Soledad property tax: where it goes

A Soledad house at the typical market value ($595,900) pays about $6,950 a year on the property tax bill, including flat charges on the same bill. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

A Soledad house pays 1.18% of its taxable value in property tax. For a house at $595,900 of market value with the homeowners' exemption, that's about $6,947 a year.

Tax is levied on the taxable value of the property (the owner on January 1, the lien date).

Who taxes this house

Taxing agencyRateOn $595,900
Countywide 1% tax (Prop 13)1%$5,889
Hartnell Community College District bond (schools)0.0426%$251
Soledad Unified School District bonds (schools)0.1371%$807
Total1.18%$6,947

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

How Soledad compares with nearby cities

Property tax rate

  1. Hollister · 29 mi1.13%
  2. Salinas · 25 mi1.15%
  3. Seaside · 31 mi1.15%
  4. Marina · 31 mi1.15%
  5. Soledad1.18%
  6. Greenfield · 9 mi1.22%

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

Ways to pay less

  • Homeowners' exemption: $7,000 off taxable value. The California Constitution provides a $7,000 reduction in the taxable value for a qualifying owner-occupied home. How: The home must be your principal residence on January 1.

Dates

WhenWhat
February 15Last day to file the Homeowners' Exemption to receive the full exemption for that year.

Sources

  1. BOE homeowners exemption

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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