Pomona, CA · Updated Oct 2026

What a Pomona home costs each year

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 Pomona house

$10,686a year · $890 a month

Starts at $320,058 of value before exemptions. Typical use.

Property tax$3,916
1.251% of $320,058, less $7,000 homeowners' exemption
Flat charges on the tax bill$95
LA County Measure W Safe Clean Water tax (median single-family parcel) $95
Electricity and gas$3,821
523 kWh a month $2,637 · 35 therms $869 · city utility tax $315
Water and sewer$895
9 units (CCF) a month on City of Pomona Water Department: water $56, sewer $14, city utility tax $5 a month
Trash$467
96-gallon trash cart, $39 a month
Home insurance$1,492
Typical premium $1,492

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A typical Pomona house costs about $10,700 a year: $4,010 property tax and charges, $900 water and sewer, $470 trash, $3,820 electricity and gas, $1,490 home insurance. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Rates checked Oct 28, 2026. Insurance: what you enter, or a typical premium until you do. Sources are listed at the bottom.

Ways to pay less

One change saves this house about $7,000 a year:

Homeowners' exemption: $7,000 off taxable value
$7,000 a year
The California Constitution provides a $7,000 reduction in the taxable value for a qualifying owner-occupied home. The home must have been the principal place of residence of the owner on the lien date, January 1st.
How: Claim it with the county assessor.

Worth checking

Switch to the 32-gallon trash cart cartUp to $107 a year
Your cart costs $39 a month; the smallest costs $30. Worth it if you rarely fill it.
How: Call your garbage hauler.

Adjust to match your bills

What you knowTrash cart

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. Other flat charges on Pomona bills (county sanitation district, flood control, fire, library and mosquito district charges) are not included.

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 bill. An electric car adds about 300 kWh.

Gas, therms a month (yearly average)

Money dates

Nov 30, 2026in 26 daysLast day to file a 2026 regular assessment appeal in LA County (filing runs July 2 to November 30).
Dec 10in 36 daysFirst installment is due November 1; it becomes delinquent at the close of business on December 10.
Feb 15in 103 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: City of Pomona Water Department; Bi-monthly meter charge and three potable domestic rate tiers, per unit.
Property tax: 1.25% of value; 2026-27 tax year, Los Angeles County
Garbage: City of Pomona rate sheet; Standard single-family cart service with 96-gallon trash, recycling and organics carts.
Electricity: Pomona Choice Energy; Pomona Choice Energy is named on the City of Pomona Water Resources page.
Gas: SoCalGas; POMONA, Los Angeles county

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How these numbers are made

Property tax: tax rate area 07790 holds 15,799 of Pomona's 20,774 single-family parcels (LA County parcel layer). Its list of taxing agencies could not be read, so the bond rates assume the 1% levy, Pomona Unified (all 18 listed fund rates summed, 2026-27 resolution), Mt. San Antonio College and MWD, copied from the nearby Claremont record; the Pomona Unified total is unconfirmed against the county's rate-area page.
Water: City of Pomona Water Department rates effective 1/1/2025, bi-monthly meter charge halved and tier breakpoints halved to monthly; 'units' taken as CCF. A newer 2026 schedule was not found.
Sewer: the city's published bi-monthly $11.75 charge and $0.86 per HCF; this schedule may be from 2023 and rates may be higher now.
Trash: July 1, 2025 gross rates including the franchise fee; who bills it was not found. Electricity: SCE rates as for Claremont; most Pomona homes likely take generation from the city's Pomona Choice Energy, whose rate was not found, so the electric bill may differ. The 9% utility users' tax applies to electric, gas and water bills. Gas and insurance use the same SoCalGas figures and 2022 California average as other LA County cities. Other flat county charges are not included.
Audit follow-up 2026-10-28: the city's sewer document (Section 62-400) reads $0.86 per HCF, not $0.87, and carries no date, so it may be an older schedule. Trash default set to the standard 96-gallon cart. SCE's joint rate comparison lists Pomona Choice Energy (rates as of Dec 1, 2025) at about $224.67 a month for 523 kWh against $195.56 for SCE, roughly 15% more; the electric figure shown is the SCE one because no Pomona Choice rate has been checked against a quote here. Water: the 1/1/2025 city schedule is the newest readable one; a city list showing $2.70, $3.43 and $3.60 per HCF was not readable (403) so was not used. Gas uses the September 2025 fixed charge and March 2026 average bill; insurance is the 2022 California average.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Pomona compares

A typical Pomona house against the 285 California cities we cover, using the same default numbers as the total above.

Per year	Pomona	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	1.25%	1.13%	higher than 260 of the other 284 California cities we cover
Water	$671	$927	lower than 225 of the other 284 California cities we cover
Sewer and utility-bill fees	$224	$596	lower than 165 of the other 196 California cities we cover
Trash	$467	$452	higher than 149 of the other 267 California cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$3,821	$3,421	higher than 248 of the other 284 California cities we cover
Home insurance	$1,492	$1,492	lower than 1 of the other 272 California cities we cover
Total	$10,686	$14,432	lower than 242 of the other 284 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: Pomona's property tax rate is 1.25%, higher than 260 of the other 284 California cities we cover. The rate adds up every agency on the bill, not only the city.

Ask: "Property tax in Pomona is 1.25%, higher than 260 of the other 284 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 $671 a year at typical use, lower than 225 of the other 284 California cities we cover.

Ask: "Water here costs about $671 a year at typical use, lower than 225 of the other 284 California cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

3. Sewer and utility-bill fees

The fact: Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here come to about $224 a year, lower than 165 of the other 196 California cities we cover. Some cities bill sewer on the property tax bill instead, which is not counted here.

Ask: "Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here cost about $224 a year, lower than 165 of the other 196 California cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

4. Electricity and gas

The fact: Electricity and gas for a typical house here cost about $3,821 a year, higher than 248 of the other 284 California cities we cover. Rates are set mostly by the utility and the state.

Ask: "Electricity and gas here cost about $3,821 a year for a typical house, higher than 248 of the other 284 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 Pomona house costs

What is the property tax rate in Pomona?

About 1.25% of the value before exemptions a year (2026-27 tax year, Los Angeles County), plus flat charges on the same bill (LA County Measure W Safe Clean Water tax (median single-family parcel) $95).

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

About $6,262 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions with the homeowners' exemption, including $95 of flat charges.

How much is the water bill in Pomona?

About $70 a month for water and sewer at typical use (9 units, or 6,732 gallons a month) on City of Pomona Water Department.

How much does trash pickup cost in Pomona?

$30 to $39 a month, depending on the trash cart size (96-gallon trash cart, 64-gallon trash cart, 32-gallon trash cart).

When is property tax due in Pomona?

Dec 10: First installment is due November 1; it becomes delinquent at the close of business on December 10. Apr 10: Second property tax installment (due Feb 1) is late after Apr 10: 10% penalty plus $10.

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

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