Grand Terrace property tax: where it goes

A Grand Terrace house pays 1.208% of its taxable value in property tax. For a house at $517,600 of market value with the homeowners' exemption, that's about $6,169 a year.

Tax is levied on the assessed value (Prop 13).

Who taxes this house

Taxing agency	Rate	On $517,600
1% general levy (countywide)	1%	$5,106
Colton Unified School District (schools)	0.1226%	$626
San Bernardino Community College (schools)	0.0457%	$233
San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District	0.04%	$204
Total	1.208%	$6,169

2026-27 tax year, San Bernardino County (Colton Unified area). Exemptions applied: Homeowners' exemption ($7,000).

Ways to pay less

Claim the $7,000 homeowners' exemption. The California Constitution provides a $7,000 reduction in the taxable value for a qualifying owner-occupied home; a first-time claim filed by February 15 gets the full exemption for that year. How: File the claim with the county assessor where the property is located.
Appeal your assessment by Nov 30. The 2026 regular assessment appeal filing period in San Bernardino County runs July 2, 2026, to November 30, 2026. How: See the Clerk of the Board assessment appeals page.

Dates

When	What
Nov 30, 2026 (in 38 days)	Last day to file a 2026 regular assessment appeal in San Bernardino County.
Dec 10 (in 48 days)	First property tax installment (due Nov 1) is delinquent after Dec 10: 10% penalty.
Feb 15	Last day for a first-time homeowners' exemption claim to get the full exemption for the year.
Apr 10	Second property tax installment is due Feb 1 and becomes delinquent Apr 10.

Pay or manage it

San Bernardino County property tax ↗

Sources

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.