Brentwood, CA · Updated Oct 2026

What a Brentwood 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 Brentwood house

$14,644a year · $1,220 a month

Starts at $594,276 of value before exemptions. Typical use.

Property tax$6,502
1.107% of $594,276, less $7,000 homeowners' exemption
Flat charges on the tax bill$726
Brentwood street light and landscape district (BRWD ST LT & LD; varies by parcel) $497 · Brentwood park maintenance (BRNTWD PARK MTNC) $175 · East Bay Regional Park District county LLD (EBRPD-E COUNTY LLD) $20 · Mosquito & vector control $12 · SF Bay Restoration Authority parcel tax (SFBRA) $12 · Emergency medical services charge (EMERGENCY MED B) $10
Electricity and gas$3,421
500 kWh a month $2,442 · 31.72 therms $979
Water and sewer$1,906
10,000 gallons a month on City of Brentwood water system: water $85, sewer $73 a month
Trash$598
64-gallon brown cart, $50 a month
Home insurance$1,492
Typical premium $1,492

A typical Brentwood house pays about $14,700 a year: $7,230 property tax and charges, $1,910 water and sewer, $600 trash, $3,420 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 32-gallon brown cart cartUp to $164 a year
Your cart costs $50 a month; the smallest costs $36. Worth it if you rarely fill it.
How: For questions regarding garbage service, call Solid Waste at (925) 516-6090.
Income-qualified households: PG&E CARE or FERA30–35% off electricity
CARE takes 30–35% off electricity and drops the base services charge to $6 a month; FERA takes 18% off for incomes slightly above the CARE limit.
How: Apply with PG&E; application forms are also available through community agencies.
Seniors, blind or disabled: postpone property taxesDefer this year's taxes
The State Controller's Property Tax Postponement program lets eligible homeowners postpone payment of current-year property taxes on their primary residence.
How: Eligible homeowners can defer current-year property taxes through the State Controller's Property Tax Postponement Program.

Adjust to match your bills

What you knowTrash cart

Value before exemptionsEnter the assessed (net) value from your tax bill: under Prop 13 it is often well below what the house would sell for. Amounts that differ by parcel: street light and landscape ($252.44 to $1,132.66 on 13 of 20 sampled bills; the rest had none). Many Brentwood neighborhoods carry extra Mello-Roos or assessment lines, from $281 to $2,670 a year in our sample, such as Brentwood 98-2, CFD #4 and AD 2006-1; 7 of 20 sampled bills had one. These are not in the totals; check your bill.

I live here and have the Homeowners' exemptionSomeone on the title is 65 or older

Home insurance, a yearFrom your policy. We start at $1,492, California statewide average, NAIC data for 2022 as published by 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, thousands of gallons a month

On your water bill. A typical house uses 5,000–8,000 gallons.

Electricity, kWh a month

On your PG&E bill. An electric car adds about 300 kWh.

Gas, therms a month (yearly average)

Money dates

Nov 1in 9 daysNov 1, 2026: payable before 2nd coupon. The amount to pay after Dec 10, 2026 includes a 10% late-payment penalty.
Nov 30, 2026in 38 daysLast day of Contra Costa County's 2026 assessment appeal filing period (opened July 2).
Feb 1in 101 daysSecond installment payable from Feb 1, 2027; after April 12, 2027 a 10% late-payment penalty and a $20 cost are added.

Who serves this house

Water: City of Brentwood water system; City of Brentwood residential water rates effective July 1, 2025: a base fee of $31.20 a month for a 5/8 or 3/4 inch meter and usage fees per 1,000 gallons in four tiers. Meters are read monthly.
Property tax: 1.11% of value; 2026-27 tax year, Contra Costa County (Brentwood tax rate area 10001)
Garbage: City of Brentwood Solid Waste; Brentwood bills garbage, water and sewer together on one monthly city utility bill.
Sewer: City of Brentwood; Brentwood bills water, sewer and garbage monthly; sewer includes a $4.25 lateral maintenance fee and a sewer usage fee.
Gas: PG&E; PG&E's gas service territory includes Brentwood 94513.

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How these numbers are made

Tax: bill for a Brentwood home in tax rate area 10001 (the Brentwood area with the most single-family parcels, 10,562 of about 20,000): 1% plus city, Liberty Union High, Brentwood Union and community college bonds, BART and East Bay Regional Park District rates, 1.1071% in all. The starting value is the median 2026 assessed value in that area, $594,276, before the $7,000 homeowners' exemption.
Flat tax-bill charges are the five that every one of 20 sampled area-10001 bills carried, plus the street light and landscape charge ($496.54, the median of the 13 sampled bills that had one). Mello-Roos and assessment lines on some bills (7 of 20, $281 to $2,670) are not in the totals.
Water and garbage: the City of Brentwood rates page lists fees effective July 1, 2025; we could not read a July 2026 schedule, so these may be a year old. Water is priced per 1,000 gallons; typical use is the 2023 rate study's average of 10 thousand gallons a month (13.37 CCF). Garbage is the 64-gallon cart.
Sewer: base fee $20.31 plus $4.25 lateral fee, plus $6.98 per 1,000 gallons from the 2023 rate study's July 1, 2025 column, capped at 7 thousand gallons a month (in the water unit, kgal) as the study states; the cap gives $73.42 a month, matching the city page's maximum. The study also lists July 2026 figures, but we found no confirmation that they were adopted. Real sewer use is billed on the two lowest winter months.
Electricity and gas: PG&E bundled schedule E-1 and gas G-1 as for neighboring Clayton, territory X baselines assumed; Brentwood may be in a community choice program we could not confirm. Typical use is EIA's California residential average. Insurance is the 2022 California average premium and may be out of date.
Water, sewer and garbage use the schedule the city page showed in April 2026 (effective July 1, 2025); a July 2026 step may exist and we could not confirm it. Searches found no sign that Brentwood is in Ava Community Energy, so PG&E bundled rates are kept.
Baseline: Contra Costa County outside its S and T portions is baseline territory X; its baseline is 9.8 kWh a day in summer (June 1 through September 30) and 9.7 in winter. PG&E electric service in Brentwood is assumed from its gas service map listing Brentwood 94513.
Modelling note: use codes 11 and 19 are treated as single-family parcels; tax rate area 10001 is the Brentwood rate area with the most such parcels; the median is before exemptions.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

Common questions about Brentwood house costs

What is the property tax rate in Brentwood?

About 1.11% of the value before exemptions a year (2026-27 tax year, Contra Costa County (Brentwood tax rate area 10001)), plus flat charges on the same bill (Brentwood street light and landscape district (BRWD ST LT & LD; varies by parcel) $497, Brentwood park maintenance (BRNTWD PARK MTNC) $175, East Bay Regional Park District county LLD (EBRPD-E COUNTY LLD) $20, Mosquito & vector control $12).

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

About $6,184 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions with the homeowners' exemption, including $726 of flat charges.

How much is the water bill in Brentwood?

About $159 a month for water and sewer at typical use (10,000 gallons a month) on City of Brentwood water system.

How much does trash pickup cost in Brentwood?

$36 to $66 a month, depending on the trash cart size (32-gallon brown cart, 64-gallon brown cart, 96-gallon brown cart).

When is property tax due in Brentwood?

Feb 1: Second installment payable from Feb 1, 2027; after April 12, 2027 a 10% late-payment penalty and a $20 cost are added.

Can seniors lower their property tax or bills in Brentwood?

Yes. Seniors, blind or disabled: postpone property taxes: The State Controller's Property Tax Postponement program lets eligible homeowners postpone payment of current-year property taxes on their primary residence.

Where can I get help paying utility bills in Brentwood?

Income-qualified households: PG&E CARE or FERA: CARE takes 30–35% off electricity and drops the base services charge to $6 a month; FERA takes 18% off for incomes slightly above the CARE limit. Apply with PG&E; application forms are also available through community agencies.

How much does a house in Brentwood cost to run each year?

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