Moorpark, CA · Updated Oct 2026

What a Moorpark 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 Moorpark house

$16,007a year · $1,334 a month

Starts at the typical market value, $894,300; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.

Property tax$9,497
1.070% of $894,300, less $7,000 homeowners' exemption
Flat charges on the tax bill$29
Watershed Protection District benefit assessment (standard home lot) $29
Electricity and gas$3,463
523 kWh a month $2,637 · 35 therms $827
Water and sewer$1,113
9 units (CCF) a month on Ventura County Waterworks District No. 1 (Moorpark): water $62, sewer $31 a month
Trash$413
64-gallon trash cart (with 96-gallon organics and 64-gallon recycling carts), $34 a month
Home insurance$1,492
Typical premium $1,492

A Moorpark house at the typical market value ($894,300) pays about $16,000 a year: $9,530 property tax and charges, $1,110 water and sewer, $410 trash, $3,460 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 32-gallon trash cart (with 96-gallon organics and 64-gallon recycling carts) cartUp to $32 a year
Your cart costs $34 a month; the smallest costs $32. Worth it if you rarely fill it.
How: Contact Waste Management at (805) 522-9400 to start service or make changes.
Seniors 62+: discounted trash rates64-gallon senior rate $31.36 a month
Discounted rates for seniors (62 years and older) are available by contacting Waste Management and showing proof of eligibility; the 64-gallon cart senior rate is $31.36 a month.
How: Contact Waste Management at (805) 522-9400 with proof of eligibility.
Smaller trash cart32-gallon cart $31.71 a month
Smaller (or fewer) bins are available at lower rates; the 32-gallon cart service is $31.71 a month against $34.38 for the 64-gallon cart.
How: Contact Waste Management at (805) 522-9400.
Discounted home composting bin$40 bin
Earth Machine home composting units are available to Moorpark residents at a discounted rate of $40, one compost bin per residence.
How: Order at www.moorparkca.gov/compost.
Income-qualified: SCE CARE rate32.5% off the electric bill
Through SCE's CARE program, qualifying households receive 32.5% off their electric bills; you may qualify based on household size and the total income of everyone living in the home.
How: Apply online at sce.com or call SCE's automated line at 1-800-798-5723; no additional documentation is required to apply.
Income-qualified: SoCalGas CARE20% off the gas bill
You may qualify for 20% off your monthly natural gas bill through CARE if someone in your household receives public assistance such as Medi-Cal, CalFresh or SSI, or if household income is under the program's limit.
How: Apply online with SoCalGas at socalgas.com; no additional documentation is required.

Adjust to match your bills

What you knowTrash cartEvery service level includes a 96-gallon organics cart and a 64-gallon recycling cart; only the trash cart size changes. Senior rates are lower.

Value before exemptionsUnder Prop 13 a home is generally reassessed to market value only when it changes ownership or is newly built, and its base year value rises no more than 2% a year otherwise, so the assessed value is often far below market: use the assessed value on your tax bill.

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 (Clean Power Alliance generation available) bill. An electric car adds about 300 kWh.

Gas, therms a month (yearly average)

Money dates

Dec 10in 48 daysFirst property tax installment (due Nov 1) is delinquent 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 delinquent after Apr 10: 10% penalty.

Who serves this house

Water: Ventura County Waterworks District No. 1 (Moorpark); Ventura County Waterworks District No. 1 (Moorpark) water, billed per HCF (hundred cubic feet) with a monthly service charge for the meter; the county's exhibit lists these rates as proposed for the billing cycle on or after January 1, 2025.
Property tax: 1.07% of value; 2026-27 tax year, Ventura County (tax rate area 10000)
Garbage: Waste Management; Waste Management is the City of Moorpark's residential waste hauler.
Sewer: Ventura County Waterworks District No. 1; Ventura County Waterworks No. 1 is the water and sewer provider the City lists for Moorpark.
Electricity: Southern California Edison / Clean Power Alliance; The City lists Southern California Edison and Clean Power Alliance for electricity.
Gas: Southern California Gas Company; The City lists Southern California Gas Company for gas.
Schools: Moorpark Unified School District; The 2026-27 rates for Moorpark tax rate area 10000 include Moorpark Unified School District bonds.

Pay or manage your bills

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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.
Property tax: Ventura County's 2026-27 rates for tax rate area 10000 (the 1% levy, Ventura County Community College District bonds, two Moorpark Unified School District bond rates and Metropolitan Water District), 1.0703% in total; 78 of the 91 Moorpark city tax rate areas in the county's 10000-10999 rate book carry this total and the rest range from 1.0487% to 1.0649%. The $7,000 homeowners' exemption comes off the value you enter. The starting value is the Census median market value; under Prop 13 a home's assessed value can be far lower.
Fixed charges: the Ventura County Watershed Protection District benefit assessment for Moorpark in Zone 3 ($24.88 operations and maintenance + $4.35 District NPDES + $0.00 City NPDES = $29.23 a year for a standard 0.2-acre single-family lot), from the District's report labeled FY 2025/2026. Larger lots pay more. Not included because the amount depends on the parcel: Mello-Roos or other special taxes some tracts carry; your tax bill lists them.
Water and sewer: Ventura County Waterworks District No. 1 is both. Water uses the residential tiers and the 3/4-inch monthly meter charge in the county's exhibit for the billing cycle on or after January 1, 2025 (the proposed column; we could not find a later adopted schedule, and the district has passed Calleguas increases through since 2023, so current rates may be higher). The 28-day-cycle tier limits (9.33 and 23.33 HCF) are scaled to a 30.4-day month. Sewer is $30.50 per equivalent residential unit (one for a single-family house), the July 1, 2024 rate, taken as a monthly charge. A news preview reported a county hearing set for Aug. 18 on proposed sewer increases for this district (30% in FY 2026-27); we could not read the county's notice or find the outcome, so the sewer charge may be higher now.
Trash: Waste Management's City of Moorpark rates effective January 1, 2026, $34.38 a month for the 64-gallon trash cart with organics and recycling carts, billed every two months by Waste Management. The source is the rate exhibit the City posts, which shows an unnumbered draft resolution ("Resolution No. 2025-____"); we found no record of its adoption, so these rates, including the senior and 32-gallon rates, are as posted by the City, draft resolution.
Electricity: SCE's Domestic rate, $0.37392 per kWh in total (SCE and Clean Power Alliance's Clean Power option price the same), plus SCE's $24.15 monthly Base Services Charge; the comparison's average bill equals that rate times usage, so it is a year-round average. Gas: SoCalGas's August 2026 average non-CARE bill ($68.91 at 35 therms), taken as including the $0.16-a-day customer charge, so about $4.87 a month plus $1.830 per therm. Insurance starts at the 2022 California average.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

Common questions about Moorpark house costs

What is the property tax rate in Moorpark?

About 1.07% of the value before exemptions a year (2026-27 tax year, Ventura County (tax rate area 10000)), plus flat charges on the same bill (Watershed Protection District benefit assessment (standard home lot) $29).

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

About $5,306 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions with the homeowners' exemption, including $29 of flat charges.

How much is the water bill in Moorpark?

About $93 a month for water and sewer at typical use (9 units, or 6,732 gallons a month) on Ventura County Waterworks District No. 1 (Moorpark).

How much does trash pickup cost in Moorpark?

$32 to $38 a month, depending on the trash cart size (32-gallon trash cart (with 96-gallon organics and 64-gallon recycling carts), 64-gallon trash cart (with 96-gallon organics and 64-gallon recycling carts), 96-gallon trash cart (with 96-gallon organics and 64-gallon recycling carts)).

When is property tax due in Moorpark?

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

Can seniors lower their property tax or bills in Moorpark?

Yes. Seniors 62+: discounted trash rates: Discounted rates for seniors (62 years and older) are available by contacting Waste Management and showing proof of eligibility; the 64-gallon cart senior rate is $31.36 a month.

Where can I get help paying utility bills in Moorpark?

Income-qualified: SCE CARE rate: Through SCE's CARE program, qualifying households receive 32.5% off their electric bills; you may qualify based on household size and the total income of everyone living in the home. Apply online at sce.com or call SCE's automated line at 1-800-798-5723; no additional documentation is required to apply.

How much does a house in Moorpark cost to run each year?

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