Adelanto, CA · Updated Oct 2026

What a Adelanto house pays

Property tax, water, trash and energy from public rates. Look up your address to make it yours, and see how to pay less.

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Example · a Adelanto house

$11,845a year · $987 a month

Starts at the typical market value, $349,100; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.

Property tax$3,989
1.166% of $349,100, less $7,000 homeowners' exemption
Electricity and gas$4,403
659 kWh a month $3,281 · 37 therms $1,121
Water and sewer$1,434
9 units (CCF) a month on City of Adelanto Water Department: water $58, sewer $61 a month
TrashIncluded
All solid waste services include a recycling and an organics container.
Home insurance$1,492
Typical premium $1,492

A Adelanto house at the typical market value ($349,100) pays about $11,300 a year: $3,990 property tax and charges, $1,430 water and sewer, $4,400 electricity and gas, $1,490 home insurance; trash is paid through property tax. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Rates checked Oct 22, 2026. Insurance: what you enter, or a typical premium until you do. Sources are listed at the bottom.

Ways to pay less

Nothing here applies to every house automatically. These are worth checking:

Switch to the 35-gallon trash bin cartUp to $55 a year
Your cart costs $44 a month; the smallest costs $39. Worth it if you rarely fill it.
How: Call Burrtec Customer Service at (760) 245-8607.
Seniors and disabled: discounted water, sewer and trashDiscounted water, sewer and trash rates
The Adelanto Public Utility Authority offers a Senior and Disabled Citizen Exemption, providing discounted water, sewer, and trash rates for qualifying individuals, and a Low-Income Exemption for families meeting federal HUD income guidelines.
How: Contact the Utility Billing staff.
Free bulky item pickupsFour free pickups a year
Residents can request up to four curbside collections of large or bulky items during a 12 month period at no additional charge, with a limit of ten items per collection.
How: Call Burrtec Customer Service one week before your collection day at (760) 245-8607.
Low income: SCE CARE rate32.5% off the electric bill
Through SCE's CARE program, qualifying households receive 32.5% off their electric bills; you may qualify based on household size and the total income of everyone living in the home.
How: Apply online at sce.com or call SCE's automated line at 1-800-798-5723; no additional documentation is required to apply.
Low income: 20% off the Southwest Gas bill (CARE)20% off the gas bill
Southwest Gas customers who meet the CARE program's income requirements get a 20% discount on their natural gas bill.
How: Find more information about the CARE program on Southwest Gas's customer account site, myaccount.swgas.com.

Adjust to match your bills

What you know

Value before exemptionsUnder Prop 13 your assessed value starts at your purchase price and can rise at most 2% a year, so it is often far below market: use the assessed value on your tax bill. The Mojave Water Agency also levies 0.1125% on land value only, and some parcels carry special assessments or Mello-Roos taxes. Your tax bill lists them.

I live here and have the Homeowners' exemption

Home insurance, a yearFrom your policy. We start at $1,492, NAIC data via the Insurance Information Institute; California figures from the California Department of Insurance.

Earthquake insurance, a yearSeparate from home insurance. Most owners don't have it.

Your use

Water, units a month

On your water bill. 1 unit (CCF) is 748 gallons. A typical house uses 7–12.

Electricity, kWh a month

On your Southern California Edison bill. An electric car adds about 300 kWh.

Gas, therms a month (yearly average)

Money dates

Nov 30, 2026in 38 daysLast day to file a 2026 regular assessment appeal in San Bernardino County (filing runs July 2 to November 30, 2026).
Dec 10in 48 daysFirst property tax installment (due Nov 1) is delinquent after Dec 10: 10% penalty.
Feb 15in 115 daysLast day for a first-time homeowners' exemption claim to get the full exemption for the year.
Apr 10Second property tax installment (due Feb 1) is delinquent after Apr 10: 10% penalty.

Who serves this house

Water: City of Adelanto Water Department; Residential base rate up to a 1-inch meter is $32.28 a month; commodity rate is $2.91 per CCF for 1-15 CCF and $5.42 per CCF for 16 and up, effective July 1, 2020.
Property tax: 1.17% of value; 2026-27 tax year, San Bernardino County (Adelanto tax rate area 014-023)
Garbage: Burrtec Waste Industries; Burrtec Waste Industries sponsors the newsletter for Adelanto residents; its residential trash and recycling fees are placed on the County property tax bill.
Electricity: Southern California Edison; Adelanto is on a list of Southern California Edison service territory cities.
Gas: Southwest Gas; Adelanto is listed among the communities included in Southwest Gas's Southern California service area.

Pay or manage your bills

Your water

Source: In 2024 about 2.4 million gallons of water were pumped each day from six of the city's active wells.
Hardness: Hardness averaged 74.00 mg/L in the 2023 sample.
PFAS: PFAS detections in the listed wells remain below the Response Levels set by the State Water Resources Control Board.

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How these numbers are made

Individual bills are confidential in California, so we calculate yours from public rates and what you tell us.
Water: City of Adelanto Water Department (EPA system CA3610001), single-family rates as posted on the City rates page, billed monthly: $32.28 base charge for up to a 1-inch meter and $2.91 per CCF for the first 15 CCF and $5.42 above that. The City page labels these as effective July 1, 2020 and I found no newer schedule; the signed schedule PDF the page links to is a scan that cannot be read as text. Rates may be higher now. The page starts at the default 9 CCF because Adelanto publishes no typical use. Sewer: $61.06 a month flat for a single-family home; about 85% of development in the City is connected (2016 sewer-area report), so homes on septic pay no City sewer charge.
Trash: Burrtec bills residential service through the County property tax bill, so it is counted once, as a yearly charge on the tax bill ($43.91 a month for the 95-gallon bin x 12). The 2026/2027 figures come from Burrtec's Summer 2026 Adelanto newsletter, which does not say monthly or annual; the City's page lists the same service as a monthly rate with a separate annual rate ($37.21 and $446.52 for 95-gallon in 2024), so we treat the newsletter figures as monthly. All service includes recycling and organics containers.
Property tax: Adelanto tax rate area 014-023 holds about 29% of Adelanto's homeowners' exemptions in the county's 2025 tax rate area map (the next four largest areas carry the same 2025 total rate). San Bernardino County 2026-27 rates (Resolution 2026-133): the 1% general levy plus Victor Valley Joint Union High School bonds (0.0903%), Victor Valley Community College bonds (0.0208%) and Mojave Water Agency No. 2 (0.055% on land and improvements), about 1.1661% in total, less the $7,000 homeowners' exemption, applied to the value you enter; Adelanto Elementary has no bond rate on the 2026-27 list. Not included: the Mojave Water Agency's 0.1125% land-only levy, and parcel-specific charges (Mello-Roos, lighting or maintenance districts, liens). The City is excluded from County Fire's FP-5 special tax zone. The starting value is the Census median market value; under Prop 13 a home's assessed value can be far lower.
Electricity: SCE serves Adelanto. A community choice program may exist for the area (a directory page names Victor Valley Community Energy, unverified), so check your bill. We use SCE's TOU-D-4 rate with SCE generation from SCE's joint rate comparison with Apple Valley Choice Energy for Baseline Region 14 ($0.37830 per kWh, rates as of June 1, 2026, $249.30 average bill at 659 kWh, a year-round average), taking Adelanto, in the High Desert next to Apple Valley, to be in the same region, plus the $24.15 monthly Base Services Charge.
Gas: Southwest Gas Schedule GS-10, effective October 1, 2026 ($5.75 a month, $2.35304 per therm up to the baseline and $2.56948 above). The baseline is the Victorville climate zone allowance averaged over the year (about 34 therms a month); the tariff does not list the zone for each community. The page starts at 37 therms, Southwest Gas's average Southern California non-CARE use. Insurance starts at the 2022 California average.
Gas baseline seasons for Victorville: 0.46 (May-Oct.), 1.45 (Mar.-Apr. & Nov.), 2.11 (Dec.-Feb.) therms per day; Adelanto assumed in Region 14 / Victorville zone (modelling, not judged).
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Adelanto compares

A typical Adelanto house against the 110 California cities we cover, using the same default numbers as the total above.

Per year	Adelanto	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	1.17%	1.13%	higher than 71 of the other 109 California cities we cover
Water	$702	$955	lower than 91 of the other 109 California cities we cover
Sewer and utility-bill fees	$733	$584	higher than 51 of the other 76 California cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$4,403	$3,556	higher than 105 of the other 109 California cities we cover
Home insurance	$1,492	$1,492	in the middle of 108 other California cities we cover
Total	$11,318	$15,240	lower than 100 of the other 109 California cities we cover

Cities bill differently (some put trash on the tax bill, some cover more services), so a higher number isn't necessarily worse. The property tax rate is compared instead of dollars because house values differ.

Questions to ask your candidates

Each one starts from a number above. Any candidate can answer them.

1. Water

The fact: Water here costs about $702 a year at typical use, lower than 91 of the other 109 California cities we cover.

Ask: "Water here costs about $702 a year at typical use, lower than 91 of the other 109 California cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

2. Electricity and gas

The fact: Electricity and gas for a typical house here cost about $4,403 a year, higher than 105 of the other 109 California cities we cover. Rates are set mostly by the utility and the state.

Ask: "Electricity and gas here cost about $4,403 a year for a typical house, higher than 105 of the other 109 California cities we cover. Which parts of that can the city influence, and what would you do about them?"

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Common questions about Adelanto house costs

What is the property tax rate in Adelanto?

About 1.17% of the value before exemptions a year (2026-27 tax year, San Bernardino County (Adelanto tax rate area 014-023)), plus flat charges on the same bill.

How much is property tax on a $500,000 house in Adelanto?

About $5,749 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions with the homeowners' exemption.

How much is the water bill in Adelanto?

About $120 a month for water and sewer at typical use (9 units, or 6,732 gallons a month) on City of Adelanto Water Department.

How much does trash pickup cost in Adelanto?

All solid waste services include a recycling and an organics container.

When is property tax due in Adelanto?

Dec 10: First property tax installment (due Nov 1) is delinquent after Dec 10: 10% penalty. Apr 10: Second property tax installment (due Feb 1) is delinquent after Apr 10: 10% penalty.

Can seniors lower their property tax or bills in Adelanto?

Yes. Seniors and disabled: discounted water, sewer and trash: The Adelanto Public Utility Authority offers a Senior and Disabled Citizen Exemption, providing discounted water, sewer, and trash rates for qualifying individuals, and a Low-Income Exemption for families meeting federal HUD income guidelines.

Where can I get help paying utility bills in Adelanto?

Seniors and disabled: discounted water, sewer and trash: The Adelanto Public Utility Authority offers a Senior and Disabled Citizen Exemption, providing discounted water, sewer, and trash rates for qualifying individuals, and a Low-Income Exemption for families meeting federal HUD income guidelines. Contact the Utility Billing staff.

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