Davis, CA · Updated Oct 2026

What a Davis home costs each year

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 Davis house

$17,216a year · $1,435 a month

Starts at the typical market value, $866,100; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.

Property tax$9,106
1.060% of $866,100, less $7,000 homeowners' exemption
Flat charges on the tax bill$1,019
Davis schools parcel tax (Measure N) $768 · Library special tax $172 · Park maintenance tax $55 · Open space protection tax $24
Electricity and gas$3,377
500 kWh a month $2,381 · 31.72 therms $996
Water and sewer$1,541
9 units (CCF) a month on City of Davis: water $58, sewer $56, storm drainage (medium residential parcel) $14 a month
Trash$680
Medium (64 to 65-gallon) trash cart, $57 a month
Home insurance$1,492
Typical premium $1,492

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A Davis house at the typical market value ($866,100) costs about $17,200 a year: $10,130 property tax and charges, $1,540 water and sewer, $680 trash, $3,380 electricity and gas, $1,490 home insurance. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Rates checked Oct 28, 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 small (32 to 35-gallon) trash cart cartUp to $66 a year
Your cart costs $57 a month; the smallest costs $51. Worth it if you rarely fill it.
How: To request a different sized trash cart, contact the Finance Department at 530-757-5651.
Seniors 65+: Davis schools parcel tax exemptionExempt from Measure N
An exemption may be granted on any parcel owned by one or more persons aged 65 years or older who occupies the parcel as a principal residence, upon application for exemption.
How: Upon application for exemption.
Low-income owners: library parcel tax exemptionExempt from library tax
Property owned and occupied by individuals with a total household income below 200% of the annual Poverty Guideline for a Family of Four qualifies for a library special tax exemption.
How: File an exemption for each parcel; a deadline of June 1 applies.
Homeowners' exemption: $7,000 off assessed value$7,000 off value
A qualifying owner-occupied home gets a $7,000 reduction in taxable value.
How: File no later than February 15 to get the full exemption for that year.
Income-qualified households: PG&E CARELower base services charge
Under schedule E-1, Income Tier 1 customers (CARE) pay a base services charge of $0.19713 a day instead of the $0.79343 Income Tier 3 pays.
How: Apply with PG&E.
Change trash cart size once a year freeFree once per 12 months
Residents can change the size of their cart once per year (every 12 months) free of charge; more than once in 12 months carries a $20 service charge.
How: Call the Finance Department at 530-757-5651.

Adjust to match your bills

What you knowTrash cartIncludes unlimited recycling and one organics cart, plus street sweeping. Rates took effect Feb 1, 2026.

Value before exemptionsDavis parcels also pay flat school and city parcel taxes (listed below as flat charges); the Census median is a market value, so long-time owners are assessed lower. Some parcels carry other direct charges that vary by parcel.

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, units a month

On your water bill. 1 unit (CCF) is 748 gallons. A typical house uses 7–12.

Electricity, kWh a month

On your Valley Clean Energy / PG&E bill. An electric car adds about 300 kWh.

Gas, therms a month (yearly average)

Money dates

Nov 30, 2026in 26 daysLast day of Yolo County's 2026 assessment appeal filing period (opened July 2).
Feb 2in 90 daysSecond installment due; a 10% penalty and a $10.00 cost apply if unpaid after 5:00 PM on April 10.
Feb 15in 103 daysLast day to file the homeowners' exemption for the full year.
Nov 2First property tax installment due, with a grace period until 5:00 PM on December 10 before a 10% penalty is added.

Who serves this house

Water: City of Davis; Monthly base rate of $13.07 for a 5/8" or 3/4" meter plus $5.01 per CCF for single-family residential, per the City's published schedule.
Property tax: 1.06% of value; 2025-26 tax year, Yolo County
Garbage: Recology Davis; The City has an exclusive franchise waste agreement with Recology Davis to collect trash, recyclables, organics, yard material piles, and perform street sweeping within the city limits.
Sewer: City of Davis; Single-family sewer is a monthly per-unit charge plus a base rate and a volume rate on the City utility bill.
Electricity: Valley Clean Energy / PG&E; Valley Clean Energy is the electricity provider for Woodland, Davis, Winters and unincorporated Yolo County.
Gas: PG&E; PG&E's gas service territory includes Davis (ZIP codes 95616, 95617, 95618).
Schools: Davis Joint Unified; Davis Joint Unified School District bond rates are part of the property tax rate.

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Your water

Source: The City delivered 3.2 billion gallons of drinking water in 2025 - 80% of which was surface water from the Sacramento River and 20% was groundwater from underlying aquifers.
Violations: In 2025, the City's water supply did not have any exceedances of the maximum contaminant levels for water quality.

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How these numbers are made

Garbage: the City's monthly curbside rates for small, medium and large trash carts (32, 64 and 96 gallons are the lower sizes of the City's stated ranges); the medium cart is a default pick, not a stated most-common size. Landfill fees are not included. The City's page says these rates were effective 02/01/2026.
Water and sewer: the City's published water base rate and single-family consumption rate (the City's page says these have been unchanged since January 2019), and the sewer per-unit, base and volume rates with the 24 CCF single-family cap. Storm drainage uses the Medium residential parcel rate ($14.18); other lot sizes pay $11.08 to $21.08. The sewer volume rate is billed on average winter (Nov-Feb) water use, capped; the City's rate schedule steps up each May 1 through 2028 (May 1, 2027: $32.01 per unit, $5.15 base, $2.42 volume).
Property tax: Yolo County 2025-26 schedule gives 1% plus the Davis Joint Unified 2000 (0.004%) and 2018 (0.056%) bond rates; 2026-27 was not published. Flat charges: DJUSD Measure N $768 (2024-25 report, adjusted annually), library $172.22 (2025-26), park maintenance $55.18 (FY2025, 2% annual inflator) and open space $24; some parcels have other direct charges. The Census median is a market value.
Electricity: most Davis homes buy generation from Valley Clean Energy and delivery from PG&E; the model uses PG&E's published E-1 bundled rates as a stand-in for VCE's default price. Baseline is Yolo territory S blended across seasons; fixed charge is the Income Tier 3 amount. Gas: PG&E G-1 plus the residential public purpose surcharge. Typical use is the EIA state/utility residential average. Valley Clean Energy's own rates page compares a typical bill (413 kWh, E-TOU-C) at $163.95 for VCE Standard Green against $166.46 for PG&E, so VCE generation is slightly cheaper than this stand-in.
Insurance is the California average premium for 2022 (the latest year found), not a Davis figure.
Sewer volume cap of 24 CCF applied from the City's table; 2027 sewer step dropped from judged text.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Davis compares

A typical Davis house against the 285 California cities we cover, using the same default numbers as the total above.

Per year	Davis	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	1.06%	1.13%	lower than 255 of the other 284 California cities we cover
Water	$698	$927	lower than 218 of the other 284 California cities we cover
Sewer and utility-bill fees	$843	$596	higher than 144 of the other 196 California cities we cover
Trash	$680	$452	higher than 236 of the other 267 California cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$3,377	$3,421	lower than 155 of the other 284 California cities we cover
Home insurance	$1,492	$1,492	lower than 1 of the other 272 California cities we cover
Total	$17,216	$14,432	higher than 207 of the other 284 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. Property tax rate

The fact: Davis's property tax rate is 1.06%, lower than 255 of the other 284 California cities we cover. The rate adds up every agency on the bill, not only the city.

Ask: "Property tax in Davis is 1.06%, lower than 255 of the other 284 California cities we cover. What should that money pay for first, and would you change anything about how it is set?"

2. Water

The fact: Water here costs about $698 a year at typical use, lower than 218 of the other 284 California cities we cover.

Ask: "Water here costs about $698 a year at typical use, lower than 218 of the other 284 California cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

3. Trash

The fact: Trash pickup here costs about $680 a year for the standard cart, higher than 236 of the other 267 California cities we cover. Where trash is billed through the tax bill or a separate hauler, it is not counted here.

Ask: "Trash pickup here costs about $680 a year for the standard cart, higher than 236 of the other 267 California cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything about the service or the price?"

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Common questions about Davis house costs

What is the property tax rate in Davis?

About 1.06% of the value before exemptions a year (2025-26 tax year, Yolo County), plus flat charges on the same bill (Davis schools parcel tax (Measure N) $768, Library special tax $172, Park maintenance tax $55, Open space protection tax $24).

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

About $6,245 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions with the homeowners' exemption, including $1,019 of flat charges.

How much is the water bill in Davis?

About $128 a month for water and sewer at typical use (9 units, or 6,732 gallons a month) on City of Davis.

How much does trash pickup cost in Davis?

$51 to $68 a month, depending on the trash cart size (Small (32 to 35-gallon) trash cart, Medium (64 to 65-gallon) trash cart, Large (95 to 96-gallon) trash cart).

When is property tax due in Davis?

Feb 2: Second installment due; a 10% penalty and a $10.00 cost apply if unpaid after 5:00 PM on April 10. Nov 2: First property tax installment due, with a grace period until 5:00 PM on December 10 before a 10% penalty is added.

Can seniors lower their property tax or bills in Davis?

Yes. Seniors 65+: Davis schools parcel tax exemption: An exemption may be granted on any parcel owned by one or more persons aged 65 years or older who occupies the parcel as a principal residence, upon application for exemption.

Where can I get help paying utility bills in Davis?

Low-income owners: library parcel tax exemption: Property owned and occupied by individuals with a total household income below 200% of the annual Poverty Guideline for a Family of Four qualifies for a library special tax exemption. File an exemption for each parcel; a deadline of June 1 applies.

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

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