Port Hueneme, CA · Updated Oct 2026

What a Port Hueneme 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 Port Hueneme house

$12,691a year · $1,058 a month

Starts at the typical market value, $587,000; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.

A Port Hueneme house at the typical market value ($587,000) pays about $12,700 a year: $6,810 property tax and charges, $1,450 water and sewer, $310 trash, $2,640 electricity, $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

One change saves this house about $22 a year:

Bring water use down to 7 units
$22 a year
Above 7 units a month, City of Port Hueneme Water charges $7.17 a unit instead of $6.26.
How: Most of the top tier is outdoor watering: fix leaks and water less often in summer.

Worth checking

CityCARE: 7.5% off the city utility bill7.5% off the city utility bill
Residents on SCE's CARE program automatically qualify for CityCARE and are eligible to receive a 7.5% discount on the City utility bill.
How: Bring or mail a copy of your SoCalGas or Edison bill showing your CARE rate to the Finance department at City Hall; the name must match your water account.
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.

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What you know

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 Clean Power Alliance (Clean Power, 50% clean) with Southern California Edison delivery bill. An electric car adds about 300 kWh.

Money dates

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

Who serves this house

Water: City of Port Hueneme Water; City of Port Hueneme water, priced per hundred cubic feet (hcf): a monthly service charge plus three single-family tiers per hcf.
Property tax: 1.17% of value; 2026-27 tax year, Ventura County (tax rate area 06000)
Garbage: City of Port Hueneme Solid Waste Division; The Solid Waste Division provides all solid waste and recycling services for the City residents, commercial businesses, and the Naval Base in Port Hueneme.
Sewer: City of Port Hueneme wastewater; Residential customers pay a flat monthly charge of $36.00 per dwelling unit.
Electricity: Clean Power Alliance with Southern California Edison delivery; SCE's rate comparison covers customers in the cities of La Cañada Flintridge, Lynwood, and Port Hueneme.

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Your water

Source: The City receives its water from the PHWA treatment plant, which treats groundwater that comes from United Water Conservation District.
Lead: The 2025 report says 0 out of 30 sites sampled exceeded the Action Level for lead or for copper (last sampled in 2023).

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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: tax rate area 06000 in the Ventura County 2026-27 Tax Rate Book (Port Hueneme city, Hueneme School District), the 1% general levy plus voter-approved bond rates and the United Water Conservation District import-water rate that the book lists for land and improvements; the Oxnard-school-district areas (06001 and 06002) differ. No Port Hueneme city bond or flat benefit-assessment line was sourced, so none is included; some bills may carry county Watershed Protection District assessments.
Water: Ordinance 764, Exhibit A (the schedule the city's rate page links to) lists the 5/8-inch or 3/4-inch residential service charge of $26.78 and the single-family per-hcf tiers of $6.16, $6.26 and $7.17, all the final scheduled step (July 2023); the city's 2020 fact sheet lists the same tiers. The ordinance allows wholesale water cost increases to be passed through per hcf with 30 days' written notice; we found no notice and have added none, so the rate may be higher. The city lists no typical single-family use that we found, so the page starts at its default.
Sewer: a flat $36.00 a month per dwelling, the final step (July 2013) of the city's 2009 wastewater ordinance; the city lists no newer rate, so it is about 13 years old (the city's rate page says current wastewater and solid waste rates took effect January 1, 2013). Trash: $25.60 a month, treated as a monthly price for one 65/95-gallon trash cart with a recycle cart (the city's trash page says the rates were adopted July 1, 2014, while its rate page says January 1, 2013, so the date is uncertain; the rate is at least a decade old and may not be current).
Electricity: SCE base charge $24.15 plus $0.37392 per kWh for CPA Clean Power (50% clean), the default for Port Hueneme customers, at SCE's 523 kWh typical month. Not included: a 4% city tax on utility charges (Port Hueneme municipal code, Chapter 4) was not applied to any line, because no readable source could be cited for it; bills may run about 4% higher, and whether any exemption applies to a given household was not checked.
Removed from judged fields: gas rates (no readable source tying SoCalGas service to Port Hueneme) and the energy tax rate (city code page returned 403).
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Port Hueneme compares

A typical Port Hueneme house against the 207 California cities we cover, using the same default numbers as the total above.

Per year	Port Hueneme	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	1.17%	1.13%	higher than 155 of the other 206 California cities we cover
Water	$1,014	$944	higher than 117 of the other 206 California cities we cover
Sewer and utility-bill fees	$432	$582	lower than 93 of the other 136 California cities we cover
Trash	$307	$443	lower than 174 of the other 187 California cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$2,637	$3,463	lower than 191 of the other 206 California cities we cover
Home insurance	$1,492	$1,492	in the middle of 201 other California cities we cover
Total	$12,691	$14,973	lower than 151 of the other 206 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: Port Hueneme's property tax rate is 1.17%, higher than 155 of the other 206 California cities we cover. The rate adds up every agency on the bill, not only the city.

Ask: "Property tax in Port Hueneme is 1.17%, higher than 155 of the other 206 California cities we cover. What should that money pay for first, and would you change anything about how it is set?"

2. Trash

The fact: Trash pickup here costs about $307 a year for the standard cart, lower than 174 of the other 187 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 $307 a year for the standard cart, lower than 174 of the other 187 California cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything about the service or the price?"

3. Electricity and gas

The fact: Electricity and gas for a typical house here cost about $2,637 a year, lower than 191 of the other 206 California cities we cover. Rates are set mostly by the utility and the state.

Ask: "Electricity and gas here cost about $2,637 a year for a typical house, lower than 191 of the other 206 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 Port Hueneme house costs

What is the property tax rate in Port Hueneme?

About 1.17% of the value before exemptions a year (2026-27 tax year, Ventura County (tax rate area 06000)), plus flat charges on the same bill.

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

About $5,788 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions with the homeowners' exemption.

How much is the water bill in Port Hueneme?

About $121 a month for water and sewer at typical use (9 units, or 6,732 gallons a month) on City of Port Hueneme Water.

How much does trash pickup cost in Port Hueneme?

$26 a month for a house.

When is property tax due in Port Hueneme?

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.

Where can I get help paying utility bills in Port Hueneme?

CityCARE: 7.5% off the city utility bill: Residents on SCE's CARE program automatically qualify for CityCARE and are eligible to receive a 7.5% discount on the City utility bill. Bring or mail a copy of your SoCalGas or Edison bill showing your CARE rate to the Finance department at City Hall; the name must match your water account.

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

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