Montclair property tax: where it goes

A Montclair house at the typical market value ($569,100) pays about $6,150 a year on the property tax bill, including flat charges on the same bill. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

A Montclair house pays 1.093% of its taxable value in property tax. For a house at $569,100 of market value with the homeowners' exemption, that's about $6,145 a year.

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

Pay or manage it

Who taxes this house

Taxing agencyRateOn $569,100
1% general levy (countywide)1%$5,621
Ontario-Montclair School District bonds (schools)0.0463%$260
Chaffey Union High School bonds (schools)0.022%$124
Chaffey Community College bonds (schools)0.0165%$92
Metropolitan Water District0.0085%$48
Total1.093%$6,145

2026-27 tax year, San Bernardino County (Ontario-Montclair Elementary, Chaffey Union High School, Chaffey Community College and Metropolitan Water District). Exemptions applied: Homeowners' exemption ($7,000).

How Montclair compares with nearby cities

Property tax rate

  1. Montclair1.09%
  2. Ontario · 6 mi1.09%
  3. Chino · 7 mi1.11%
  4. La Verne · 5 mi1.13%
  5. Claremont · 4 mi1.14%
  6. Pomona · 4 mi1.25%

The combined rate of every agency on the bill, before exemptions.

Dates

WhenWhat
Nov 30, 2026 (in 25 days)Last day to file a 2026 regular assessment appeal in San Bernardino County (filing runs July 2 to November 30, 2026).
Dec 10 (in 35 days)First property tax installment is due Nov 1 and becomes delinquent Dec 10: 10% penalty if unpaid.
Feb 15Last day for a first-time homeowners' exemption claim to get the full exemption for the year.
Apr 10Second property tax installment is due Feb 1 and becomes delinquent Apr 10: 10% penalty if unpaid.

Sources

  1. San Bernardino County 2026-27 property tax rates (Attachment A)
  2. San Bernardino County Resolution 2026-133 (2026-27 tax rates)
  3. California BOE Publication 29: property tax overview
  4. California BOE: homeowners' exemption
  5. San Bernardino County Clerk of the Board: assessment appeals

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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