San Jacinto, CA · Updated Oct 2026

What a San Jacinto 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 San Jacinto house

$11,667a year · $972 a month

Starts at the typical market value, $433,700; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.

Property tax$5,042
1.182% of $433,700, less $7,000 homeowners' exemption
Electricity and gas$3,603
633 kWh a month $2,776 · 35 therms $827
Water and sewer$1,530
11 units (CCF) a month on City of San Jacinto: water $79, sewer $49 a month
TrashNot included
Collected by CR&R Environmental Services.
Home insurance$1,492
Typical premium $1,492

A San Jacinto house at the typical market value ($433,700) pays about $11,700 a year: $5,040 property tax and charges, $1,530 water and sewer, $3,600 electricity and gas, $1,490 home insurance; trash is billed separately. 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

Nothing here applies to every house automatically. These are worth checking:

Income-qualified: SCE CARE rate32.5% off the electric bill
Through SCE's CARE program, qualifying households receive 32.5% off their electric bills and a Base Services Charge of about $6 a month.
How: Apply with SCE's CARE/FERA online application; no additional documentation is required.
Income-qualified: SoCalGas CARE20% off the gas bill
You may qualify for 20% off your monthly natural gas bill through SoCalGas's CARE program if you or someone in your household receives benefits such as Medi-Cal or CalFresh, or by household income.
How: Apply with SoCalGas's online CARE application.
EMWD customers: check your water budget
Your EMWD water budget uses 47 gallons per person per day indoors plus your irrigated area, which is listed on your bill; use over the budget is charged at higher rates. Irrigated areas may be customized through EMWD's variance process.
How: Check the estimated irrigated area listed on your EMWD bill; it can be customized through EMWD's variance process.
EMWD customers: payment assistance
EMWD offers several options that customers can use to request assistance in paying their bill.
How: Call EMWD Customer Service at 1-800-426-3693.

Adjust to match your bills

What you know

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.

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 San Jacinto house uses about 11.

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 38 daysLast day to file a 2026 regular assessment appeal in Riverside County (filing period July 2 to November 30, 2026).
Dec 10in 48 daysFirst property tax installment (due Nov 1) is delinquent after Dec 10: 10% penalty.
Jan 1, 2027in 70 daysEMWD's 2027 water rates start for bills dated on or after January 1 (Tier 2 rises from $4.51 to $4.88 per billing unit; in its 'Parts of San Jacinto Valley' service area, from $4.26 to $4.68).
Jan 1, 2027in 70 daysThe City of San Jacinto's water rates change on January 1, 2027: the council adopted Resolution No. 4145 on August 4, 2026 (motion carried 4/1).

Who serves this house

Water: Depends on your address; City of San Jacinto, EMWD or Lake Hemet MWD (depends on your address)
Property tax: 1.18% of value; 2026-27 tax year, Riverside County (San Jacinto tax rate areas 010-xxx in San Jacinto Unified: San Jacinto Unified, Mt. San Jacinto College and MWD East)
Garbage: CR&R Environmental Services; The City of San Jacinto’s trash, recyclables, and organic waste are collected by CR&R Environmental Services.
Sewer: City of San Jacinto collection plus EMWD treatment; Wastewater collected within the City’s collection system is conveyed to the Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) regional wastewater system for treatment and disposal.
Electricity: Southern California Edison; Franchise Fees consist of amounts received from Verizon, Charter Communications, Southern California Edison, the Gas Company and CR&R (the City’s trash hauler).
Gas: Southern California Gas Company; Franchise Fees consist of amounts received from Verizon, Charter Communications, Southern California Edison, the Gas Company and CR&R (the City’s trash hauler).

Pay or manage your bills

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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.
Water: the City of San Jacinto serves about 40% of the City's residents (central area); EMWD and Lake Hemet MWD serve the outskirts. The page starts with the City: $24.89 monthly flat rate (5/8-inch meter), $3.15 per unit to 11 units and $3.90 above, each plus the $1.77 per unit Water Adjudication Fee (folded into the tier rates). The City's 2025-26 schedule is still the 'existing' rate in its June 2026 notice; the council adopted a large increase effective Jan 1, 2027 (the City's notice for a typical 11-unit home: $59.54 now, $92.53 under the rates it proposed; those notice figures leave out the per-unit Water Adjudication Fee, which this page adds, so the page shows about $79 for the same use). EMWD and Lake Hemet MWD rates are those used on the Hemet page (EMWD budget tiers at 18 units, Lake Hemet before its power zone charge). EMWD's Tier 2 differs for its 'Parts of San Jacinto Valley' service area ($4.26 in 2026); the page uses the $4.51 rate listed for its other areas.
Sewer: $8.22 City collection plus $40.31 per sewage unit, both from the City's 2026 sewer notice (the $40.31 is listed there as an EMWD-related charge; we did not check it against EMWD's own schedule); EMWD-sewered areas may differ. Trash: San Jacinto's current CR&R residential rate could not be found (the City's 2020-2025 rate schedule is expired and CR&R's rate page is not readable), so the total excludes trash and understates what a household pays.
Property tax: Riverside County's 2026-27 rates (Resolution 2026-153): 1% levy, San Jacinto Unified (0.17%), Mt. San Jacinto College (0.0031%) and MWD East (0.0085%), less the $7,000 homeowners' exemption. We did not confirm the exact tax rate area composition, so some San Jacinto areas may have a different school district or EMWD improvement district rate. Not included: Community Facilities District special taxes and assessments that apply to some parcels; your tax bill lists them. The starting value is the Census median market value, not an assessed value.
Electricity: SCE's Tiered Rate Plan (Schedule D) with SCE generation, rates as of 10/1/26, baseline region 10 averaged over the year to about 441 kWh a month, plus the $24.15 Base Services Charge; usage of 633 kWh from SCE's comparison with San Jacinto Power. A community choice program may supply generation to some customers at different rates. Gas: SoCalGas's August 2026 average non-CARE bill ($68.91 at 35 therms). No city utility tax was found. Insurance is the 2022 California average.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How San Jacinto compares

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

Per year	San Jacinto	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	1.18%	1.13%	higher than 160 of the other 206 California cities we cover
Water	$948	$944	higher than 105 of the other 206 California cities we cover
Sewer and utility-bill fees	$582	$582	in the middle of 136 other California cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$3,603	$3,463	higher than 137 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	$11,667	$14,973	lower than 170 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: San Jacinto's property tax rate is 1.18%, higher than 160 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 San Jacinto is 1.18%, higher than 160 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?"

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Common questions about San Jacinto house costs

What is the property tax rate in San Jacinto?

About 1.18% of the value before exemptions a year (2026-27 tax year, Riverside County (San Jacinto tax rate areas 010-xxx in San Jacinto Unified: San Jacinto Unified, Mt. San Jacinto College and MWD East)), plus flat charges on the same bill.

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

About $5,825 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions with the homeowners' exemption.

How much is the water bill in San Jacinto?

About $128 a month for water and sewer at typical use (11 units, or 8,228 gallons a month) on City of San Jacinto.

How much does trash pickup cost in San Jacinto?

Collected by CR&R Environmental Services.

When is property tax due in San Jacinto?

Dec 10: First property tax installment (due Nov 1) is delinquent after Dec 10: 10% penalty.

Where can I get help paying utility bills in San Jacinto?

Income-qualified: SCE CARE rate: Through SCE's CARE program, qualifying households receive 32.5% off their electric bills and a Base Services Charge of about $6 a month. Apply with SCE's CARE/FERA online application; no additional documentation is required.

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

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