Property tax rate
0.70%Median bill $5,124/yr · CensusMedian rent
$2,0362-bed $2,103Per month · CensusDays on market
55 days▼ 3 days vs last yearSeptember 2026 · Realtor.comWhat the numbers say
California real estate at a glance
By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data
In September 2026, the median home in California listed for $725,000, down 3.1% from a year earlier.
Homes spent a median of 55 days on the market, faster than 58 days a year ago.
Homeowners in California pay a median of $5,124 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $734,700, an effective rate of about 0.70%.
Renters pay a median of $2,036 a month, and $2,103 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 30 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.
With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $725,000 home here comes to about $4,676 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $200,000 a year (the median household here earns $99,122).
Monthly payment on a typical home
$4,676/mo- Principal & interest$3,953
- Property tax$421
- Insurance (est.)$302
$725,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed
Run your own numbersRents in California by bedrooms
Studio$1,598
1 bedroom$1,780
2 bedrooms$2,103
3 bedrooms$2,351
4 bedrooms$2,809
Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.
County by county
Every California county compared
Lowest property tax rates
- Trinity County0.58%
- San Mateo County0.61%
- Mariposa County0.61%
- Del Norte County0.61%
- Colusa County0.62%
Fastest-selling counties
- San Mateo County30 days
- Alameda County32 days
- Santa Clara County34 days
- Contra Costa County39 days
- Marin County39 days
| County | Median list price | Days on market | Property tax | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda County | $929,944 | 32 | 0.78% | $2,357 |
| Alpine County | – | – | 0.77% | – |
| Amador County | – | – | 0.71% | $1,421 |
| Butte County | $429,000 | 67 | 0.69% | $1,414 |
| Calaveras County | – | – | 0.73% | $1,625 |
| Colusa County | – | – | 0.62% | $1,157 |
| Contra Costa County | $752,750 | 39 | 0.83% | $2,375 |
| Del Norte County | – | – | 0.61% | $1,233 |
| El Dorado County | $697,000 | 67 | 0.70% | $1,715 |
| Fresno County | $460,000 | 54 | 0.74% | $1,392 |
| Glenn County | – | – | 0.64% | $1,120 |
| Humboldt County | $495,500 | 76 | 0.64% | $1,287 |
| Imperial County | $386,000 | 71 | 0.77% | $1,056 |
| Inyo County | – | – | 0.74% | $1,189 |
| Kern County | $396,500 | 58 | 0.88% | $1,300 |
| Kings County | $369,973 | 57 | 0.75% | $1,331 |
| Lake County | $365,000 | 91 | 0.73% | $1,368 |
| Lassen County | – | – | 0.72% | $1,000 |
| Los Angeles County | $950,000 | 56 | 0.68% | $1,954 |
| Madera County | $484,988 | 75 | 0.70% | $1,390 |
| Marin County | $1,407,000 | 39 | 0.66% | $2,668 |
| Mariposa County | – | – | 0.61% | $1,305 |
| Mendocino County | $599,000 | 97 | 0.69% | $1,317 |
| Merced County | $447,450 | 53 | 0.67% | $1,343 |
| Modoc County | – | – | 0.69% | $836 |
| Mono County | – | – | 0.65% | $1,629 |
| Monterey County | $1,289,500 | 66 | 0.63% | $2,055 |
| Napa County | $1,272,500 | 81 | 0.69% | $2,237 |
| Nevada County | $662,023 | 67 | 0.75% | $1,677 |
| Orange County | $1,287,500 | 53 | 0.66% | $2,434 |
| Placer County | $734,675 | 58 | 0.84% | $2,069 |
| Plumas County | – | – | 0.70% | $1,194 |
| Riverside County | $629,000 | 62 | 0.78% | $1,901 |
| Sacramento County | $531,950 | 45 | 0.73% | $1,790 |
| San Benito County | – | – | 0.81% | $1,992 |
| San Bernardino County | $531,944 | 65 | 0.70% | $1,801 |
| San Diego County | $888,450 | 46 | 0.68% | $2,246 |
| San Francisco County | $1,199,000 | 49 | 0.71% | $2,476 |
| San Joaquin County | $584,750 | 53 | 0.75% | $1,734 |
| San Luis Obispo County | $1,031,250 | 71 | 0.68% | $1,992 |
| San Mateo County | $1,489,500 | 30 | 0.61% | $2,922 |
| Santa Barbara County | $1,720,750 | 58 | 0.65% | $2,131 |
| Santa Clara County | $1,409,500 | 34 | 0.67% | $2,857 |
| Santa Cruz County | $1,249,750 | 53 | 0.64% | $2,264 |
| Shasta County | $439,500 | 58 | 0.69% | $1,317 |
| Sierra County | – | – | 0.69% | – |
| Siskiyou County | – | – | 0.64% | $1,091 |
| Solano County | $572,500 | 47 | 0.75% | $2,163 |
| Sonoma County | $908,500 | 55 | 0.70% | $2,158 |
| Stanislaus County | $507,950 | 46 | 0.71% | $1,623 |
| Sutter County | $479,850 | 53 | 0.75% | $1,439 |
| Tehama County | $385,250 | 77 | 0.62% | $1,184 |
| Trinity County | – | – | 0.58% | $1,073 |
| Tulare County | $424,950 | 59 | 0.70% | $1,280 |
| Tuolumne County | $439,000 | 82 | 0.66% | $1,302 |
| Ventura County | $942,076 | 56 | 0.68% | $2,317 |
| Yolo County | $651,250 | 49 | 0.77% | $1,857 |
| Yuba County | $449,975 | 68 | 0.74% | $1,311 |
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Sources: Realtor.com housing inventory (monthly) and Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (property taxes, home values, rents, income). Insurance is an estimate. Medians for the whole state; individual homes vary. For information only.