Avenal property tax: where it goes
A Avenal house at the typical market value ($228,900) pays about $2,500 a year on the property tax bill, including flat charges on the same bill. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
A Avenal house pays 1.126% of its taxable value in property tax. For a house at $228,900 of market value with the homeowners' exemption, that's about $2,499 a year.
Tax is levied on the rates listed in the Kings County rate book for tax rate area 004-001.
Pay or manage it
Who taxes this house
| Taxing agency | Rate | On $228,900 |
|---|---|---|
| Countywide 1% general levy (Prop 13) | 1% | $2,219 |
| West Hills #3 08-B | 0.0071% | $16 |
| West Hills 2012 refunding | 0.0009% | $2 |
| West Hills CCD 2015 refunding C | 0.0036% | $8 |
| West Hills #3 12-A | 0.0075% | $17 |
| West Hills #3 2016 refunding B | 0.0106% | $24 |
| West Hills CCD 2014-C | 0.0069% | $15 |
| Reef-Sunset USD bonds 2012 (schools) | 0.0078% | $17 |
| Reef-Sunset USD bonds 2016 (schools) | 0.0319% | $71 |
| Reef-Sunset USD bonds 2026 refunding (schools) | 0.0499% | $111 |
| Total | 1.126% | $2,499 |
2026-27 tax year, Kings County, tax rate area 004-001. Exemptions applied: Homeowners' exemption ($7,000).
How Avenal compares with nearby cities
Property tax rate
- Corcoran · 31 mi1.06%
- Hanford · 33 mi1.08%
- Tulare · 45 mi1.10%
- Paso Robles · 41 mi1.11%
- Kingsburg · 46 mi1.11%
- Avenal1.13%
The combined rate of every agency on the bill, before exemptions.
Ways to pay less
- Claim the $7,000 homeowners' exemption. The California Constitution provides a $7,000 reduction in the taxable value for a qualifying owner-occupied home. How: File a claim with the county assessor.
Dates
| When | What |
|---|---|
| Dec 10 (in 36 days) | First installment of secured property taxes is due before December 10th each year. |
| Feb 15 | Last day to file a homeowners' exemption claim and receive the full exemption for that year. |
| Apr 10 | Second installment of secured property taxes is due before April 10th. |
Sources
Checked October 29, 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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