Buena Park, CA · Updated Oct 2026

What a Buena Park 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 Buena Park house

$15,555a year · $1,296 a month

Starts at the typical market value, $838,800; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.

A Buena Park house at the typical market value ($838,800) pays about $15,600 a year: $9,730 property tax and charges, $490 water, $290 trash, $3,560 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:

Low income: CARE discount on SCE and SoCalGas30-35% off electric, 20% off gas
Low-income customers enrolled in CARE get a 30-35% discount on their electric bill and 20% on their natural gas bill.
How: Contact SCE or SoCalGas, or apply on their websites.
Income slightly above CARE limits: FERA electric discount18% off electric
Families whose income slightly exceeds the CARE limits may qualify for FERA, an 18% discount on electricity bills.
How: To request an application form, contact your utility company or visit its website.
Claim the $7,000 homeowners' exemption
The Homeowners' Exemption exempts $7,000 of a home's assessed value for an owner who occupies it as their principal place of residence on January 1.
How: Apply for the Homeowners' Exemption.
Free curbside pickup of large and bulky items
Residents can place up to six large and bulky items at the curb for pickup, free to Buena Park residential refuse customers.
How: Call EDCO at (714) 522-3577 at least two days before your normal weekly trash pickup.

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.

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, thousands of gallons a month

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

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 30in 38 daysRegular assessment appeals in Orange County are filed July 2 to November 30 of each year at 5:00 p.m.
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 plus $23 per bill.

Who serves this house

Water: City of Buena Park Water Department; The City's published rate table (effective January 1, 2020): $41.72 per two-month bill for a 5/8-inch or 3/4-inch meter and $2.39 per 1,000 gallons for single-family customers with dedicated meters, plus a Capital Charge of 10% of the sum of the capacity and commodity charges.
Property tax: 1.12% of value; 2026-27 tax year, Orange County (tax rate area 14-018)
Garbage: EDCO; EDCO is listed as the hauler for Buena Park in the Orange County Waste & Recycling 2023 trash rate survey.
Sewer: City of Buena Park + OC San; The City provides sewer collection and the sewer drains to the Orange County Sanitation District for treatment.
Electricity: Southern California Edison; Buena Park is listed among SCE service territory cities.
Schools: Buena Park School District + Fullerton Joint Union High School District; Bond rates for both districts are on this tax rate area in the 2026-27 Orange County rate book.

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Your water

Source: Orange County's water supplies are a blend of groundwater managed by Orange County Water District and treated imported water from Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
Report: The City's 2025 Water Quality Report covers drinking water quality testing and reporting for 2024.

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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: the City's published rate table (effective January 1, 2020, the latest the City page shows): $41.72 per two-month bill for a 5/8-inch or 3/4-inch meter, i.e. $20.86 a month, and $2.39 per 1,000 gallons, each plus the 10% Capital Charge the page describes, so $22.95 a month and $2.629 per 1,000 gallons. The City publishes no typical use, so the starting water use is our own assumption, not a City figure. The City page shows only the 2019 and 2020 tables (its pass-through period ended June 30, 2020) and we found no newer rate schedule, so current rates may be higher and the water line may be out of date.
Trash: EDCO's $24.15 monthly rate for a standard single-family set of carts from the Orange County Waste & Recycling 2023 survey; the latest figure we could find, so it may be higher now. How it is billed was not found.
Property tax: 2026-27 Orange County rate of 1.12202% for tax rate area 14-018 (1% levy + Buena Park School District, Fullerton Joint Union High School District and North Orange County Community College District bonds + MWDOC), less the $7,000 homeowners' exemption. Buena Park has many tax rate areas (some with Anaheim or Centralia school districts, total 1.10664 to 1.13546); we chose one with Buena Park and Fullerton high school bonds. The starting value is the Census median market value; your assessed value is often far lower. Community facilities district (Mello-Roos) and other direct charges that only some parcels carry are not included.
Sewer: the OC San $397 single-family fee on the tax bill; the City's own sewer charges, if any, were not found. Electricity: SCE's standard Domestic rate of $0.38865 per kWh plus the $24.15 Base Services Charge at 523 kWh. Gas: SoCalGas's August 2026 average non-CARE bill at 35 therms. City franchise fees were not separately sourced. Insurance starts at the 2022 California average.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

Common questions about Buena Park house costs

What is the property tax rate in Buena Park?

About 1.12% of the value before exemptions a year (2026-27 tax year, Orange County (tax rate area 14-018)), plus flat charges on the same bill (Sewer $397).

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

About $5,929 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions with the homeowners' exemption, including $397 of flat charges.

How much is the water bill in Buena Park?

About $41 a month for water at typical use (7,000 gallons a month) on City of Buena Park Water Department.

How much does trash pickup cost in Buena Park?

$24 a month for a house.

When is property tax due in Buena Park?

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 plus $23 per bill.

Where can I get help paying utility bills in Buena Park?

Low income: CARE discount on SCE and SoCalGas: Low-income customers enrolled in CARE get a 30-35% discount on their electric bill and 20% on their natural gas bill. Contact SCE or SoCalGas, or apply on their websites.

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

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