566
85Red Bluff14,592$1,582
86Rio Dell3,371$1,585
87Caruthers2,143$1,586
88Magalia7,784$1,588
89Rouse1,205$1,589
90Parkwood2,095$1,599
91Shasta Lake10,334$1,600
92Meadowbrook3,368$1,602
93Garden Acres10,417$1,604
94Corcoran22,626$1,613
95Smith River1,270$1,613
96Old Stine3,756$1,617
97Woodlake7,651$1,622
98Planada3,524$1,623
99Anza1,842$1,630
100Mayfair5,173$1,633
101Los Molinos1,590$1,633
102Goshen4,895$1,633
103Clearlake Oaks2,174$1,633
104Lost Hills1,861$1,643
105Bystrom4,109$1,653
106Crescent City6,180$1,658
107Twentynine Palms28,738$1,663
108Orange Cove9,607$1,675
109Morongo Valley3,907$1,679
110Blythe17,824$1,679
111Dunsmuir1,519$1,682
112Airport1,258$1,697
113Weaverville3,198$1,699
114Cabazon2,010$1,700
115Corning8,168$1,709
116Tuolumne City1,404$1,711
117Potomac Park10,634$1,715
118Susanville14,992$1,720
119Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek2,963$1,736
120Avenal13,441$1,741
121South Oroville2,811$1,745
122Georgetown2,580$1,750
123Dos Palos5,757$1,754
124Muscoy11,402$1,775
125Chester2,022$1,785
126Rexland Acres3,667$1,817
127Joshua Tree6,767$1,826
128Taft Mosswood1,199$1,827
129Willows6,239$1,836
130Buttonwillow1,251$1,840
131Marysville12,703$1,850
132Casa Loma1,836$1,852
133Palermo5,440$1,853
134Riverdale2,803$1,857
135East Bakersfield10,377$1,861
136San Joaquin3,734$1,862
137Fort Dick1,349$1,868
138Delano50,835$1,878
139Winchester3,716$1,880
140East Sonora2,823$1,894
141Porterville62,765$1,908
142Green Acres3,226$1,912
143Squaw Valley3,584$1,926
144Whitewater1,254$1,931
145Lewiston2,434$1,933
146California City14,821$1,938
147Easton2,406$1,939
148Wasco26,222$1,942
149North Fork2,914$1,948
150Brawley26,934$1,948
151Jones Valley1,212$1,953
152Parksdale2,980$1,954
153North Highlands47,900$1,965
154Parkway15,880$1,969
155Biggs2,254$1,980
156Valle Vista19,263$1,985
157Bertsch-Oceanview2,197$2,034
158Kelly Ridge3,010$2,039
159Salton City6,244$2,047
160Thousand Palms7,662$2,049
161Orland8,252$2,071
162Franklin7,487$2,071
163Lindsay12,572$2,087
164Garnet6,979$2,093
165Oroville East7,369$2,102
166Tarpey Village3,125$2,104
167Stebbins1,017$2,105
168Dinuba25,201$2,117
169Junction City1,084$2,119
170Brooktrails4,394$2,135
171Warm Springs1,502$2,136
172Madera Acres9,758$2,136
173Red Corral1,263$2,141
174Jamestown3,777$2,147
175McFarland14,138$2,148
176Madera67,133$2,148
177Exeter10,280$2,153
178Gustine6,118$2,167
179East Quincy2,198$2,168
180Coalinga17,352$2,177
181Taft7,228$2,178
182Gridley7,372$2,184
183Mariposa1,202$2,187
184Foothill Farms37,332$2,190
185Greenfield4,399$2,195
186Lemon Hill14,942$2,203
187Anderson11,282$2,209
188Frazier Park2,322$2,211
189Tulare69,984$2,212
190Atwater32,013$2,218
191East Niles28,586$2,239
192Lemoore27,023$2,244
193Mount Shasta3,208$2,246
194Heber7,308$2,246
195Ridgecrest28,138$2,258
196Janesville2,447$2,261
197Hemet90,646$2,262
198Lone Pine1,373$2,264
199Reedley25,446$2,269
200Ford City4,310$2,273
201Camanche Village2,233$2,277
202Bishop3,793$2,279
203Clearlake Riviera4,287$2,283
204Lake Los Angeles13,479$2,297
205Fruitridge Pocket5,675$2,306
206Sutter2,671$2,308
207Kelseyville4,204$2,317
208Selma24,586$2,321
209Florin49,536$2,322
210Armona4,084$2,326
211Colusa6,439$2,339
212Phelan18,059$2,340
213Oildale34,971$2,345
214Lake Don Pedro1,157$2,350
215Happy Valley6,046$2,354
216Plymouth1,250$2,356
217Penn Valley1,197$2,358
218Oroville19,855$2,367
219Shafter20,618$2,371
220Shasta1,330$2,373
221Hesperia100,141$2,377
222Quincy1,580$2,398
223Sanger26,515$2,401
224La Cresta8,558$2,405
225Keyes5,330$2,408
226Livingston14,450$2,414
227Taft Heights1,588$2,417
228San Bernardino221,774$2,421
229Coarsegold4,301$2,423
230Yosemite Lakes5,095$2,435
231Kennedy2,697$2,435
232Eureka26,302$2,437
233Merced89,766$2,443
234Arvin19,478$2,445
235Lake California3,805$2,446
236Diamond Springs12,642$2,452
237Lake Shastina2,908$2,453
238Linda23,215$2,458
239Mead Valley19,588$2,459
240Fowler6,930$2,470
241Mountain View Acres3,155$2,472
242Big Pine1,464$2,474
243Kerman16,492$2,487
244Auberry3,043$2,497
245El Centro44,186$2,501
246Redway1,276$2,505
247Pine Hills3,200$2,507
248Hilmar-Irwin6,317$2,509
249Ceres48,918$2,509
250San Andreas2,884$2,513
251Mecca7,071$2,521
252Murphys1,821$2,525
253Benton Park5,682$2,534
254Willits4,945$2,535
255Sun Village11,009$2,537
256Piñon Hills7,149$2,538
257Calexico38,476$2,551
258Lompoc43,819$2,556
259Pollock Pines6,056$2,558
260Cherry Valley7,302$2,564
261Jackson5,061$2,566
262Hanford59,389$2,570
263Olivehurst19,071$2,570
264North Lakeport3,221$2,573
265Garberville1,568$2,574
266Buckhorn3,506$2,576
267East Hemet20,292$2,576
268Littlerock1,277$2,581
269Redding93,268$2,581
270Pine Mountain Lake2,758$2,584
271Fresno543,615$2,586
272Myrtletown5,028$2,600
273Greenacres4,566$2,602
274McKinleyville17,152$2,607
275Delhi10,525$2,614
276Visalia142,649$2,620
277Wrightwood4,907$2,621
278Montalvin Manor2,080$2,628
279Bloomington24,324$2,629
280Esparto3,744$2,634
281Apple Valley75,478$2,644
282Hillcrest10,203$2,644
283King City13,512$2,665
284Ahwahnee1,532$2,675
285Vista Santa Rosa2,418$2,676
286Soulsbyville2,089$2,677
287Williams5,569$2,680
288Laguna Woods17,342$2,681
289Colfax2,095$2,686
290Hydesville1,144$2,693
291Westhaven-Moonstone1,374$2,694
292Denair5,085$2,695
293Knights Landing1,113$2,695
294Rio Linda16,951$2,696
295Desert View Highlands3,389$2,700
296Victorville135,983$2,704
297Newman12,299$2,711
298Paradise6,793$2,723
299Arcata18,578$2,723
300Modesto218,614$2,727
301Colton53,798$2,734
302Elizabeth Lake1,677$2,736
303Crestline10,431$2,739
304Mono Vista3,696$2,747
305Pine Mountain Club2,661$2,755
306Cutten3,214$2,761
307Columbia2,645$2,765
308Lakeport5,085$2,767
309Tehachapi12,366$2,772
310Montclair37,809$2,782
311Banning30,680$2,791
312Borrego Springs2,781$2,791
313Upper Lake1,204$2,794
314Adelanto38,010$2,798
315Citrus Heights87,036$2,799
316Chowchilla18,876$2,802
317Cedar Ridge1,513$2,806
318Running Springs5,043$2,809
319Mentone9,487$2,818
320Fairfax1,654$2,820
321Irwindale1,352$2,823
322Arbuckle3,209$2,824
323Fort Bragg7,001$2,826
324Yucca Valley21,744$2,830
325Rosemont23,448$2,841
326Sonora4,965$2,850
327Los Banos46,776$2,864
328Seal Beach24,868$2,869
329Lakeland Village11,587$2,876
330Bostonia16,545$2,880
331Humboldt Hill3,421$2,908
332Shandon1,042$2,911
333Romoland2,430$2,915
334Sutter Creek2,687$2,917
335Madera Ranchos4,182$2,938
336Kingsburg12,589$2,948
337Stockton320,470$2,950
338Ferndale1,525$2,961
339Clay1,325$2,964
340Pacheco4,657$2,968
341Boronda2,246$2,978
342Rosamond20,835$2,990
343Loma Rica2,371$3,000
344Fortuna12,413$3,008
345Pine Valley1,646$3,012
346Oakhurst4,956$3,024
347Country Club10,017$3,034
348Escalon7,429$3,047
349West Puente Valley22,198$3,059
350Bonadelle Ranchos5,879$3,061
351Jurupa Valley106,244$3,064
352Linden2,047$3,072
353Ukiah16,419$3,088
354Phoenix Lake4,505$3,095
355Squirrel Mountain Valley1,020$3,096
356Campo2,739$3,124
357Nuevo6,737$3,138
358Hidden Valley Lake5,896$3,141
359Waterford9,177$3,148
360Silver Lakes5,789$3,150
361Desert Hot Springs32,786$3,184
362West Rancho Dominguez22,560$3,192
363La Riviera11,503$3,196
364Rialto103,866$3,206
365Guadalupe8,422$3,206
366Oasis4,455$3,208
367Kings Beach2,493$3,216
368Moreno Valley210,378$3,220
369Grass Valley14,126$3,224
370Lodi67,008$3,228
371Wheatland3,790$3,229
372Pine Grove3,310$3,241
373Fillmore16,665$3,245
374Castroville6,870$3,252
375Lakeview2,177$3,255
376Coronita2,782$3,255
377Auburn Lake Trails3,861$3,262
378Oakdale23,155$3,262
379Elverta4,252$3,267
380Santa Maria109,880$3,274
381Spring Valley Lake10,098$3,274
382Hawaiian Gardens13,816$3,285
383Imperial20,943$3,301
384South San Jose Hills17,451$3,305
385Riverside316,241$3,308
386Arnold2,276$3,315
387Sunnyside5,003$3,329
388Lockeford3,902$3,333
389Ione5,306$3,339
390Parklawn1,574$3,352
391Yuba City69,545$3,355
392Home Gardens11,430$3,363
393Golden Hills10,445$3,368
394Turlock72,400$3,379
395Ontario178,347$3,384
396Idyllwild-Pine Cove3,762$3,394
397Copperopolis4,644$3,396
398Chico102,032$3,398
399Three Rivers2,307$3,431
400Mission Hills3,794$3,444
401Bella Vista3,843$3,446
402Paramount52,546$3,451
403Pine Canyon2,538$3,461
404Bakersfield408,366$3,468
405Sage3,474$3,475
406Quartz Hill10,968$3,481
407Commerce12,072$3,489
408Rancho Calaveras6,619$3,489
409Woodland61,256$3,496
410Riverbank24,881$3,505
411Antelope49,080$3,523
412Calimesa10,680$3,526
413San Jacinto54,756$3,527
414Angels3,721$3,547
415Big Bear City12,493$3,552
416Las Lomas3,223$3,554
417Grand Terrace13,069$3,556
418Bay Point24,065$3,571
419Oceano7,098$3,572
420South Lake Tahoe21,319$3,577
421Carmichael78,070$3,581
422Placerville10,730$3,581
423Arden-Arcade96,319$3,581
424West Bishop2,697$3,584
425La Puente37,404$3,592
426Meadow Vista3,343$3,594
427Freedom3,211$3,599
428Highland56,690$3,608
429Santa Nella1,686$3,609
430Oak Hills8,246$3,615
431Pomona148,391$3,615
432Eldridge1,126$3,616
433Lake Nacimiento3,464$3,618
434Perris79,349$3,620
435Orangevale35,219$3,621
436Mokelumne Hill1,049$3,628
437Florence-Graham61,723$3,628
438Lompico1,024$3,629
439National City55,960$3,630
440Old Fig Garden5,387$3,640
441Willowbrook21,642$3,648
442Val Verde3,074$3,657
443Stallion Springs2,215$3,659
444Galt25,665$3,667
445Santa Paula31,202$3,674
446Cudahy22,325$3,680
447Lancaster170,013$3,685
448Pajaro2,480$3,688
449Sacramento524,802$3,690
450Twain Harte2,373$3,691
451El Rio6,343$3,692
452Pioneer1,210$3,701
453Cathedral City52,047$3,702
454Rancho Cordova80,656$3,703
455Seaside31,964$3,716
456Hughson7,541$3,724
457Stanton38,639$3,737
458East Los Angeles114,617$3,738
459Winters7,453$3,745
460East Rancho Dominguez14,219$3,750
461Descanso1,670$3,752
462Wildomar36,953$3,760
463Yountville3,396$3,771
464La Presa36,669$3,779
465West Whittier-Los Nietos25,459$3,780
466Harbison Canyon4,245$3,785
467South El Monte19,413$3,799
468Bayview2,533$3,802
469Coachella42,594$3,817
470Lake Riverside1,445$3,835
471Lincoln Village3,954$3,846
472Newcastle1,594$3,850
473Allendale1,915$3,863
474Santa Ana311,639$3,894
475Valinda21,626$3,916
476Bell Gardens38,661$3,921
477Vandenberg Village6,793$3,935
478Gonzales8,526$3,936
479Charter Oak9,414$3,939
480Suisun City29,205$3,939
481Collierville2,107$3,944
482Citrus10,813$3,954
483Durham6,111$3,955
484Julian1,491$3,962
485Shingle Springs3,488$3,968
486Yucaipa54,348$3,974
487San Fernando23,716$3,976
488South Gate91,836$3,982
489Salinas161,993$3,993
490South Whittier55,201$3,995
491Port Hueneme21,691$4,001
492Big Bear Lake5,038$4,008
493Winter Gardens22,003$4,012
494Meyers1,914$4,041
495Grover Beach12,687$4,047
496Clovis122,719$4,047
497French Camp3,482$4,048
498Huntington Park53,658$4,049
499Azusa49,318$4,065
500South Monrovia Island7,072$4,080
501Lake Arrowhead10,746$4,090
502Elkhorn1,201$4,100
503Baldwin Park70,720$4,101
504Pico Rivera60,821$4,122
505Palo Cedro3,561$4,136
506Forest Meadows1,485$4,136
507Rollingwood3,623$4,138
508Patterson24,306$4,150
509Norwalk100,713$4,152
510Maywood24,593$4,155
511Soledad24,476$4,165
512Alondra Park8,262$4,175
513Oxnard201,014$4,177
514Casa Conejo2,640$4,196
515Patterson Tract1,465$4,199
516Walnut Park15,446$4,207
517Compton93,525$4,222
518Nevada City3,168$4,227
519Crest3,034$4,228
520University of California-Santa Barbara11,634$4,237
521Vallejo124,637$4,244
522Avocado Heights12,934$4,247
523Palmdale165,487$4,248
524Lennox20,289$4,248
525San Pablo31,771$4,252
526Imperial Beach25,897$4,268
527Manteca86,521$4,291
528West Athens9,064$4,297
529Gardena59,765$4,309
530Camino1,968$4,312
531Dixon19,158$4,313
532Bakersfield Country Club1,790$4,321
533Mather4,729$4,330
534Vacaville102,085$4,331
535El Cajon104,909$4,346
536Upland78,940$4,353
537Calistoga5,159$4,356
538Woodcrest17,111$4,358
539Redlands72,985$4,359
540Carson93,523$4,362
541Vincent15,151$4,371
542Watsonville51,968$4,376
543Mammoth Lakes7,233$4,377
544Santa Fe Springs19,310$4,380
545Woodbridge3,868$4,390
546Boulder Creek5,353$4,393
547Palm Springs44,998$4,398
548North Auburn13,833$4,403
549Vineyard42,645$4,436
550McSwain5,556$4,437
551Bermuda Dunes8,074$4,443
552Santee59,485$4,450
553La Habra62,233$4,454
554San Buenaventura (Ventura)109,900$4,462
555West Sacramento54,496$4,465
556Lynwood65,291$4,468
557Penryn1,059$4,471
558Indio90,669$4,473
559Loomis6,809$4,474
560Fairfield119,985$4,489
561Pittsburg75,868$4,494
562Rainbow1,793$4,495
563Loma Linda25,021$4,498
564Forest Ranch1,974$4,500
565Salida14,457$4,501
566Palm Desert51,551$4,502
567Cameron Park17,283$4,503
568Rio Vista10,002$4,507
569Bell32,830$4,530
570Antioch115,759$4,532
571Mountain View2,072$4,539
572West Carson21,909$4,539
573Bellflower77,396$4,567
574Cherryland14,575$4,571
575Ashland22,784$4,574
576Meiners Oaks3,955$4,577
577Orcutt31,284$4,586
578Oceanside172,542$4,587
579Prunedale19,286$4,597
580Menifee107,020$4,619
581Fair Oaks32,030$4,622
582El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)31,399$4,629
583Lake Mathews6,749$4,636
584Inglewood105,575$4,639
585Dogtown3,180$4,647
586Westmont34,291$4,663
587Lawndale31,113$4,673
588Lemon Grove27,489$4,679
589Vista98,646$4,682
590El Monte107,066$4,694
591Midway City8,094$4,695
592Rohnert Park44,461$4,700
593Cloverdale8,933$4,715
594Covina50,143$4,721
595Fallbrook32,467$4,729
596Escondido149,913$4,741
597West Covina107,436$4,750
598Nipomo17,266$4,816
599Redwood Valley2,117$4,821
600Sheridan1,447$4,827
601Tara Hills4,912$4,832
602Fontana211,921$4,845
603Rosemead50,340$4,848
604Norco25,211$4,854
605Ramona22,829$4,861
606Mira Monte7,301$4,871
607Duarte21,921$4,873
608Corona158,839$4,885
609Buena Park83,052$4,888
610Garden Grove170,603$4,892
611Vine Hill3,617$4,897
612Long Beach458,491$4,911
613Forestville3,862$4,917
614Bear Valley Springs5,787$4,918
615Atascadero29,735$4,923
616Montebello61,376$4,923
617La Mesa60,835$4,927
618Trabuco Canyon1,378$4,934
619Santa Rosa177,216$4,938
620Rancho Murieta5,606$4,959
621Lake of the Pines5,012$4,960
622Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley1,999$4,964
623Bethel Island2,144$4,968
624Chino91,775$4,969
625Whittier85,925$4,979
626Desert Palms6,522$4,990
627East Whittier10,061$4,990
628Ripon16,117$4,997
629Rancho Cucamonga174,693$4,999
630Chualar1,042$5,025
631Amesti2,905$5,041
632Wilton6,198$5,055
633Leona Valley1,559$5,056
634South San Gabriel8,084$5,062
635Mayflower Village5,303$5,063
636Interlaken8,191$5,075
637Lake San Marcos4,996$5,075
638Westminster90,147$5,079
639Artesia16,044$5,083
640Lakewood80,510$5,084
641Elk Grove177,221$5,084
642Camarillo70,244$5,097
643Benicia26,861$5,108
644Concord124,260$5,119
645Cayucos2,517$5,155
646Del Rey Oaks1,556$5,179
647Anaheim344,553$5,189
648Marina22,324$5,207
649Lake Elsinore71,516$5,209
650Downey111,793$5,217
651Plumas Lake8,424$5,241
652Lake Wildwood4,967$5,242
653Roseville152,438$5,242
654La Verne30,804$5,252
655Foresthill1,455$5,269
656El Sobrante15,823$5,311
657Hacienda Heights54,956$5,319
658San Dimas34,099$5,344
659Tracy95,358$5,354
660East Oakdale2,346$5,368
661Canyon Lake11,107$5,384
662American Canyon21,698$5,388
663Alhambra81,483$5,401
664La Mirada46,945$5,402
665Crockett3,642$5,403
666Murrieta111,621$5,415
667Morro Bay10,717$5,415
668Orange Blossom1,210$5,429
669Acton7,721$5,430
670Temecula110,404$5,436
671San Lorenzo29,453$5,437
672Rodeo8,735$5,459
673Auburn13,758$5,476
674La Quinta38,299$5,477
675Hawthorne85,933$5,480
676Arroyo Grande18,412$5,490
677California Polytechnic State University7,529$5,500
678Larkfield-Wikiup8,861$5,506
679Piru2,283$5,516
680Hayward159,201$5,519
681San Luis Obispo48,039$5,528
682Angwin2,774$5,532
683Buellton5,090$5,533
684Simi Valley125,769$5,540
685Fullerton141,278$5,546
686La Palma15,375$5,546
687Hollister43,003$5,555
688Petaluma59,321$5,557
689Bonita13,336$5,573
690Claremont36,553$5,575
691Morada3,337$5,580
692Monterey Park59,639$5,602
693Napa78,816$5,603
694Lake Forest85,846$5,615
695Oak View5,984$5,622
696San Diego1,385,061$5,658
697Rancho San Diego22,264$5,668
698Capitola9,813$5,670
699Rosedale19,325$5,671
700Cerritos48,340$5,671
701Mission Viejo92,415$5,675
702Glendora51,350$5,687
703Aromas2,846$5,705
704San Juan Bautista2,120$5,706
705Fountain Valley56,358$5,707
706Ben Lomond6,849$5,707
707Casa de Oro-Mount Helix19,651$5,718
708Boyes Hot Springs7,031$5,735
709Pinole18,835$5,764
710Sebastopol7,466$5,765
711Cotati7,533$5,765
712Los Angeles3,857,897$5,773
713Dollar Point1,319$5,784
714Monterey29,772$5,799
715Burbank105,165$5,819
716San Leandro88,531$5,832
717North El Monte4,115$5,855
718Alpine15,470$5,869
719Cypress49,531$5,892
720Chula Vista275,030$5,911
721Felton3,721$5,933
722Orange138,723$5,950
723Valley Center10,303$5,956
724Goleta32,693$5,983
725Monrovia37,553$5,987
726Beaumont54,817$5,987
727Aliso Viejo51,320$5,994
728Placentia52,384$5,999
729Templeton8,608$6,006
730Carpinteria13,100$6,017
731San Diego Country Estates10,142$6,021
732Los Alamitos11,784$6,024
733Martinez36,926$6,028
734Del Aire11,115$6,030
735North Richmond3,935$6,033
736Temelec1,696$6,034
737Healdsburg11,274$6,037
738Altadena41,921$6,038
739Lomita20,409$6,040
740Agua Dulce2,768$6,049
741Emeryville12,756$6,051
742San Bruno42,612$6,051
743Temescal Valley28,560$6,054
744Rocklin72,340$6,065
745Rose Hills2,485$6,070
746Folsom82,140$6,071
747Huntington Beach196,010$6,097
748Alum Rock11,619$6,110
749Richmond115,396$6,113
750Gold River7,661$6,115
751Soquel10,691$6,121
752Guerneville4,522$6,139
753Lincoln51,629$6,153
754Chino Hills78,024$6,180
755Laguna Hills30,921$6,183
756Rowland Heights46,787$6,186
757Los Osos15,048$6,196
758Oakley44,311$6,216
759San Marcos94,078$6,240
760Lathrop32,696$6,247
761Cambria6,038$6,257
762Rancho Santa Margarita47,257$6,259
763San Juan Capistrano34,998$6,264
764Daly City102,560$6,264
765View Park-Windsor Hills11,744$6,307
766Diamond Bar53,750$6,323
767Moorpark35,957$6,325
768Brea47,337$6,340
769Lagunitas-Forest Knolls1,795$6,368
770East Richmond Heights3,311$6,370
771Temple City35,749$6,403
772Eucalyptus Hills5,976$6,407
773Tustin79,035$6,413
774Granite Hills3,867$6,415
775Glendale192,270$6,447
776Pasadena136,462$6,449
777Signal Hill11,563$6,452
778Channel Islands Beach2,936$6,476
779Day Valley3,514$6,489
780Live Oak16,866$6,498
781Inverness1,396$6,528
782Truckee16,942$6,551
783Ridgemark3,051$6,555
784Windsor26,179$6,556
785Davis66,801$6,569
786Pismo Beach8,024$6,578
787Castaic18,479$6,603
788Santa Cruz60,953$6,609
789Pacific Grove15,003$6,614
790Bonsall4,308$6,640
791Thousand Oaks125,676$6,641
792Torrance143,499$6,644
793Poway48,515$6,664
794Broadmoor4,467$6,667
795Costa Mesa110,538$6,676
796Contra Costa Centre7,127$6,689
797Fairview10,033$6,718
798Santa Clarita229,021$6,727
799Aptos6,124$6,734
800Carmel-by-the-Sea3,186$6,735
801San Gabriel38,764$6,748
802Pepperdine University2,772$6,835
803Avalon3,373$6,868
804Culver City39,993$6,880
805Laguna Niguel64,023$6,883
806Blacklake1,122$6,904
807Solvang6,034$6,907
808Walnut Creek69,790$6,910
809Bonny Doon2,946$6,918
810Rancho Mirage17,375$6,931
811Jamul6,617$6,942
812East San Gabriel23,521$6,948
813Hidden Meadows3,899$6,955
814Diablo Grande1,488$6,976
815East Palo Alto29,143$7,014
816Ojai7,576$7,019
817South San Francisco64,487$7,030
818Sunnyside-Tahoe City1,658$7,040
819Santa Barbara88,024$7,043
820French Valley42,550$7,055
821Marin City3,597$7,056
822Sonoma10,726$7,066
823El Verano3,154$7,161
824Hartley1,966$7,192
825Carmel Valley Village4,435$7,201
826Hercules26,245$7,230
827Pleasant Hill34,335$7,232
828Brookdale1,308$7,239
829Highgrove7,164$7,315
830La Crescenta-Montrose19,940$7,330
831East Pasadena5,592$7,363
832La Selva Beach2,519$7,365
833Eastern Goleta Valley29,411$7,422
834El Dorado Hills50,553$7,427
835Scotts Valley12,138$7,430
836Pacifica37,527$7,432
837Walnut27,857$7,487
838Penngrove2,123$7,515
839North Fair Oaks13,327$7,545
840Del Mar3,921$7,551
841West Hollywood35,090$7,604
842Castro Valley65,389$7,611
843Santa Venetia3,937$7,638
844Newark47,145$7,653
845El Segundo16,863$7,655
846Seacliff3,488$7,783
847San Pasqual2,014$7,791
848Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente3,441$7,825
849Grayson1,164$7,828
850Carlsbad114,500$7,830
851Sea Ranch1,200$7,836
852Somis1,260$7,853
853Oakland438,072$7,855
854Brentwood64,609$7,891
855Novato52,689$7,895
856Rio del Mar8,938$7,898
857Woodacre1,574$7,921
858Dana Point32,883$7,927
859Agoura Hills19,881$7,934
860San Clemente63,510$7,978
861San Martin7,199$7,985
862Discovery Bay15,243$7,994
863Milpitas78,216$8,002
864Gilroy58,561$8,014
865La Honda1,094$8,025
866Las Flores6,007$8,035
867Moss Beach3,016$8,056
868Byron1,876$8,060
869Yorba Linda67,407$8,064
870Brisbane4,718$8,076
871Encinitas61,585$8,094
872Union City68,141$8,139
873Colma1,441$8,144
874North Tustin26,038$8,259
875Livermore85,870$8,272
876Graton1,819$8,287
877Westlake Village7,829$8,366
878Sierra Madre11,020$8,423
879Occidental1,162$8,438
880Monument Hills1,500$8,464
881Redondo Beach69,814$8,477
882Bodega Bay1,116$8,500
883Corralitos1,906$8,528
884Ladera Heights7,249$8,537
885Pleasure Point5,813$8,548
886Oak Park13,656$8,555
887Clayton10,962$8,607
888San Antonio Heights3,479$8,699
889Glen Ellen1,084$8,699
890Montara2,897$8,707
891South Pasadena26,297$8,796
892Morgan Hill45,152$8,890
893East Foothills8,630$8,935
894Santa Clara129,239$8,939
895Sunnyvale153,455$9,006
896Fremont228,518$9,025
897Acalanes Ridge1,025$9,029
898Eastvale70,179$9,072
899Granite Bay21,378$9,078
900Irvine308,160$9,091
901San Jose990,054$9,121
902Rossmoor11,895$9,168
903Arcadia55,550$9,268
904Bolinas1,176$9,342
905Stanford17,958$9,360
906Santa Ynez4,725$9,366
907St. Helena5,378$9,380
908Saranap5,693$9,383
909Millbrae22,589$9,387
910San Francisco836,321$9,412
911El Cerrito25,781$9,421
912Callender2,764$9,520
913Woodlands2,005$9,528
914Cambrian Park3,752$9,547
915La Habra Heights5,546$9,578
916Alameda76,876$9,587
917San Mateo103,555$9,646
918Campbell42,848$9,864
919Redwood City82,423$9,916
920Foster City32,964$10,001
921Solana Beach12,841$10,001
922Sleepy Hollow2,644$10,001
923Cupertino58,886$10,001
924Tiburon9,035$10,001
925Sausalito7,171$10,001
926Topanga8,781$10,001
927Toro Canyon1,736$10,001
928Half Moon Bay11,454$10,001
929Coto de Caza15,363$10,001
930Saratoga30,335$10,001
931Harmony Grove2,044$10,001
932Corte Madera10,101$10,001
933Santa Rosa Valley2,722$10,001
934Coronado18,558$10,001
935Hasley Canyon1,254$10,001
936Santa Monica91,535$10,001
937Hermosa Beach19,248$10,001
938San Ramon85,734$10,001
939San Rafael60,604$10,001
940Hidden Hills2,079$10,001
941San Miguel3,991$10,001
942San Marino12,279$10,001
943Highlands2,535$10,001
944Hillsborough11,122$10,001
945Castle Hill1,303$10,001
946San Carlos29,797$10,001
947Indian Wells4,830$10,001
948Villa Park5,776$10,001
949San Anselmo12,711$10,001
950Kensington5,292$10,001
951Kentfield7,128$10,001
952La Cañada Flintridge20,094$10,001
953Ladera1,160$10,001
954Ross2,626$10,001
955Camino Tassajara6,395$10,001
956Ladera Ranch23,609$10,001
957Lafayette25,277$10,001
958Calabasas22,869$10,001
959Laguna Beach22,777$10,001
960Burlingame30,526$10,001
961Rolling Hills Estates8,158$10,001
962Rolling Hills1,511$10,001
963Lake Sherwood1,515$10,001
964Larkspur12,856$10,001
965Lexington Hills2,777$10,001
966Reliez Valley3,006$10,001
967West Menlo Park3,382$10,001
968Los Altos30,736$10,001
969Los Altos Hills8,367$10,001
970Los Gatos32,773$10,001
971Los Ranchos1,521$10,001
972Rancho Santa Fe2,574$10,001
973Rancho Palos Verdes41,259$10,001
974Loyola3,883$10,001
975Black Point-Green Point1,560$10,001
976Rancho Mission Viejo11,355$10,001
977Blackhawk10,404$10,001
978Beverly Hills31,955$10,001
979Berkeley120,223$10,001
980Lucas Valley-Marinwood6,331$10,001
981Belvedere2,415$10,001
982Belmont27,505$10,001
983Bell Canyon1,896$10,001
984Malibu10,516$10,001
985Baywood Park1,481$10,001
986Avila Beach1,365$10,001
987Manhattan Beach34,584$10,001
988Menlo Park32,775$10,001
989Atherton7,021$10,001
990Mill Valley14,064$10,001
991Portola Valley4,329$10,001
992Mission Canyon2,296$10,001
993Montecito8,823$10,001
994Monte Sereno3,459$10,001
995Pleasanton77,500$10,001
996Woodside5,181$10,001
997Moraga16,790$10,001
998Mountain House25,108$10,001
999Newport Beach84,304$10,001
1000Albany19,768$10,001
1001Alamo14,441$10,001
1002Piedmont11,012$10,001
1003Orinda19,472$10,001
1004Dublin70,542$10,001
1005Palo Alto67,231$10,001
1006Diablo1,072$10,001
1007Del Rio1,557$10,001
1008Del Monte Forest3,576$10,001
1009Tamalpais-Homestead Valley12,153$10,001
1010Summerland1,248$10,001
1011Strawberry5,496$10,001
1012Stevenson Ranch21,317$10,001
1013Palos Verdes Estates13,047$10,001
1014El Granada5,231$10,001
1015El Macero1,045$10,001
1016Emerald Lake Hills4,396$10,001
1017Danville43,426$10,001
1018Fairbanks Ranch2,794$10,001

Methodology

Cities in California are ranked by median property tax. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 lowest property tax cities in california?
Desert Edge ranks #1 with $491 (median property tax).
What are the top 5 lowest property tax cities in california?
1. Desert Edge ($491), 2. London ($618), 3. Hoopa ($653), 4. Searles Valley ($674), 5. Boron ($737)
How many cities in California are ranked?
This ranking includes 1,018 cities in California with available data.

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