Bellflower, CA · Updated Oct 2026

What a Bellflower 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 Bellflower house

$14,744a year · $1,229 a month

Starts at the typical market value, $705,700; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.

A Bellflower house at the typical market value ($705,700) pays about $14,800 a year: $8,020 property tax and charges, $1,170 water, $390 trash, $3,680 electricity and gas, $1,490 home insurance. 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 standard 3 set: 35-gallon trash cart cartUp to $39 a year
Your cart costs $32 a month; the smallest costs $29. Worth it if you rarely fill it.
How: Contact CR&R Inc. at (877) 944-4716.
Seniors 65+: reduced trash rate
CR&R offers senior discounts to customers 65 years of age or older, and low-income discounts to those who qualify for a low-income exemption from any of the City's utility user taxes.
How: Contact CR&R at (877) 944-4716 about billing and discounts.
Free bulky item and e-waste pickup
Single family customers are entitled to unlimited bulky item pickups, including electronic waste, free of charge.
How: Call CR&R at (877) 944-4716 at least 24 hours before your regular collection day.
First-time homeowners' exemption
A person filing for the first time on a property may file anytime after becoming eligible, but no later than February 15 to receive the full exemption for that year.
How: File the homeowners' exemption claim with the county assessor.

Adjust to match your bills

What you knowTrash cartThe City's Prop 218 maximum rate schedule lists the 2026-27 rate year; actual rates are set by CPI and cannot exceed 5% a year.

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.

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 Bellflower house uses about 10.

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 LA County (filing runs July 2 to November 30).
Dec 10in 48 daysFirst property tax installment (due Nov 1) is late 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 late after Apr 10: 10% penalty plus $10.

Who serves this house

Water: Liberty Utilities (formerly Park Water); Liberty Utilities (Park Water): monthly service charge plus tiered quantity rates.
Property tax: 1.11% of value; 2026-27 tax year, Los Angeles County
Garbage: CR&R Inc.; CR&R Inc. of Stanton provides trash and recycling services in Bellflower.
Sewer: LA County Sanitation District No. 18; County Sanitation District No. 18 serves all or portions of Bellflower; its charge is collected on the property tax roll.
Electricity: Southern California Edison; The City lists Southern California Edison among its utilities.
Gas: SoCalGas; Southern California Gas Company lists Bellflower among the cities it serves.

Pay or manage your bills

Your water

Source: In 2025 the system got 62.23% of its water from the Metropolitan Water District (Colorado River and State Water Project) and 37.77% from wells in the Central Basin Aquifer.

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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: Bellflower-Norwalk (Liberty) tariff PR-1-R is Advice Letter 346-W effective July 1, 2025; a newer sheet after that was not checked. California American Water's former city system and the two mutual companies charge different rates and are not priced; see the city's water companies page (bellflower.ca.gov/community/resources_for_residents/water_companies.php).
Water: four companies serve Bellflower (Liberty Utilities, Bellflower-Somerset Mutual, Bellflower Home Garden Water, California American Water, which took over the former city system). Liberty's Bellflower-Norwalk system covers the most area in the EPA state water-system map, so it is priced here; the others are not. Liberty: 5/8 x 3/4-inch service charge ($39.64) and tiers ($4.487, $5.983, $10.110 per Ccf for 0-6, 7-18 and over 18 Ccf) effective July 1, 2025, plus the $0.642 per Ccf surcharge and the 0.70% CPUC fee; the 2.04% surcharge applies only to Norwalk customers and is not used. The page starts at 10 Ccf a month, the average residential use in Liberty's rate notice.
Property tax: 1% plus the 2026-27 Bellflower Unified and Cerritos Community College District bond rates from the LA County tax rate resolution, less the $7,000 homeowners' exemption. The starting value is the Census median for all owner-occupied homes; under Prop 13 a home's assessed value can be far lower. Tax rate areas vary within Bellflower. Not included: the Metropolitan Water District levy and county charges that vary by parcel, such as the flood control assessment, the trauma tax and Measure W.
Sewer: County Sanitation District No. 18's $226 for 2026-27 is on the tax bill; a separate City sewer charge was not found. Vector control: the Greater LA County Vector Control District $18.97 per parcel of an acre or less. Trash: the City's Prop 218 schedule gives maximum rates, so the 2026-27 column is used and the actual charge may be lower; CR&R's own current rate sheet could not be read.
Electricity: SCE's Domestic rate from the SCE/CPA joint rate comparison ($0.37392 per kWh at 523 kWh) plus the $24.15 monthly Base Services Charge. Gas: SoCalGas's March 2026 average non-CARE bill, with its $0.16-a-day customer charge. The 5% utility users tax is added to electricity and gas. Insurance starts at the 2022 California average.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Bellflower compares

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

Per year	Bellflower	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	1.11%	1.13%	lower than 69 of the other 109 California cities we cover
Water	$1,171	$955	higher than 87 of the other 109 California cities we cover
Trash	$385	$438	lower than 73 of the other 101 California cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$3,680	$3,556	higher than 73 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	$14,744	$15,240	lower than 62 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 $1,171 a year at typical use, higher than 87 of the other 109 California cities we cover.

Ask: "Water here costs about $1,171 a year at typical use, higher than 87 of the other 109 California cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

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Common questions about Bellflower house costs

What is the property tax rate in Bellflower?

About 1.11% of the value before exemptions a year (2026-27 tax year, Los Angeles County), plus flat charges on the same bill (Sewer $226, Vector control assessment $19).

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

About $5,728 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions with the homeowners' exemption, including $245 of flat charges.

How much is the water bill in Bellflower?

About $98 a month for water at typical use (10 units, or 7,480 gallons a month) on Liberty Utilities (formerly Park Water).

How much does trash pickup cost in Bellflower?

$29 to $32 a month, depending on the trash cart size (Standard 3 set: 95-gallon trash cart, Standard 3 set: 65-gallon trash cart, Standard 3 set: 35-gallon trash cart).

When is property tax due in Bellflower?

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

Can seniors lower their property tax or bills in Bellflower?

Yes. Seniors 65+: reduced trash rate: CR&R offers senior discounts to customers 65 years of age or older, and low-income discounts to those who qualify for a low-income exemption from any of the City's utility user taxes.

Where can I get help paying utility bills in Bellflower?

Seniors 65+: reduced trash rate: CR&R offers senior discounts to customers 65 years of age or older, and low-income discounts to those who qualify for a low-income exemption from any of the City's utility user taxes. Contact CR&R at (877) 944-4716 about billing and discounts.

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