Norwalk, CA · Updated Oct 2026

What a Norwalk 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 Norwalk house

$14,744a year · $1,229 a month

Starts at the typical market value, $644,700; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.

Property tax$7,643
1.198% of $644,700, less $7,000 homeowners' exemption
Flat charges on the tax bill$336
Sewer $91 · LA County Sanitation District No. 18 sewer service charge $226 · Vector control assessment $19
Electricity and gas$3,698
523 kWh a month $2,637 · 35 therms $869 · city utility tax $193
Water$1,195
10 units (CCF) a month on Liberty Utilities (Park Water): water $100 a month
Trash$381
Standard service (96-gallon trash, recycling and organics carts), $32 a month
Home insurance$1,492
Typical premium $1,492

A Norwalk house at the typical market value ($644,700) pays about $14,800 a year: $7,980 property tax and charges, $1,200 water, $380 trash, $3,700 electricity and gas, $1,490 home insurance. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Rates checked Oct 21, 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:

Seniors 65+ and disabled residents: utility users tax exemptionNo 5.5% tax on electric and gas bills
Senior citizens 65 or older, and residents who meet the SSI criteria for the blind and disabled, can get an exemption from Norwalk's 5.5% utility users tax on electric, gas and telecommunication services.
How: Return the City's exemption application to the Finance Department, 12700 Norwalk Blvd., (562) 929-5750.
Seniors: reduced trash rate$8.28 instead of $31.72 a month
The senior trash rate is $8.28 a month, against $31.72 for a regular customer, and includes a 32-gallon refuse cart plus one recycling and one green waste cart.
How: Send Athens Services the Norwalk Senior Citizen Discount application (residents 65 or older who are head of household); customer service (888) 336-6100.
Free bulky item pickup
Residents of single-family homes can pre-arrange collection of up to five bulky items once a week at no additional charge.
How: Call 1 (855) 557-1007 or visit athensservices.com; pickups are on your regular trash day.
People with disabilities: free walk-out service
Athens Services brings carts out at no charge for single-family customers who are physically unable to roll them out.
How: Give Athens a physician's letter (and a DMV placard copy if asked); call (888) 336-6100.

Adjust to match your bills

What you know

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: 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 Norwalk house uses about 10.

Electricity, kWh a month

On your Southern California Edison 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: Depends on your address; Liberty Utilities, Golden State Water or the City
Property tax: 1.20% of value; 2026-27 tax year, Los Angeles County
Garbage: Athens Services; Athens Services collects trash, recycling and organics in Norwalk and bills homes quarterly in advance.
Sewer: City of Norwalk + LA County Sanitation District No. 18; The City's sewer service charge is collected on the property tax bill; County Sanitation District No. 18 serves all or portions of Norwalk.
Electricity: Southern California Edison; The City's utility users tax exemption form lists Southern California Edison as the electric provider.
Gas: SoCalGas (The Gas Company); The City's utility users tax exemption form lists The Gas Company as the gas provider; Southern California Gas Company lists Norwalk among the cities it serves.

Pay or manage your bills

Your water

Source: In 2025 the system got 62.23% of its water from the Metropolitan Water District (Colorado River and State Water Project) and 37.77% from wells in the Central Basin Aquifer.

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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.
Water: four suppliers serve parts of Norwalk. Liberty Utilities (Bellflower-Norwalk system) covers about half the city's area in the state water-system map and is the default here; Golden State Water's Norwalk system covers roughly a quarter; the City's Norwalk Municipal Water System and Santa Fe Springs serve the rest and are not priced here (the City's posted rates end with fiscal year 2020-21). Liberty: the 5/8 x 3/4-inch monthly service charge ($39.64) and tier rates ($4.487, $5.983, $10.110 per Ccf for 0-6, 7-18 and over 18 Ccf) effective July 1, 2025, plus the $0.642 per Ccf balancing-account surcharge in effect from January 1, 2026, all raised by the 2.04% Norwalk surcharge and the 0.70% CPUC fee. A Liberty general rate case for 2025-2027 is pending at the CPUC, so these rates may change. Golden State: the Metropolitan District 5/8 x 3/4-inch service charge ($37.81) and tiers ($5.657, $6.505, $7.481 per Ccf for 0-9, 10-21 and over 21 Ccf) effective January 1, 2026, plus the $0.242 per Ccf CAP surcharge and the 0.7% CPUC fee; time-limited balancing-account surcharges whose periods have ended are left out. The page starts at 10 Ccf a month, the average residential use in Liberty's rate notice.
Sewer and other charges on the property tax bill: the City sewer service charge ($90.96 a year for a 5/8-inch or 3/4-inch meter in 2026-27), LA County Sanitation District No. 18's service charge ($226 per single-family home from July 1, 2026; parts of west Norwalk are in District No. 2 instead, whose rate differs) and the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District assessment ($18.97 per residential parcel of an acre or less). Trash is billed separately by Athens Services: $31.72 a month for standard single-family service from February 1, 2026.
Property tax: 1% plus the 2026-27 Norwalk-La Mirada Unified and Cerritos Community College District bond rates from the LA County tax rate resolution (about 1.1985% in total), less the $7,000 homeowners' exemption, applied to the value you enter. North Norwalk is in the Little Lake City and Whittier Union school districts and a small part in ABC Unified, with different bond rates. The starting value is the Census median for all owner-occupied homes; under Prop 13 a home's assessed value can be far lower. Not included: the Metropolitan Water District's small levy (its 2026-27 rate was not found), and county charges that vary by parcel size or improvements, such as the LA County flood control assessment, the trauma and emergency services tax and Measure W (2.5 cents per square foot of impermeable area).
Electricity: SCE's standard Domestic rate with SCE generation from the SCE/CPA joint rate comparison ($0.37392 per kWh in total, SCE rates as of June 1, 2026; its $195.56 average bill at 523 kWh equals that rate times the usage), plus SCE's $24.15 monthly Base Services Charge. Gas: SoCalGas's March 2026 average non-CARE bill ($72.39 at 35 therms), taken as including the $0.16-a-day customer charge (about $4.87 a month), so $4.87 a month plus $1.929 per therm. Both are averages; real bills vary by season. Norwalk's 5.5% utility users tax is added to electricity and gas (not water). Insurance starts at the 2022 California average.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Norwalk compares

A typical Norwalk house against the 110 California cities we cover, using the same default numbers as the total above.

Per year	Norwalk	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	1.20%	1.13%	higher than 84 of the other 109 California cities we cover
Water	$1,195	$955	higher than 88 of the other 109 California cities we cover
Trash	$381	$438	lower than 75 of the other 101 California cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$3,698	$3,556	higher than 75 of the other 109 California cities we cover
Home insurance	$1,492	$1,492	in the middle of 108 other California cities we cover
Total	$14,744	$15,240	lower than 62 of the other 109 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: Norwalk's property tax rate is 1.20%, higher than 84 of the other 109 California cities we cover. The rate adds up every agency on the bill, not only the city.

Ask: "Property tax in Norwalk is 1.20%, higher than 84 of the other 109 California cities we cover. What should that money pay for first, and would you change anything about how it is set?"

2. Water

The fact: Water here costs about $1,195 a year at typical use, higher than 88 of the other 109 California cities we cover.

Ask: "Water here costs about $1,195 a year at typical use, higher than 88 of the other 109 California cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

3. Trash

The fact: Trash pickup here costs about $381 a year for the standard cart, lower than 75 of the other 101 California cities we cover. Where trash is billed through the tax bill or a separate hauler, it is not counted here.

Ask: "Trash pickup here costs about $381 a year for the standard cart, lower than 75 of the other 101 California cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything about the service or the price?"

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Common questions about Norwalk house costs

What is the property tax rate in Norwalk?

About 1.20% of the value before exemptions a year (2026-27 tax year, Los Angeles County), plus flat charges on the same bill (Sewer $91, LA County Sanitation District No. 18 sewer service charge $226, Vector control assessment $19).

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

About $6,245 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions with the homeowners' exemption, including $336 of flat charges.

How much is the water bill in Norwalk?

About $100 a month for water at typical use (10 units, or 7,480 gallons a month) on Liberty Utilities (Park Water).

How much does trash pickup cost in Norwalk?

$32 a month for a house.

When is property tax due in Norwalk?

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.

Can seniors lower their property tax or bills in Norwalk?

Yes. Seniors 65+ and disabled residents: utility users tax exemption: Senior citizens 65 or older, and residents who meet the SSI criteria for the blind and disabled, can get an exemption from Norwalk's 5.5% utility users tax on electric, gas and telecommunication services.

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

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