Danville property tax: where it goes
A Danville house pays 1.096% of its taxable value in property tax, plus flat charges on the same bill. For a house at $1,186,946 of value before exemptions with the homeowners' exemption, that's about $13,393 a year.
Tax is levied on net assessed value as of January 1 (assessed value less exemptions); the 1% countywide tax plus the San Ramon Valley Unified bond, community college bond, BART and East Bay Regional Park District rates.
Who taxes this house
| Taxing agency | Rate | On $1,186,946 |
|---|---|---|
| Countywide 1% tax (Prop 13) | 1% | $11,799 |
| San Ramon Valley Unified School District bonds (schools) | 0.0624% | $736 |
| Contra Costa Community College District bonds (schools) | 0.0152% | $179 |
| BART (incl. 2016 bond) | 0.0163% | $192 |
| East Bay Regional Park District | 0.0018% | $21 |
| SRVUSD parcel tax (Measure Q) | flat | $144 |
| Danville lighting & landscape assessment (DANVILLE ST LT) | flat | $264 |
| County stormwater charge (FED STORMWATER A-4) | flat | $30 |
| SF Bay Restoration Authority parcel tax (Measure AA) | flat | $12 |
| East Bay regional trails assessment | flat | $5 |
| Mosquito & vector control | flat | $5 |
| Emergency medical services charge (EMERGENCY MED A) | flat | $4 |
| Total | 1.096% | $13,393 |
2026-27 tax year, Contra Costa County (Danville tax rate area 16002). Exemptions applied: Homeowners' exemption ($7,000).
Ways to pay less
- Seniors 65+: SRVUSD parcel tax exemption. A parcel owned and occupied by a person 65 or older is exempt from the school district's $144-a-year Measure Q parcel tax on application; income-qualified owners receiving SSI or SSDI for a disability can also be exempt. You file only once, unless you move to another home in the district. How: Seniors: the Senior Citizen Exemption Form must be received by May 31 for the upcoming tax year; you must be 65 by July 1, live in the home as your primary residence and have the homeowners' exemption (HEX). SSI/SSDI recipients use the SSI/SSDI Exemption Form.
- Free extra pickups and Reuse & Clean-up Days. The residential rate includes 4 on-call collections of yard trimmings and/or recyclables and 1 on-call landfill collection per rate year at no additional cost, plus two pre-scheduled Reuse and Clean-up Days a year. How: Call Republic Services at 925-685-4711 to schedule an on-call pickup; look up your Reuse Day dates at recyclesmart.org/cleanup.
- 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. How: Go to www.ptp.sco.ca.gov, call (800) 952-5661 or email postponement@sco.ca.gov.
Dates
| When | What |
|---|---|
| Nov 1 (in 10 days) | First property tax installment due; pay by Dec 10, 2026 to avoid a 10% late-payment penalty. |
| Nov 30, 2026 (in 39 days) | Last day of Contra Costa County's 2026 assessment appeal filing period (opened July 2). |
| Feb 15 | Last day for a first-time homeowners' exemption claim to get the full exemption for that year. |
| May 31 | Deadline for seniors 65+ (and eligible SSI/SSDI recipients) to file the SRVUSD parcel tax exemption for the upcoming tax year. |
Pay or manage it
Sources
- Contra Costa County 2026-27 secured tax bills (sampled Danville single-family parcels)
- SRVUSD: parcel tax information (Measure Q)
- SF Bay Restoration Authority Measure AA (NBS parcel tax info)
- California BOE: Homeowners' Exemption
- https://gis.cccounty.us/arcgis/rest/services/CCMAP/Assessment_Parcels_ArcPro/MapServer/0/query?where=s_city%3D%27DANVILLE%27+AND+TRA+LIKE+%2716%25%27+AND+USE_CODE+IN+%2811%2C19%29&outStatistics=%5B%7B%22statisticType%22%3A%22count%22%2C%22onStatisticField%22%3A%22OBJECTID%22%2C%22outStatisticFieldName%22%3A%22parcels%22%7D%5D&groupByFieldsForStatistics=USE_CODE%2CDescription&f=json
- Contra Costa County assessment parcels: median assessed value of Danville single-family parcels
- California BOE letter: 2026 assessment appeal filing periods by county
- Contra Costa County assessment parcels: Danville single-family parcels by tax rate area
Checked October 22, 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.