San Leandro, CA · Updated Oct 2026

What a San Leandro 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 Leandro house

$17,095a year · $1,425 a month

Starts at the typical market value, $844,200; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.

Property tax$10,411
1.244% of $844,200, less $7,000 homeowners' exemption
Flat charges on the tax bill$868
Sewer $747 · Alameda County EMS (paramedic) special tax $42 · Alameda County vector control assessment $13 · SF Bay Restoration Authority parcel tax (Measure AA) $12 · Household hazardous waste fee $8 · San Leandro Unified Measure I parcel tax (2024-25 rate) $46
Electricity and gas$2,956
371 kWh a month $1,810 · 31.72 therms $979 · city utility tax $167
Water$847
5 units (CCF) a month on East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD): water $71 a month
Trash$520
32-gal trash, $43 a month
Home insurance$1,492
Typical premium $1,492

A San Leandro house at the typical market value ($844,200) pays about $17,100 a year: $11,280 property tax and charges, $850 water, $520 trash, $2,960 electricity and gas, $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

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

Switch to the 20-gal trash cartUp to $103 a year
Your cart costs $43 a month; the smallest costs $35. Worth it if you rarely fill it.
How: Call your garbage hauler.
Homeowners' exemption: if you own and live in your home on January 1$7,000 off assessed value
If you own and occupy your home as your principal place of residence on January 1 (lien date), you may be eligible for a Homeowners' Exemption. This exemption reduces the taxable value of your property by $7,000, resulting in a tax savings of approximately $70 to $80 per year.
How: See the Alameda County Assessor's exemptions page.
Low-income households: EBMUD Customer Assistance Program50% off water service charge
Eligible single-family customers can get 50% off the standard bimonthly water service charge and 50% off home water use (up to 1,050 gallons per person a month), plus 35% off EBMUD wastewater charges. A household of 1-2 qualifies with income of $67,900 or less. Enrollment lasts up to two years.
How: Apply online through EBMUD's CAP application.
EBMUD lawn conversion rebateUp to $2.00 per sq. ft.
EBMUD pays up to $2.00 per square foot to convert a lawn to a water-wise garden; landscape rebates for a home are capped at $2,000 in any 24-month period.
How: Apply through EBMUD's rebates page.
Income-qualified households: PG&E CARE on gas20% off gas
CARE gives income-qualified customers a 20% discount on their natural gas bill.
How: Contact PG&E for an application.
100% disabled veterans: property tax exemption$175,298 off assessed value (2025-26)
The Disabled Veterans' Exemption reduces property tax on the principal residence of veterans rated 100% disabled because of a service-connected injury or disease (or paid at the 100% rate for unemployability). For the 2025-2026 assessment year the basic exemption amount is $175,298; a larger low-income exemption also exists.
How: See the Alameda County Assessor's exemptions page.
Seniors 65+: exemption from the Measure I parcel taxExempts the San Leandro Unified Measure I parcel tax
Homeowners age 65 or older by June 30, 2026, or in later years age 65 or older by June 1 of that year, may request an exemption from the Measure I parcel tax. For tax year 2026-2027 applications were due by June 30, 2026.
How: Email exemptions@sci-cg.com or call the Parcel Tax Administrator at (844) 332-0549.

Adjust to match your bills

What you knowTrash cartPrice is set by the size of your garbage cart; recycling and organics collection are part of the rate. Homes in the Oro Loma Sanitary District area pay Waste Management's rates instead.

Value before exemptionsEnter your assessed value from your tax bill: under Prop 13 it is often well below what the house would sell for. Not included: parcel taxes or assessments of districts that cover only part of the city and charges we could not tie to a downloadable source (for example AC Transit, East Bay Regional Park District and mosquito charges). Owners 65+ and SSI/SSDI recipients can apply for an exemption from the San Leandro Unified Measure I parcel tax.

I live here and have the Homeowners' exemptionSomeone on the title is 65 or older

Home insurance, a yearFrom your policy. We start at $1,492, California statewide average for 2022 (not San Leandro), NAIC data as published by 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 Leandro house uses about 5.

Electricity, kWh a month

On your PG&E delivery with Ava Community Energy Bright Choice generation bill. An electric car adds about 300 kWh.

Gas, therms a month (yearly average)

Money dates

Dec 10in 48 daysLast day to pay the first installment of secured property taxes without penalty; also the deadline for late homeowners' and veterans' exemption claims.
Feb 15in 115 daysDeadline to file the homeowners', veterans' and disabled veterans' exemption claims.
Apr 10Last day to pay the second installment of secured property taxes without penalty.
Jul 2 – Sep 15Window to file an assessment appeal with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors.

Who serves this house

Water: East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD); EBMUD rates effective July 1, 2026: a $28.60 monthly service charge for a 5/8 or 3/4 inch meter ($57.20 on a bimonthly bill) plus $8.40 per unit (CCF) for the first 7 units a month, $9.74 from 7 to 16 units and $11.49 above 16 units for single-family homes. Most homes are billed every two months
Property tax: 1.24% of value; 2025-26 tax year, Alameda County (City of San Leandro code area 10-001)
Garbage: Alameda County Industries (ACI); ACI is the hauler listed for the City of San Leandro; the rates are billed quarterly.
Sewer: City of San Leandro; Residential properties are typically billed through the property tax rolls.
Electricity: PG&E with Ava Community Energy; PG&E delivers the power and bills; Ava is the generation provider for San Leandro.
Gas: PG&E; San Leandro is in PG&E's gas service territory.
Schools: San Leandro Unified School District; San Leandro Unified School District bonds and Chabot-Las Positas College bonds are part of the property tax rate.

Pay or manage your bills

Your water

Source: EBMUD's main supply is snow and rain in the Mokelumne River watershed in the Sierra Nevada, carried 90 miles by aqueduct to East Bay treatment plants and reservoirs.
PFAS: EBMUD has finished its initial PFAS monitoring under the new rules, and all results so far have met the standards.

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How these numbers are made

Garbage: ACI's San Leandro residential monthly prices for July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 from the StopWaste countywide matrix ($34.79 for 20 gallons, $43.34 for 32, $72.15 for 64, $100.92 for 96); San Leandro rates are billed quarterly. Homes in the Oro Loma Sanitary District area of the city pay Waste Management's rates, which are not shown.
Water and typical use: EBMUD Schedule A from July 1, 2026 (monthly-billing column) and EBMUD's median single-family use of 5 units a month. San Leandro is at low elevation, so no elevation surcharge is assumed.
Sewer: the City's single-family sewer charge of $62.26 a month from July 1, 2026, times 12 = $747.12 a year, which the City bills on the county property tax bill. Part of the city is served by the Oro Loma Sanitary District, which sets its own charge.
Property tax: Alameda County's 2025-26 Tax Rates book for code area 10-001 (1% countywide levy plus County GO bond 0.0084%, San Leandro Unified bonds 0.18%, Chabot-Las Positas bonds 0.0389%, BART 0.0152%, East Bay Regional Park 0.0011%; 1.2436% in all), less the $7,000 homeowners' exemption. Flat charges: county paramedic special tax $42.42 and vector control $5.92 + $6.77 = $12.69 (FY 2026-27 proposed), Measure AA $12, household hazardous waste $7.80, San Leandro Unified Measure I $46 (the 2024-25 amount, the latest published; it rises each year with a cost-of-living adjustment, so the current amount is probably slightly higher). The starting value is the Census ACS 2020-2024 median market value ($844,200); under Prop 13 an owner who bought years ago has a lower assessed value. Code area 10-001 is used as the City of San Leandro area; we could not confirm it is the area with the most homes.
Electricity: PG&E schedule E-1 bundled rates with Ava's generation swapped in, and PG&E's income tier 3 base services charge, baseline territory X; the City's 6% utility users tax is added to electricity and gas. Typical use is 371 kWh (PG&E's Ava example bill) and gas 31.7 therms (EIA California average). Gas: PG&E G-1 plus the public purpose surcharge, territory X. Insurance is the 2022 California average premium (NAIC via the Insurance Information Institute). The City's budget documents mention an exemption of the first $34 of residential gas or electric charges from the utility users tax; we could not find the current code text, so if it applies the tax shown is overstated (up to about $24 a year).
Not counted: San Leandro's other tax-bill charges we could not source (for example AC Transit and East Bay Regional Park District parcel taxes, mosquito abatement and flood-control charges).
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How San Leandro compares

A typical San Leandro house against the 110 California cities we cover, using the same default numbers as the total above.

Per year	San Leandro	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	1.24%	1.13%	higher than 97 of the other 109 California cities we cover
Water	$847	$955	lower than 68 of the other 109 California cities we cover
Trash	$520	$438	higher than 75 of the other 101 California cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$2,956	$3,556	lower than 95 of the other 109 California cities we cover
Home insurance	$1,492	$1,492	in the middle of 108 other California cities we cover
Total	$17,095	$15,240	higher than 75 of the other 109 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 Leandro's property tax rate is 1.24%, higher than 97 of the other 109 California cities we cover. The rate adds up every agency on the bill, not only the city.

Ask: "Property tax in San Leandro is 1.24%, higher than 97 of the other 109 California cities we cover. What should that money pay for first, and would you change anything about how it is set?"

2. Electricity and gas

The fact: Electricity and gas for a typical house here cost about $2,956 a year, lower than 95 of the other 109 California cities we cover. Rates are set mostly by the utility and the state.

Ask: "Electricity and gas here cost about $2,956 a year for a typical house, lower than 95 of the other 109 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 San Leandro house costs

What is the property tax rate in San Leandro?

About 1.24% of the value before exemptions a year (2025-26 tax year, Alameda County (City of San Leandro code area 10-001)), plus flat charges on the same bill (Sewer $747, Alameda County EMS (paramedic) special tax $42, Alameda County vector control assessment $13, SF Bay Restoration Authority parcel tax (Measure AA) $12).

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

About $6,999 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions with the homeowners' exemption, including $868 of flat charges.

How much is the water bill in San Leandro?

About $71 a month for water at typical use (5 units, or 3,740 gallons a month) on East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD).

How much does trash pickup cost in San Leandro?

$35 to $101 a month, depending on the trash cart size (20-gal trash, 32-gal trash, 64-gal trash, 96-gal trash).

When is property tax due in San Leandro?

Dec 10: Last day to pay the first installment of secured property taxes without penalty; also the deadline for late homeowners' and veterans' exemption claims. Apr 10: Last day to pay the second installment of secured property taxes without penalty.

Can seniors lower their property tax or bills in San Leandro?

Yes. Seniors 65+: exemption from the Measure I parcel tax: Homeowners age 65 or older by June 30, 2026, or in later years age 65 or older by June 1 of that year, may request an exemption from the Measure I parcel tax. For tax year 2026-2027 applications were due by June 30, 2026.

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

Low-income households: EBMUD Customer Assistance Program: Eligible single-family customers can get 50% off the standard bimonthly water service charge and 50% off home water use (up to 1,050 gallons per person a month), plus 35% off EBMUD wastewater charges. A household of 1-2 qualifies with income of $67,900 or less. Enrollment lasts up to two years. Apply online through EBMUD's CAP application.

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