What Los Angeles County property tax looks like
Among the 30 counties covered here, Los Angeles County has the 26th highest effective rate and the 9th highest median bill. Every $100,000 of value carries about $694 of tax a year at this rate.
On a $400,000 purchase that comes to roughly $2,776 a year, or $231 a month. Priced at the California average rate instead, the same home would cost $5 a month more in tax.
Bills combine the 1% base levy with voter-approved bonds and direct assessments that attach to individual addresses, so two homes of equal value on different streets can be billed differently.
Parcel-level values and tax history are published by the Los Angeles County Assessor.
Example monthly payment at the median home value
Borrowing $626,640 against a $783,300 Los Angeles County home (20% down, 6.5% for 30 years, illustrative rather than quoted) works out as follows.
| Component | Per month |
|---|---|
| Principal and interest | $3,961 |
| Property tax | $453 |
| Homeowners insurance | $150 |
| Mortgage insurance (PMI) | $0 |
| Total | $4,564 |
Property tax is 9.9% of the $4,564 total, so a lender escrowing it would set aside about $453 each month toward the Los Angeles County bill.
How reliable this figure is
For Los Angeles County the Census Bureau reports a 90% margin of error of ±$33 on the $5,438 median tax and ±$2,622 on the $783,300 median value, so the 0.694% rate is a county-wide average rather than the rate on any one bill.
These medians describe today's owners, not today's buyers. How California values and caps a home, including what resets on sale, is set out on the California page.
Counties with a similar rate
Also in California: Orange County (0.666%), Riverside County (0.821%), San Diego County (0.700%).
Frequently asked questions
What is the property tax rate in Los Angeles County, CA?
The effective rate is 0.694%, which is the median real estate tax paid ($5,438) divided by the median home value ($783,300) in the Census Bureau's 2019-2023 estimates.
How much is property tax on a $400,000 home in Los Angeles County?
At this county's effective rate the figure is about $2,776 a year, or $231 a month. That is $5 a month less than the California average rate of 0.71% would give on the same price.
How much of a Los Angeles County monthly mortgage payment is property tax?
On a $783,300 home with 20% down at 6.5% over 30 years, property tax is about $453 of a $4,564 total monthly payment, or 9.9%.
Is property tax in Los Angeles County high compared with the rest of California?
Los Angeles County's 0.694% is 0.02 percentage points below the 0.71% California average, and its $5,438 median bill ranks 9th of the 30 counties covered here, with the rate ranking 26th.
Source and method
Census American Community Survey, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates, released December 2024. For Los Angeles County: B25103 median tax $5,438, B25077 median value $783,300, B25003 1,562,207 owner-occupied homes. Formulas are on the methodology page; every result is an estimate, not a quote or tax advice.