Santa Clarita property owners paid 0.9% of their homes’ value in property taxes during the fourth quarter of 2025, surpassing the national average, data from BlockShopper.com show.
During the same period, the median sales price for Santa Clarita homes reached $740,000 with 369 properties sold. The city’s median tax bill in 2025 was $6,874, amounting to 0.9% of the median assessed property value.
The U.S. effective property tax rate averaged 0.888% in 2024, based on available data.
Bradbury and Palmdale (unincorporated) led Los Angeles County with the area’s highest effective property tax rates.
These calculations for Santa Clarita’s 2025 effective property tax rate are based on estimated inflation factors and 2022 county tax records. Actual rates may differ slightly in certain cases.
According to Redfin figures, national home prices climbed in 2025, with a U.S. median of roughly $447,000 in June, a 1.13% increase over the prior year. There was also a significant imbalance between supply and demand, with the number of sellers exceeding buyers by 36%, or 508,715 homes. Redfin defines a balanced market as having buyer and seller counts within 10% of each other.
The table below provides a comparison of Bradbury and several other cities within Los Angeles County based on their median effective property tax rates, calculated using home sale and property tax figures for the fourth quarter of 2025.
| City | Q4 2025 Sales | Q4 2025 Median Price | Median tax 2025 | Effective tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradbury | 3 | $1,480,000 | $19,352 | 1.3% |
| Palmdale (unincorporated) | 9 | $417,000 | $5,314 | 1.3% |
| Santa Clarita Valley CDP | 135 | $901,000 | $10,136 | 1.1% |
| Topanga (unincorporated) | 7 | $775,000 | $8,745 | 1.1% |
| Lancaster | 343 | $440,000 | $4,703 | 1.1% |
| Palmdale | 269 | $496,000 | $4,976 | 1% |
| Altadena CDP | 148 | $632,500 | $6,616 | 1% |
| Lancaster (unincorporated) | 38 | $510,000 | $4,472 | 0.9% |
| Santa Clarita | 369 | $740,000 | $6,874 | 0.9% |
| Beverly Hills | 57 | $2,500,000 | $22,658 | 0.9% |
| Signal Hill | 22 | $735,000 | $6,491 | 0.9% |
| West Claremont CDP | 2 | $1,037,500 | $9,134 | 0.9% |
| Castaic | 51 | $790,000 | $7,427 | 0.9% |
| Monrovia | 57 | $937,000 | $7,294 | 0.8% |
| Hidden Hills | 5 | $4,300,000 | $34,116 | 0.8% |
| Calabasas | 70 | $1,450,000 | $11,072 | 0.8% |
| West Hollywood | 53 | $995,000 | $8,037 | 0.8% |
| Malibu | 47 | $2,985,000 | $23,648 | 0.8% |
| Montebello | 65 | $770,000 | $5,891 | 0.8% |
| La Habra Heights | 12 | $1,330,000 | $10,795 | 0.8% |
| Cudahy | 7 | $671,000 | $5,290 | 0.8% |
| Compton | 117 | $610,000 | $5,007 | 0.8% |
| Paramount | 39 | $546,000 | $4,363 | 0.8% |
| Rolling Hills Estates | 17 | $1,610,000 | $13,189 | 0.8% |
| Rolling Hills | 5 | $3,700,000 | $30,486 | 0.8% |
| Twin Lakes CDP | 2 | $692,500 | $5,779 | 0.8% |
| Walnut Islands CDP | 5 | $1,410,000 | $11,462 | 0.8% |
| Charter Oak CDP | 12 | $625,000 | $4,716 | 0.8% |
| Malibu Coastal Zone CDP | 36 | $1,376,250 | $11,399 | 0.8% |
| Santa Monica Mountains North Area CDP | 5 | $1,599,000 | $12,756 | 0.8% |
| Kinneloa Mesa CDP | 6 | $1,840,000 | $13,537 | 0.7% |
| Florence – Graham CDP | 32 | $567,500 | $4,245 | 0.7% |
| South Monrovia Islands CDP | 9 | $890,000 | $6,600 | 0.7% |
| Rowland Heights CDP | 79 | $960,000 | $7,052 | 0.7% |
| La Canada Flintridge | 47 | $2,191,000 | $14,411 | 0.7% |
| Duarte | 35 | $800,000 | $5,479 | 0.7% |
| Glendora | 96 | $887,500 | $6,105 | 0.7% |
| Agoura Hills | 54 | $1,087,500 | $7,636 | 0.7% |
| Azusa | 41 | $680,000 | $4,556 | 0.7% |
| Claremont | 75 | $995,000 | $6,945 | 0.7% |
| La Verne | 45 | $890,000 | $5,904 | 0.7% |
| San Dimas | 54 | $860,000 | $6,205 | 0.7% |
| San Marino | 33 | $2,900,000 | $19,050 | 0.7% |
| Pomona | 145 | $650,000 | $4,307 | 0.7% |
| Baldwin Park | 49 | $650,000 | $4,436 | 0.7% |
| Covina | 64 | $800,000 | $5,428 | 0.7% |
| El Monte | 52 | $721,750 | $5,264 | 0.7% |
| West Covina | 135 | $830,000 | $5,479 | 0.7% |
| Monterey Park | 73 | $860,000 | $5,979 | 0.7% |
| Walnut | 34 | $1,115,000 | $7,995 | 0.7% |
| Santa Monica | 128 | $1,670,000 | $11,509 | 0.7% |
| Diamond Bar | 102 | $944,500 | $6,673 | 0.7% |
| Whittier | 112 | $878,250 | $5,918 | 0.7% |
| Bell | 7 | $810,000 | $5,688 | 0.7% |
| Maywood | 5 | $720,000 | $4,727 | 0.7% |
| Huntington Park | 29 | $720,000 | $5,144 | 0.7% |
| Downey | 95 | $863,000 | $5,934 | 0.7% |
| South Gate | 42 | $652,500 | $4,617 | 0.7% |
| Lynwood | 36 | $677,500 | $4,851 | 0.7% |
| Hawthorne | 39 | $800,000 | $5,786 | 0.7% |
| La Mirada | 82 | $860,000 | $5,897 | 0.7% |
| Lawndale | 40 | $849,500 | $5,972 | 0.7% |
| Carson | 104 | $748,000 | $4,891 | 0.7% |
| Long Beach | 655 | $850,000 | $5,571 | 0.7% |
| Lomita | 30 | $992,500 | $6,658 | 0.7% |
| Palos Verdes Estates | 28 | $2,555,000 | $18,594 | 0.7% |
| Antelope Valley CDP | 137 | $445,000 | $3,092 | 0.7% |
| East LA CDP | 70 | $650,000 | $4,514 | 0.7% |
| Walnut Park CDP | 10 | $705,000 | $4,638 | 0.7% |
| Lennox CDP | 13 | $795,000 | $5,722 | 0.7% |
| La Rambla CDP | 4 | $865,000 | $5,688 | 0.7% |
| West Carson CDP | 32 | $672,500 | $4,845 | 0.7% |
| Hacienda Heights CDP | 90 | $870,000 | $5,820 | 0.7% |
| Hawthorne Island CDP | 3 | $825,000 | $5,668 | 0.7% |
| Whittier Narrows CDP | 4 | $630,000 | $4,615 | 0.7% |
| Compton (unincorporated) | 11 | $585,000 | $3,806 | 0.7% |
| Calabasas (unincorporated) | 8 | $3,860,000 | $27,529 | 0.7% |
| Monrovia (unincorporated) | 3 | $750,000 | $5,437 | 0.7% |
| Covina (unincorporated) | 11 | $795,000 | $5,329 | 0.7% |
| San Gabriel (unincorporated) | 5 | $850,000 | $5,909 | 0.7% |
| Temple City (unincorporated) | 2 | $942,500 | $6,227 | 0.7% |
| Glendora (unincorporated) | 3 | $1,250,000 | $8,792 | 0.7% |
| San Fernando | 10 | $732,500 | $4,598 | 0.6% |
| Sierra Madre | 28 | $1,321,500 | $8,263 | 0.6% |
| Westlake Village | 21 | $1,500,000 | $9,385 | 0.6% |
| Pico Rivera | 68 | $731,250 | $4,732 | 0.6% |
| Santa Fe Springs | 19 | $752,000 | $4,872 | 0.6% |
| Norwalk | 109 | $740,000 | $4,728 | 0.6% |
| Gardena | 54 | $735,000 | $4,683 | 0.6% |
| Bellflower | 58 | $800,000 | $5,186 | 0.6% |
| Redondo Beach | 120 | $1,442,000 | $9,277 | 0.6% |
| Torrance | 219 | $1,149,000 | $7,163 | 0.6% |
| Lakewood | 132 | $873,500 | $5,671 | 0.6% |
| Rancho Palos Verdes | 92 | $1,677,000 | $10,879 | 0.6% |
| East Irwindale CDP | 27 | $720,000 | $4,540 | 0.6% |
| Alondra Park CDP | 7 | $920,000 | $5,812 | 0.6% |
| Willowbrook CDP | 17 | $617,000 | $3,842 | 0.6% |
| West Athens / Westmont CDP | 63 | $835,000 | $5,413 | 0.6% |
| East Compton CDP | 6 | $614,000 | $3,940 | 0.6% |
| Arcadia (unincorporated) | 2 | $1,000,000 | $6,223 | 0.6% |
| Los Angeles | 4,725 | $1,010,500 | $6,193 | 0.6% |
| Pasadena | 256 | $1,197,500 | $6,819 | 0.6% |
| Arcadia | 88 | $1,722,000 | $9,777 | 0.6% |
| Temple City | 43 | $1,200,000 | $6,930 | 0.6% |
| San Gabriel | 31 | $1,150,000 | $7,081 | 0.6% |
| Alhambra | 67 | $920,000 | $5,655 | 0.6% |
| Rosemead | 46 | $885,000 | $5,454 | 0.6% |
| La Puente | 36 | $687,750 | $4,155 | 0.6% |
| Culver City | 68 | $1,173,500 | $7,211 | 0.6% |
| Commerce | 7 | $725,000 | $4,006 | 0.6% |
| Inglewood | 77 | $775,000 | $4,782 | 0.6% |
| Bell Gardens | 8 | $1,050,000 | $6,031 | 0.6% |
| Artesia | 14 | $811,000 | $5,015 | 0.6% |
| Hermosa Beach | 33 | $1,925,000 | $11,233 | 0.6% |
| Hawaiian Gardens | 9 | $625,000 | $3,806 | 0.6% |
| Covina Islands CDP | 17 | $723,000 | $4,378 | 0.6% |
| North Whittier CDP | 14 | $950,000 | $5,580 | 0.6% |
| South San Jose Hills CDP | 12 | $677,500 | $4,004 | 0.6% |
| La Crescenta / Montrose CDP | 30 | $1,235,000 | $7,580 | 0.6% |
| Avocado Heights CDP | 11 | $810,000 | $5,010 | 0.6% |
| Athens/West Compton CDP | 32 | $655,500 | $3,725 | 0.6% |
| East San Dimas CDP | 2 | $905,000 | $5,614 | 0.6% |
| South Whittier / Sunshine Acres CDP | 93 | $790,000 | $4,901 | 0.6% |
| East Pasadena / East San Gabriel CDP | 34 | $1,319,000 | $7,582 | 0.6% |
| West Puente Valley CDP | 21 | $760,000 | $4,237 | 0.6% |
| Valinda CDP | 14 | $793,500 | $4,581 | 0.6% |
| Del Aire CDP | 16 | $1,047,250 | $6,069 | 0.6% |
| Ladera Heights / Viewpark – Windsor Hills CDP | 41 | $1,379,000 | $7,739 | 0.6% |
| West Whittier / Los Nietos CDP | 30 | $769,500 | $4,438 | 0.6% |
| Duarte (unincorporated) | 3 | $700,000 | $4,314 | 0.6% |
| Glendale | 235 | $1,200,000 | $6,532 | 0.5% |
| Burbank | 156 | $1,200,000 | $6,346 | 0.5% |
| South Pasadena | 30 | $1,820,500 | $9,307 | 0.5% |
| South El Monte | 19 | $785,000 | $4,205 | 0.5% |
| El Segundo | 27 | $1,665,000 | $8,797 | 0.5% |
| Manhattan Beach | 83 | $2,995,000 | $15,806 | 0.5% |
| Cerritos | 56 | $1,076,000 | $5,899 | 0.5% |
| South San Gabriel CDP | 7 | $949,000 | $5,021 | 0.5% |
| San Pasqual CDP | 6 | $1,630,000 | $8,462 | 0.5% |
| Westfield CDP | 5 | $2,050,000 | $7,600 | 0.4% |
| Claremont (unincorporated) | 2 | $2,501,750 | $7,886 | 0.3% |
This article’s information comes from BlockShopper.com. View the original source data here.
