Rio Vista property tax: where it goes

A Rio Vista house at the typical market value ($489,700) pays about $5,210 a year on the property tax bill, including flat charges on the same bill. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

A Rio Vista house pays 1.08% of its taxable value in property tax. For a house at $489,700 of market value with the homeowners' exemption, that's about $5,212 a year.

Tax is levied on assessed value; the 1% rate is fixed by Proposition 13 and every rate above it is voter-approved debt.

Pay or manage it

Who taxes this house

Taxing agencyRateOn $489,700
Countywide 1% general tax (Prop 13)1%$4,827
Solano County Water Agency (State Water Project)0.02%$97
San Joaquin Delta Community College District (schools)0.0092%$44
River Delta SFID No. 1 (schools)0.0505%$244
Total1.08%$5,212

2026–27 tax year, Solano County. Exemptions applied: Homeowners' exemption ($7,000).

How Rio Vista compares with nearby cities

Property tax rate

  1. Rio Vista1.08%
  2. Brentwood · 17 mi1.11%
  3. Antioch · 15 mi1.12%
  4. Fairfield · 19 mi1.12%
  5. Suisun City · 17 mi1.12%
  6. Pittsburg · 15 mi1.13%

The combined rate of every agency on the bill, before exemptions.

Ways to pay less

  • Claim the $7,000 homeowners' exemption. The California Constitution provides a $7,000 reduction in the taxable value for a qualifying owner-occupied home. How: File a homeowners' exemption claim.

Dates

WhenWhat
Nov 30, 2026 (in 25 days)Last day of Solano County's 2026 assessment appeal filing period (opened July 2).
Feb 15Last day to file the homeowners' exemption for the full year.
Nov 1First property tax installment due; a 10% penalty if not paid by the close of business on December 10.

Sources

  1. homeowners_exemption.htm
  2. General_Tax_Rates_by_City_2627.pdf

Checked October 29, 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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