Porterville property tax: where it goes
A Porterville house at the typical market value ($285,700) pays about $2,980 a year on the property tax bill, including flat charges on the same bill. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
A Porterville house pays 1.07% of its taxable value in property tax. For a house at $285,700 of market value with the homeowners' exemption, that's about $2,983 a year.
Tax is levied on all values net after exemptions (Tulare County tax base 7).
Who taxes this house
| Taxing agency | Rate | On $285,700 |
|---|---|---|
| Countywide 1% general tax (Prop 13) | 1% | $2,787 |
| Kern/Porterville Community College bond 2002A (schools) | 0.0082% | $23 |
| Kern/Porterville Community College bond 2002C (schools) | 0.0013% | $4 |
| Porterville elementary school bond 2002 (schools) | 0.05% | $139 |
| Kern/Porterville Community College bond 2002B (schools) | 0.0004% | $1 |
| Kern/Porterville Community College bond 2016D (schools) | 0.0101% | $28 |
| Kern/Porterville Community College bond 2016C (schools) | 0.0002% | $1 |
| Total | 1.07% | $2,983 |
2026–27 tax year, Tulare County, tax rate area 004-000. Exemptions applied: Homeowners' exemption ($7,000).
How Porterville compares with nearby cities
Property tax rate
- Corcoran · 30 mi1.06%
- Porterville1.07%
- Exeter · 17 mi1.08%
- Visalia · 25 mi1.08%
- Tulare · 20 mi1.10%
- Farmersville · 19 mi1.11%
The combined rate of every agency on the bill, before exemptions.
Ways to pay less
- Homeowners' exemption: $7,000 off taxable value. The California Constitution provides a $7,000 reduction in the taxable value for a qualifying owner-occupied home that was the owner's principal residence on January 1. How: File with the county assessor where the property is located; a claim filed by February 15 gets the full exemption for that year.
Dates
| When | What |
|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2027 | Second installment of secured property taxes due; delinquent April 12, 2027 at 5:00 p.m. |
| Feb 15 | Last day to file a first-time homeowners' exemption claim and receive the full exemption for that year. |
Sources
Checked October 28, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.
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