Los Angeles property tax: where it goes
A typical Los Angeles house pays about $6,600 a year on the property tax bill, including flat charges on the same bill. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
A Los Angeles house pays 1.173% of its taxable value in property tax, plus flat charges on the same bill. For a house at $561,465 of value before exemptions with the homeowners' exemption, that's about $6,598 a year.
Tax is levied on the full value of taxable property.
Pay or manage it
Who taxes this house
| Taxing agency | Rate | On $561,465 |
|---|---|---|
| 1% general levy (countywide) | 1% | $5,545 |
| Los Angeles Unified bonds (schools) | 0.1213% | $673 |
| Los Angeles Community College District bonds (schools) | 0.0434% | $241 |
| Metropolitan Water District | 0.0085% | $47 |
| LA County Measure W Safe Clean Water tax (median single-family parcel) | flat | $93 |
| Total | 1.173% | $6,598 |
2026-27 tax year, Los Angeles County (tax rate area 00016). Exemptions applied: Homeowners' exemption ($7,000).
How Los Angeles compares with nearby cities
Property tax rate
- Manhattan Beach · 8 mi1.10%
- Inglewood · 6 mi1.13%
- West Hollywood · 5 mi1.16%
- Los Angeles1.17%
- Santa Monica · 5 mi1.20%
- Hawthorne · 8 mi1.22%
The combined rate of every agency on the bill, before exemptions.
Ways to pay less
- Homeowners' exemption: $7,000 off assessed value. The California Constitution provides a $7,000 reduction in the taxable value for a qualifying owner-occupied home. How: File one claim with the county assessor.
Dates
| When | What |
|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2026 (in 25 days) | Last day to file a 2026 regular assessment appeal in LA County (filing runs July 2 to November 30). |
| Dec 10 (in 35 days) | First property tax installment (due Nov 1) is late 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 (due Feb 1) is late after Apr 10: 10% penalty plus $10. |
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.
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