Albany property tax: where it goes
A Albany house at the typical market value ($1,202,200) pays about $17,970 a year on the property tax bill, including flat charges on the same bill. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
A Albany house pays 1.357% of its taxable value in property tax, plus flat charges on the same bill. For a house at $1,202,200 of market value with the homeowners' exemption, that's about $17,972 a year.
Tax is levied on Alameda County Property Tax Rates 2025, tax rate area 22 (City of Albany): the listed countywide tax and district rates.
Alameda County publishes 2026-27 rates only through an interactive search with no downloadable file, so the rates used are the county's 2025-26 rate table (Property Tax Rates 2025). The City's and school district's flat charges are 2026-27.
Pay or manage it
Who taxes this house
| Taxing agency | Rate | On $1,202,200 |
|---|---|---|
| Countywide 1% general levy (Prop 13) | 1% | $11,952 |
| Alameda County GO bond | 0.0084% | $100 |
| Albany Unified School District bonds (schools) | 0.1647% | $1,968 |
| Peralta Community College District bonds (schools) | 0.0432% | $516 |
| BART | 0.0152% | $182 |
| East Bay Regional Park District | 0.0011% | $13 |
| City of Albany | 0.1245% | $1,488 |
| City library services tax, Measure N (per parcel) | flat | $69 |
| City supplemental library tax, Measure G of 2006 (per parcel) | flat | $28 |
| City street paving and storm drain tax, Measure F of 2006 (per parcel) | flat | $168 |
| City parks and open space tax, Measure M of 2018 (per parcel) | flat | $78 |
| City clean storm water (NPDES) service charge (per parcel) | flat | $42 |
| City sewer service charge (per parcel) | flat | $638 |
| Albany Unified Measure J school tax ($555 per residential unit, or $0.11 per sq ft of land if greater) | flat | $555 |
| EBMUD Wet Weather Facilities Charge (wastewater, by lot size) | flat | $173 |
| Total | 1.357% | $17,972 |
2025-26 tax year, Alameda County tax rate area 22 (City of Albany); flat charges are 2026-27. Exemptions applied: Homeowners' exemption ($7,000).
How Albany compares with nearby cities
Property tax rate
- Emeryville · 4 mi1.15%
- Berkeley · 2 mi1.23%
- El Cerrito · 2 mi1.27%
- San Pablo · 5 mi1.27%
- Albany1.36%
- Richmond · 5 mi1.41%
The combined rate of every agency on the bill, before exemptions.
Ways to pay less
- 100% disabled veterans: property tax exemption. The Disabled Veterans' Exemption reduces property tax on the principal residence of veterans rated 100% disabled because of a service-connected injury or disease (or paid at the 100% rate for unemployability). For the 2025-2026 assessment year the basic exemption amount is $175,298; a larger low-income exemption also exists. How: See the Alameda County Assessor's exemptions page.
Dates
| When | What |
|---|---|
| Dec 10 (in 36 days) | Last day to pay the first installment of secured property taxes without penalty; also the deadline for late homeowners' and veterans' exemption claims. |
| Feb 15 | Deadline to file the homeowners', veterans' and disabled veterans' exemption claims. |
| Apr 10 | Last day to pay the second installment of secured property taxes without penalty. |
| Jul 2 – Sep 15 | Window to file an assessment appeal with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors. |
Sources
- www.acassessor.org
- www.boe.ca.gov homeowners_exemption.htm
- www.acassessor.org
- Albany utility user taxes
Checked October 28, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.
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