Pleasanton, CA · Updated Oct 2026

What a Pleasanton 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 Pleasanton house

$24,360a year · $2,030 a month

Starts at the typical market value, $1,537,100; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.

Property tax$17,893
1.169% of $1,537,100, less $7,000 homeowners' exemption
Flat charges on the tax bill$75
Alameda County EMS (paramedic) special tax $42 · Vector control assessment $13 · SF Bay Restoration Authority parcel tax (Measure AA) $12 · Household hazardous waste fee $8
Electricity and gas$2,869
371 kWh a month $1,890 · 31.72 therms $979
Water and sewer$1,608
9 units (CCF) a month on City of Pleasanton: water $85, sewer $49 a month
Trash$422
35-gal trash, $35 a month
Home insurance$1,492
Typical premium $1,492

A Pleasanton house at the typical market value ($1,537,100) pays about $24,400 a year: $17,970 property tax and charges, $1,610 water and sewer, $420 trash, $2,870 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:

Homeowners' exemption: if you own and live in your home on January 1$7,000 off assessed value
If you own and occupy your home as your principal place of residence on January 1 (lien date), you may be eligible for a Homeowners' Exemption. This exemption reduces the taxable value of your property by $7,000, resulting in a tax savings of approximately $70 to $80 per year.
How: See the Alameda County Assessor's exemptions page.
Income-qualified households: PG&E CARE on gas20% off gas
CARE gives income-qualified customers a 20% discount on their natural gas bill.
How: Contact PG&E for an application.
100% disabled veterans: property tax exemption$175,298 off assessed value (2025-26)
The Disabled Veterans' Exemption reduces property tax on the principal residence of veterans rated 100% disabled because of a service-connected injury or disease (or paid at the 100% rate for unemployability). For the 2025-2026 assessment year the basic exemption amount is $175,298; a larger low-income exemption also exists.
How: See the Alameda County Assessor's exemptions page.

Adjust to match your bills

What you knowTrash cartPrice depends on the size of the refuse cart; each includes a 96-gallon recycling cart and a 64 or 96-gallon green waste cart.

Value before exemptionsEnter your assessed value from your tax bill: under Prop 13 it is often well below what the house would sell for. Not included: assessments of districts that cover only part of the city (for example landscape or lighting districts or other special districts) that we could not tie to a downloadable source.

I live here and have the Homeowners' exemption

Home insurance, a yearFrom your policy. We start at $1,492, California statewide average, NAIC data for 2022 as published by 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 PG&E delivery with Ava Community Energy Renewable 100 generation bill. An electric car adds about 300 kWh.

Gas, therms a month (yearly average)

Money dates

Dec 10in 48 daysLast day to pay the first installment of secured property taxes without penalty; also the deadline for late homeowners' and veterans' exemption claims.
Feb 15in 115 daysDeadline to file the homeowners', veterans' and disabled veterans' exemption claims.
Apr 10Last day to pay the second installment of secured property taxes without penalty.
Jul 2 – Sep 15Window to file an assessment appeal with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors.

Who serves this house

Water: City of Pleasanton; Pleasanton rates effective January 1, 2026 (resolution #2025-057): $5.72 per Ccf for single family in every tier, and combined bi-monthly fixed meter charge of $67.80 for a 5/8 inch meter
Property tax: 1.17% of value; 2025-26 tax year, Alameda County (Pleasanton tax rate area 19-001)
Garbage: Pleasanton Garbage Service, Inc.; Single-family carts come with a recycling cart and a green waste cart.
Sewer: City of Pleasanton and Dublin San Ramon Services District (DSRSD); The utility bill lists City of Pleasanton sewer and DSRSD sewer charges.
Electricity: Ava Community Energy; Pleasanton residential accounts are automatically enrolled in Ava's Renewable 100 service.
Gas: PG&E; Pleasanton is in PG&E's gas service territory.
Schools: Pleasanton Unified School District; Pleasanton Unified and Chabot-Las Positas College bonds are listed for tax rate area 19-001.

Pay or manage your bills

Your water

Rates: The City's per-Ccf total is made of Zone 7 water cost ($2.75) and the Pleasanton distribution charge ($2.97).

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How these numbers are made

Garbage: Pleasanton Garbage Service's approved single-family rates effective July 1, 2026: $35.19 a month for the 35-gallon cart and $61.39 for the 96-gallon cart; the page treats the 35-gallon cart as typical. Back-yard service costs more and is not modelled.
Water: the City of Pleasanton's single-family rates effective January 1, 2026: $5.72 per Ccf in every tier (Zone 7 cost $2.75 + City charge $2.97) and a $67.80 combined bi-monthly fixed charge for a 5/8 inch meter, halved to $33.90 a month. The City does not publish a typical monthly use, so the page starts at its default of 9 Ccf.
Sewer: the single-family bi-monthly fixed charges in the City's 2026 sewer rate presentation, $31.70 City plus $65.58 DSRSD ($97.28), halved to $48.64 a month. The City says its rates rise to $57.03 bi-monthly on January 1, 2027. A small part of Pleasanton is sewered through Livermore and is not modelled.
Property tax: Alameda County's 2025/26 tax rate book, Pleasanton tax rate area 19-001 (1% countywide, County GO bond 0.0084%, Pleasanton Unified bonds 0.0833%, Chabot-Las Positas bonds 0.0389%, Zone 7 0.0225%, BART 0.0152%, East Bay Regional Park 0.0011%: 1.1694% in all), less the $7,000 homeowners' exemption. Pleasanton has no city rate. About 104 of Pleasanton's tax rate areas in the rate book total 1.1694%; a minority (such as the 17 totalling 1.2385%) carry more. The 2026-27 rate book is online only as a scanned image the checker cannot read. Flat charges counted: county EMS paramedic tax $42.42, vector control $12.69, Measure AA $12 and household hazardous waste $7.80. The starting value is the Census median market value, not an assessed value.
Energy: PG&E E-1 tiers with Ava Renewable 100 generation (Ava's 2021 vintage total of $0.13594 replaces PG&E's $0.12855 generation and adds the $0.01011 indifference adjustment), PG&E's $0.79343 a day base services charge, and baseline X allowances blended by season. Gas: PG&E G-1 plus the $0.12103 per therm public purpose surcharge. Usage: 371 kWh a month (the average on Ava's PG&E bill comparison) and 31.72 therms (EIA's California residential average).
Insurance: the California statewide average premium from the Insurance Information Institute for 2022.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Pleasanton compares

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

Per year	Pleasanton	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	1.17%	1.13%	higher than 72 of the other 109 California cities we cover
Water	$1,025	$955	higher than 63 of the other 109 California cities we cover
Sewer and utility-bill fees	$584	$584	in the middle of 76 other California cities we cover
Trash	$422	$438	lower than 57 of the other 101 California cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$2,869	$3,556	lower than 96 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	$24,360	$15,240	higher than 101 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. Electricity and gas

The fact: Electricity and gas for a typical house here cost about $2,869 a year, lower than 96 of the other 109 California cities we cover. Rates are set mostly by the utility and the state.

Ask: "Electricity and gas here cost about $2,869 a year for a typical house, lower than 96 of the other 109 California cities we cover. Which parts of that can the city influence, and what would you do about them?"

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Common questions about Pleasanton house costs

What is the property tax rate in Pleasanton?

About 1.17% of the value before exemptions a year (2025-26 tax year, Alameda County (Pleasanton tax rate area 19-001)), plus flat charges on the same bill (Alameda County EMS (paramedic) special tax $42, Vector control assessment $13, SF Bay Restoration Authority parcel tax (Measure AA) $12, Household hazardous waste fee $8).

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

About $5,840 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions with the homeowners' exemption, including $75 of flat charges.

How much is the water bill in Pleasanton?

About $134 a month for water and sewer at typical use (9 units, or 6,732 gallons a month) on City of Pleasanton.

How much does trash pickup cost in Pleasanton?

$35 to $61 a month, depending on the trash cart size (35-gal trash, 96-gal trash).

When is property tax due in Pleasanton?

Dec 10: Last day to pay the first installment of secured property taxes without penalty; also the deadline for late homeowners' and veterans' exemption claims. Apr 10: Last day to pay the second installment of secured property taxes without penalty.

Where can I get help paying utility bills in Pleasanton?

Income-qualified households: PG&E CARE on gas: CARE gives income-qualified customers a 20% discount on their natural gas bill. Contact PG&E for an application.

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