Galt property tax: where it goes
A Galt house at the typical market value ($487,500) pays about $5,300 a year on the property tax bill, including flat charges on the same bill. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
A Galt house pays 1.103% of its taxable value in property tax. For a house at $487,500 of market value with the homeowners' exemption, that's about $5,300 a year.
Tax is levied on valuation.
Many Galt tracts also pay Mello-Roos, landscape and lighting, or other direct charges on the county tax bill that vary by neighborhood and are not included.
Pay or manage it
Who taxes this house
| Taxing agency | Rate | On $487,500 |
|---|---|---|
| Countywide 1% maximum levy (Prop 13) | 1% | $4,805 |
| Galt Joint Elementary School District bonds (schools) | 0.0451% | $217 |
| Galt Joint Union High School District bonds (schools) | 0.0358% | $172 |
| San Joaquin Delta Community College bonds (SFID 1) (schools) | 0.0129% | $62 |
| San Joaquin Delta Community College bonds (schools) | 0.0092% | $44 |
| Total | 1.103% | $5,300 |
2026-27 tax year, Sacramento County (Galt tax rate areas 005-001 to 005-0xx, 1.10300272% in all). Exemptions applied: Homeowners' exemption ($7,000).
How Galt compares with nearby cities
Property tax rate
- Elk Grove · 11 mi1.05%
- Lodi · 10 mi1.06%
- Rio Vista · 23 mi1.08%
- Galt1.10%
- Stockton · 20 mi1.23%
- Rancho Cordova · 22 mi1.30%
The combined rate of every agency on the bill, before exemptions.
Ways to pay less
- Homeowners' exemption. The California Constitution provides a $7,000 reduction in the taxable value for a qualifying owner-occupied home. How: File the claim with the county assessor where the property is located.
- Seniors, blind or disabled: property tax postponement. Senior citizens, blind or disabled persons can file affidavit and claim forms for property tax postponement for the current year.
Dates
| When | What |
|---|---|
| May 15 – Dec 10 (today) | Senior citizens, blind or disabled persons: affidavit and claim forms for property tax postponement for the current year. |
| Dec 10 (in 35 days) | Deadline to pay the first installment of secured property taxes without penalties. |
| Apr 10 | Deadline to pay the second installment of secured property taxes without penalties. |
Checked October 28, 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.
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