Hermosa Beach, CA · Updated Oct 2026

What a Hermosa Beach 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 Hermosa Beach house

$19,476a year · $1,623 a month

Starts at $1,177,662 of value before exemptions. Typical use.

Property tax$12,377
1.057% of $1,177,662, less $7,000 homeowners' exemption
Flat charges on the tax bill$457
Sewer $252 · LA County Fire Measure E special tax (estimate, median-size home) $114 · LA County Measure W clean water tax (estimate, median lot) $39 · City landscaping and street lighting assessment $41 · LA County West Vector Control assessment $10
Electricity and gas$3,846
523 kWh a month $2,801 · 35 therms $827 · city utility tax $218
Water$898
9 units (CCF) a month on California Water Service (Hermosa-Redondo): water $71, city utility tax $4 a month
Trash$407
64 gallon trash + 35 gallon organics, $34 a month
Home insurance$1,492
Typical premium $1,492

A typical Hermosa Beach house pays about $19,500 a year: $12,830 property tax and charges, $900 water, $410 trash, $3,850 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:

Switch to the 20 gallon trash + 35 gallon organics cartUp to $140 a year
Your cart costs $34 a month; the smallest costs $22. Worth it if you rarely fill it.
How: Contact Athens Services at (888) 336-6100 or visit its residential portal for information on available services, including starting or stopping service and cart/bin sizes.
Free bulky item pickups
All residential customers are entitled to two free pick-ups per year for large items that do not fit in the trash cart.
How: Schedule with Athens Services at (888) 336-6100.
Low income: SoCalGas CARE20% off the gas bill
Customers enrolled in CARE (California Alternate Rates for Energy) get a 20% discount on their SoCalGas bill.
How: See SoCalGas assistance programs at socalgas.com.
Low income: Cal Water credits
Qualifying low-income individually metered residential customers are eligible for credits under Cal Water's Customer Assistance Program (Schedule CAP).
How: Cal Water is the City’s water provider: (310) 257-1400.

Adjust to match your bills

What you knowTrash cartMonthly maximum rates from July 1, 2026 for one trash cart with recycling, plus a 35-gallon green organics cart ($8.62 a month) (green waste carts are provided on a subscription basis). The City's most common residential service is a 64-gallon trash cart with a 35-gallon organics cart.

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 value: use the assessed value on your tax bill. Condominiums are not in this median.

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, 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 Southern California Edison (delivery) + Clean Power Alliance (generation) bill. An electric car adds about 300 kWh.

Gas, therms a month (yearly average)

Money dates

Nov 30, 2026in 38 daysLast day to file a 2026 regular assessment appeal in LA County (filing runs July 2 to November 30).
Dec 10in 48 daysFirst property tax installment (due Nov 1) is late 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 late after Apr 10: 10% penalty plus $10.

Who serves this house

Water: California Water Service (Hermosa-Redondo); Cal Water's South Bay Region residential schedule SBR-1-R, which covers its Hermosa-Redondo service area: a monthly service charge by meter size plus four tiers per CCF (1 to 6, 7 to 12, 13 to 16, over 16), rates as filed for October 1, 2026, plus the South Bay Region M-WRAM surcharge of $0.5241 per CCF from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027.
Property tax: 1.06% of value; 2026-27 tax year, Los Angeles County
Garbage: Athens Services; Athens Services collects trash under the City’s exclusive franchise agreement (in effect since July 1, 2013).
Sewer: City of Hermosa Beach; The City’s sewer service charge is collected on the property tax bill, because Cal Water provides only water.
Gas: SoCalGas; Southern California Gas Company lists Hermosa Beach among the cities it serves.
Schools: Hermosa Beach City School District; In November 2024 voters passed the district's Measure HV school bond.

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Your water

Source: Cal Water uses a combination of local groundwater and surface water bought from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which comes from the Colorado River and the State Water Project.
Lead: In 2023 tap testing the 90th percentile for lead was ND (not detected), and 0 of 30 samples were above the 15 ppb action level.
Standards: Cal Water says its annual water quality reports confirm it met all primary and secondary federal and state drinking water standards in 2025.

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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.,Garbage (Athens Services, which bills you directly): the City's approved maximum rates from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 for one trash cart with recycling ($13.62 for 20 gallons, $15.93 for 35, $25.29 for 64 and $34.59 for 96 gallons a month, including the AB939 and collector fees), plus a 35-gallon green organics cart ($8.62 a month), which is a subscription but is part of the City's most common residential service ($33.91 with a 64-gallon trash cart).,Water (Cal Water, Hermosa-Redondo area of its South Bay Region): schedule SBR-1-R as filed in Advice Letter 2598 for October 1, 2026 ($31.05 a month for a 5/8 x 3/4-inch meter and $1.9335, $7.7345, $9.7020 and $11.6394 per CCF in four monthly tiers), plus the 2025 M-WRAM surcharge for the South Bay Region ($0.5241 per CCF, July 2026 to June 2027) added to every tier. Not included: the percentage surcharges and credits on Cal Water bills (CPUC fee, Rate Support Fund, Customer Assistance Program) and any other temporary per-CCF surcharges or credits. The page starts at 9 CCF a month because we found no published typical use for Hermosa Beach. The City's 6% utility users tax is added to water, electricity and gas.,Sewer (both on the property tax bill): the City's FY 2026-27 sewer service charge of $151.77 for a single-family home, plus the South Bay Cities Sanitation District charge of $100 per single-family home, the district's proposed FY 2026-27 rate in its Prop 218 notice (we did not find the hearing result).,Property tax: 1% plus the 2026-27 Hermosa Beach City School District and El Camino Community College District bond rates from the LA County tax rate resolution (about 1.0573% in total), less the $7,000 homeowners' exemption, applied to the value you enter. All 2,944 single-family parcels in the county parcel data are in tax rate area 04340. The Metropolitan Water District's small levy is not in that resolution and is left out, and the school district's Measure HV bonds (approved in 2024) had no 2026-27 rate in it. The starting value is the median 2026 assessed value of single-family homes (condominiums excluded).,Flat charges on the tax bill for 2026-27: the City's landscaping and street lighting assessment ($41.45 per dwelling unit), the LA County West Vector Control District's $9.74, LA County Fire's Measure E special tax (6 cents per square foot of buildings plus the 2% yearly adjustment, on the median 1,867 sq ft Hermosa Beach single-family home in the County parcel file: about $114) and LA County Measure W (2.5 cents per square foot of impermeable area; we apply the impervious share of Manhattan Beach's most common single-family lots, about 55% in its storm drain engineer's report, to Hermosa Beach's median single-family lot of about 2,850 sq ft: about $39, a rough estimate). Not included, because they vary by parcel: the LA County flood control assessment, trauma and emergency services tax and county park assessment, and utility undergrounding assessment districts in some neighborhoods.,Electricity: the SCE/CPA July 2026 joint rate comparison for Hermosa Beach, Monrovia and Santa Paula, Domestic rate with CPA 100% Green Power ($0.40019 per kWh in total; its $209.30 average bill at 523 kWh equals that rate times the usage), plus SCE's $24.15 monthly Base Services Charge. Gas: SoCalGas's August 2026 average non-CARE bill ($68.91 at 35 therms), taken as including the $0.16-a-day customer charge (about $4.87 a month), so $4.87 a month plus $1.830 per therm. Both are averages; real bills vary by season. Insurance starts at the 2022 California average. Modelling: garbage is billed by Athens (rate sheet billing language); sewer fixed = City charge + proposed South Bay charge, tax-roll collection of the South Bay charge not separately confirmed; use codes 0100/0101 treated as single-family residential.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Hermosa Beach compares

A typical Hermosa Beach house against the 207 California cities we cover, using the same default numbers as the total above.

Per year	Hermosa Beach	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	1.06%	1.13%	lower than 191 of the other 206 California cities we cover
Water	$847	$944	lower than 127 of the other 206 California cities we cover
Sewer and utility-bill fees	$51	$582	lower than 130 of the other 136 California cities we cover
Trash	$407	$443	lower than 116 of the other 187 California cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$3,846	$3,463	higher than 178 of the other 206 California cities we cover
Home insurance	$1,492	$1,492	in the middle of 201 other California cities we cover
Total	$19,476	$14,973	higher than 165 of the other 206 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: Hermosa Beach's property tax rate is 1.06%, lower than 191 of the other 206 California cities we cover. The rate adds up every agency on the bill, not only the city.

Ask: "Property tax in Hermosa Beach is 1.06%, lower than 191 of the other 206 California cities we cover. What should that money pay for first, and would you change anything about how it is set?"

2. Sewer and utility-bill fees

The fact: Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here come to about $51 a year, lower than 130 of the other 136 California cities we cover. Some cities bill sewer on the property tax bill instead, which is not counted here.

Ask: "Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here cost about $51 a year, lower than 130 of the other 136 California cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

3. Electricity and gas

The fact: Electricity and gas for a typical house here cost about $3,846 a year, higher than 178 of the other 206 California cities we cover. Rates are set mostly by the utility and the state.

Ask: "Electricity and gas here cost about $3,846 a year for a typical house, higher than 178 of the other 206 California cities we cover. Which parts of that can the city influence, and what would you do about them?"

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Common questions about Hermosa Beach house costs

What is the property tax rate in Hermosa Beach?

About 1.06% of the value before exemptions a year (2026-27 tax year, Los Angeles County), plus flat charges on the same bill (Sewer $252, LA County Fire Measure E special tax (estimate, median-size home) $114, LA County Measure W clean water tax (estimate, median lot) $39, City landscaping and street lighting assessment $41).

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

About $5,669 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions with the homeowners' exemption, including $457 of flat charges.

How much is the water bill in Hermosa Beach?

About $71 a month for water at typical use (9 units, or 6,732 gallons a month) on California Water Service (Hermosa-Redondo).

How much does trash pickup cost in Hermosa Beach?

$22 to $43 a month, depending on the trash cart size (20 gallon trash + 35 gallon organics, 35 gallon trash + 35 gallon organics, 64 gallon trash + 35 gallon organics, 96 gallon trash + 35 gallon organics).

When is property tax due in Hermosa Beach?

Dec 10: First property tax installment (due Nov 1) is late after Dec 10: 10% penalty. Apr 10: Second property tax installment (due Feb 1) is late after Apr 10: 10% penalty plus $10.

Where can I get help paying utility bills in Hermosa Beach?

Low income: SoCalGas CARE: Customers enrolled in CARE (California Alternate Rates for Energy) get a 20% discount on their SoCalGas bill. See SoCalGas assistance programs at socalgas.com.

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