Median home value

$325,800Median home value · Census

Property tax rate

0.58%Below state avg 0.70%Median bill $1,888/yr · Census

Median rent

$1,0732-bed $925Per month · Census

30-yr mortgage rate

7.24%Freddie Mac weekly average

What the numbers say

Trinity County, CA real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

Homeowners in Trinity County pay a median of $1,888 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $325,800, an effective rate of about 0.58%. The California average is 0.70%, which makes Trinity County the #1 lowest-tax of 58 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,073 a month, and $925 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 25 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 $326,000 home here comes to about $2,069 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $89,000 a year (the median household here earns $53,002).

Monthly payment on a typical home

$2,069/mo
  • Principal & interest$1,776
  • Property tax$157
  • Insurance (est.)$136

$326,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed

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Rents in Trinity County by bedrooms

1 bedroom$58567% below state
2 bedrooms$92556% below state
3 bedrooms$1,17050% below state
4 bedrooms$1,11960% below state

Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.

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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 county; individual homes vary. For information only.