Placentia, CA · Updated Oct 2026

What a Placentia 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 Placentia house

$17,491a year · $1,458 a month

Starts at the typical market value, $921,000; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.

A Placentia house at the typical market value ($921,000) pays about $17,500 a year: $10,280 property tax and charges, $1,550 water and sewer, $610 trash, $3,560 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:

Low income: CARE discount on SCE and SoCalGas30-35% off electric, 20% off gas
Low-income customers enrolled in CARE get a 30-35% discount on their electric bill and 20% on their natural gas bill.
How: Contact SCE or SoCalGas, or apply on their websites.
Income slightly above CARE limits: FERA electric discount18% off electric
Families whose income slightly exceeds the CARE limits may qualify for FERA, an 18% discount on electricity bills.
How: To request an application form, contact your utility company or visit its website.
Low income: Golden State Water Customer Assistance Program credit$16.00 a month credit
Golden State Water lists a $16.00 monthly CAP credit for Region 3 residential single-family customers who meet its low-income conditions.
How: See Golden State Water's low-income Customer Assistance Program rate schedule.
Claim the $7,000 homeowners' exemption
The Homeowners' Exemption exempts $7,000 of a home's assessed value for an owner who occupies it as their principal place of residence on January 1.
How: Apply for the Homeowners' Exemption.

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 Placentia house uses about 14.

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 30in 38 daysRegular assessment appeals in Orange County are filed July 2 to November 30 of each year at 5:00 p.m.
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 plus $23 per bill.

Who serves this house

Water: Golden State Water Company (Placentia / Yorba Linda system); Golden State Water Company, Schedule R3-1-R residential metered service: $36.76 a month for a 5/8 x 3/4-inch meter, plus a $0.147 per Ccf surcharge (not applied to customers receiving the CAP credit) and a $0.0060 per Ccf surcharge beginning April 3, 2026.
Property tax: 1.08% of value; 2026-27 tax year, Orange County (most Placentia tax rate areas, 09-004 to 09-047)
Garbage: Republic Services; Republic Services collects refuse, recycling and organics for City residents under a franchise agreement with the City.
Sewer: City of Placentia + OC San; The City collects wastewater and conveys it to the Orange County Sanitation District; the OC San charge is on the property tax bill.
Electricity: Southern California Edison; SCE provides electricity in Placentia.

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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: Golden State Water's Region 3 residential schedule (effective April 3, 2026): $36.76 a month for a 5/8 x 3/4-inch meter and $4.921, $5.659 and $6.508 per Ccf in the three tiers, plus the $0.147 and $0.006 per Ccf surcharges in special conditions 3 and 8 added to each tier. Other per-Ccf surcharges in the same schedule (special conditions 4, 5 and 6) were left out because their stated periods have ended or are ending. Golden State Water's 14 Ccf figure is its example for an average residential customer. The $0.147 per Ccf surcharge excludes customers receiving the CAP credit, so those customers pay $0.147 less per Ccf than shown; the $0.006 per Ccf surcharge runs for 12 months beginning April 3, 2026. Part of Placentia is served by Yorba Linda Water District instead, which we did not model.
Sewer: the City of Placentia's sewer fee study rate of $0.55 per CCF of water used plus the monthly CIP flat fee, $12.00 from FY 2026-27 (the study's schedule; the City's sewer page says Ordinance O-2025-09 adopting these rates passed October 21, 2025). Our sewer estimate assumes the fee is charged on the water-use figure you enter. OC San's $397 fee is separate and on the tax bill.
Trash: the City's FY 2026-27 standard 3-cart single-family rate of $51.16 a month ($613.92 a year) billed on the property tax roll, counted once as a monthly trash charge and not repeated in the tax bill charges.
Property tax: 2026-27 Orange County rate of 1.08146% shared by most Placentia tax rate areas (1% levy + Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified and North Orange County CCD bonds + MWDOC), less the $7,000 homeowners' exemption, applied to the value you enter. The starting value is the Census median market value; a Prop 13 assessed value is often far lower. Other direct charges, Mello-Roos and special taxes that only some parcels carry are not included.
Electricity: SCE's standard Domestic rate of $0.38865 per kWh from SCE's June 2026 rate comparison plus the $24.15 Base Services Charge, at 523 kWh. 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 $4.87 a month plus $1.830 per therm; averages vary by season and commodity rates change monthly. City franchise fees were not separately sourced. Insurance starts at the 2022 California average.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

Common questions about Placentia house costs

What is the property tax rate in Placentia?

About 1.08% of the value before exemptions a year (2026-27 tax year, Orange County (most Placentia tax rate areas, 09-004 to 09-047)), plus flat charges on the same bill (OC San regional sewer service fee $397).

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

About $5,729 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions with the homeowners' exemption, including $397 of flat charges.

How much is the water bill in Placentia?

About $129 a month for water and sewer at typical use (14 units, or 10,472 gallons a month) on Golden State Water Company (Placentia / Yorba Linda system).

How much does trash pickup cost in Placentia?

$51 a month for a house.

When is property tax due in Placentia?

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 plus $23 per bill.

Where can I get help paying utility bills in Placentia?

Low income: CARE discount on SCE and SoCalGas: Low-income customers enrolled in CARE get a 30-35% discount on their electric bill and 20% on their natural gas bill. Contact SCE or SoCalGas, or apply on their websites.

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

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