Redwood City property tax: where it goes
A Redwood City house at the typical market value ($1,801,700) pays about $21,080 a year on the property tax bill, including flat charges on the same bill. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
A Redwood City house pays 1.094% of its taxable value in property tax, plus flat charges on the same bill. For a house at $1,801,700 of market value with the homeowners' exemption, that's about $19,733 a year.
Tax is levied on assessed value less exemptions: the 1% general tax plus the other rates listed for Redwood City tax rate area 009-001 (composite rate 1.0941 in 2025-26).
The San Mateo County Controller has not yet posted its 2026-27 tax rate book (the latest online is 2025-2026), so the rates are the 2025-26 ones.
Pay or manage it
Who taxes this house
| Taxing agency | Rate | On $1,801,700 |
|---|---|---|
| Countywide 1% general tax (Prop 13) | 1% | $17,947 |
| Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District | 0.0014% | $25 |
| Redwood City Elementary School District bonds (schools) | 0.046% | $826 |
| Sequoia Union High School District bonds (schools) | 0.0287% | $515 |
| San Mateo County Community College District bonds (schools) | 0.018% | $323 |
| Redwood City School District parcel tax (Measure U) | flat | $85 |
| SF Bay Restoration Authority parcel tax (Measure AA) | flat | $12 |
| Total | 1.094% | $19,733 |
2025-26 tax rates, San Mateo County (Redwood City tax rate area 009-001). Exemptions applied: Homeowners' exemption ($7,000).
How Redwood City compares with nearby cities
Property tax rate
- Redwood City1.09%
- Menlo Park · 4 mi1.10%
- East Palo Alto · 6 mi1.12%
- San Mateo · 6 mi1.12%
- Foster City · 4 mi1.15%
- Palo Alto · 9 mi1.20%
The combined rate of every agency on the bill, before exemptions.
Dates
| When | What |
|---|---|
| Nov 30 (in 26 days) | Last day to file an appeal of an annual assessment with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors (the filing period is July 2 to November 30). |
| Dec 10 (in 36 days) | Last day to pay the first installment of secured property taxes. |
| Feb 15 | Deadline for first-time homeowners' exemption claims to get the full exemption for the year. |
| Apr 10 | Last day to pay the second installment of secured property taxes. |
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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