Sacramento County · California
Sacramento, CA property tax
The median annual bill, the effective rate behind it, and what that rate costs at any home value — from Census ACS estimates, not an assessor's marketing page.
Quick answer
The median homeowner in Sacramento, CA pays $3,690 a year in real estate taxes, an effective rate of 0.76% of the $484,600 median home value. That is 22% below the national effective rate of 0.98%.
- Effective rate
- 0.76%US average 0.98%
- Median annual bill
- $3,690#33 of 94 metros
- Per month
- $308Median bill divided by 12
- Median home value
- $484,600US $303,400
Property tax calculator
Enter a home value to estimate the annual bill and the monthly escrow at Sacramento, CA's effective rate. Adjust the exemption or the rate if your parcel differs.
- Taxable value
- $484,600
- Annual tax
- $3,683
- Per month
- $307
Estimate only. Assessment ratios, homestead caps and special districts can move a real bill either way.
What property tax costs at each home value
Applying Sacramento's 0.76% effective rate to common home values.
| Home value | Annual tax | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| $200,000 | $1,520 | $127 |
| $350,000 | $2,660 | $222 |
| $500,000 | $3,800 | $317 |
| $750,000 | $5,700 | $475 |
| $1,000,000 | $7,600 | $633 |
Estimates only. Assessment ratios, homestead and senior exemptions, special assessment districts and recent reassessments all move a real bill away from the metro-wide median. Confirm with the county assessor before budgeting.
Related data for Sacramento
The other numbers that decide what living here costs.
Tables B25103 and B25077, 2019-2023 ACS 5-year. Effective rate is median taxes paid divided by median home value, computed by us and documented on the methodology page.