Santa Clarita, CA · Updated Oct 2026

What a Santa Clarita home costs each year

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 Santa Clarita house

$14,292a year · $1,191 a month

Starts at the typical market value, $784,700; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.

A Santa Clarita house at the typical market value ($784,700) costs about $14,300 a year: $8,260 property tax and charges, $620 water, $460 trash, $3,460 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 32-gallon trash cart, with 96-gallon recycling and organics carts cartUp to $104 a year
Your cart costs $39 a month; the smallest costs $30. Worth it if you rarely fill it.
How: Call your garbage hauler.

Adjust to match your bills

What you knowTrash cartMaximum approved single-family rates on Burrtec's sheet effective January 1, 2026, billed per month; each includes 96-gallon recycling and 96-gallon organics carts; a 20% senior or low-income discount is listed.

Value before exemptionsUse 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 house uses 7–12.

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

Dec 10in 47 daysFirst property tax installment (due Nov 1) is late after Dec 10: 10% penalty.
Apr 10Second property tax installment (due Feb 1) is late after Apr 10: 10% penalty plus $10 cost.

Who serves this house

Water: SCV Water (Santa Clarita Water Division); SCV Water charges $3.03 per ccf of potable water effective 7/1/2026, plus a fixed charge by meter size and a monthly legacy debt charge. Fixed charge shown is for a 5/8-inch meter in the Santa Clarita Water Division; the Valencia Division has different legacy debt charges.
Property tax: 1.00% of value; 2026-27 tax year, Los Angeles County
Garbage: Burrtec Waste Industries; Burrtec is the exclusive provider of trash and recycling services for residents in the City of Santa Clarita.

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How these numbers are made

Garbage uses Burrtec's maximum approved single-family monthly rates effective January 1, 2026; the default is the standard 96-gallon service.
Water uses SCV Water's 2026-27 potable rate and the 5/8-inch meter fixed charge plus legacy debt charge for the Santa Clarita Water Division; household usage is the page's assumption, not a stated typical.
Sewer uses the Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District single-family charge for 2026-27, collected on the property tax roll.
Insurance is a 2022 California statewide average, not specific to Santa Clarita.
Property tax shows only the 1% countywide levy; voter-approved school bond rates and other charges on the tax bill are not yet sourced, so the property tax line is incomplete.
Electric (SCE) and gas (SoCalGas) providers for Santa Clarita are not confirmed by a Santa Clarita-specific source in this draft.
Prop 13 context: assessed value starts at purchase price and rises at most 2% a year, so it is often below market value (not judged).
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Santa Clarita compares

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

Per year	Santa Clarita	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	1.00%	1.13%	lower than 206 of the other 206 California cities we cover
Water	$616	$944	lower than 177 of the other 206 California cities we cover
Trash	$463	$443	higher than 110 of the other 187 California cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$3,463	$3,463	lower than 102 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	$14,292	$14,973	lower than 116 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: Santa Clarita's property tax rate is 1.00%, lower than 206 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 Santa Clarita is 1.00%, lower than 206 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?"

2. Water

The fact: Water here costs about $616 a year at typical use, lower than 177 of the other 206 California cities we cover.

Ask: "Water here costs about $616 a year at typical use, lower than 177 of the other 206 California cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

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Common questions about Santa Clarita house costs

What is the property tax rate in Santa Clarita?

About 1.00% of the value before exemptions a year (2026-27 tax year, Los Angeles County), plus flat charges on the same bill (Sewer $481).

How much is property tax on a $500,000 house in Santa Clarita?

About $5,411 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions with the homeowners' exemption, including $481 of flat charges.

How much is the water bill in Santa Clarita?

About $51 a month for water at typical use (9 units, or 6,732 gallons a month) on SCV Water (Santa Clarita Water Division).

How much does trash pickup cost in Santa Clarita?

$30 to $39 a month, depending on the trash cart size (96-gallon trash cart, with 96-gallon recycling and organics carts, 64-gallon trash cart, with 96-gallon recycling and organics carts, 32-gallon trash cart, with 96-gallon recycling and organics carts).

When is property tax due in Santa Clarita?

Dec 10: First property tax installment (due Nov 1) is late after Dec 10: 10% penalty. Apr 10: Second property tax installment (due Feb 1) is late after Apr 10: 10% penalty plus $10 cost.

How much does a house in Santa Clarita cost to run each year?

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