Tulare, CA · Updated Oct 2026

What a Tulare 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 Tulare house

$10,058a year · $838 a month

Starts at the typical market value, $366,200; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.

Property tax$3,944
1.098% of $366,200, less $7,000 homeowners' exemption
Electricity and gas$3,069
506 kWh a month $2,242 · 35 therms $827
Water and sewer$1,150
13,000 gallons a month on City of Tulare water: water $42, sewer $54 a month
Trash$404
Basic service: refuse, green waste/food waste and recycling containers weekly, with street sweeping, $34 a month
Home insurance$1,492
Typical premium $1,492

A Tulare house at the typical market value ($366,200) pays about $10,100 a year: $3,940 property tax and charges, $1,150 water and sewer, $400 trash, $3,070 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:

Homeowners' exemption: $7,000 off taxable value$7,000 off value
The California Constitution provides a $7,000 reduction in the taxable value for a qualifying owner-occupied home that was the owner's principal residence on January 1.
How: File with the county assessor where the property is located; a claim filed by February 15 gets the full exemption for that year.
Seniors: discounted sewer rate$26.95 a month
The City's rate schedule lists a Senior residential sewer rate of $26.95 a month for FY 2020-21.
How: The City lists a Senior Discount Application on its utility billing page.

Money dates

Nov 2, 2026in 10 daysFirst installment of secured property taxes due; delinquent December 10, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.
Feb 1, 2027in 101 daysSecond installment of secured property taxes due; delinquent April 12, 2027 at 5:00 p.m.
Feb 15in 115 daysLast day to file a first-time homeowners' exemption claim and receive the full exemption for that year.

Who serves this house

Water: City of Tulare water; City of Tulare residential water: a monthly fixed charge by meter size plus a rate per 1,000 gallons, tiered at 0–9,000, 9,001–30,000 and over 30,000 gallons a month. FY 2020-21 column of the City's rate schedule.
Property tax: 1.10% of value; 2026–27 tax year, Tulare County, tax rate area 005-000
Garbage: City of Tulare Solid Waste; One 96-gallon container each for refuse, green waste/food waste and recyclables, each collected weekly.
Sewer: City of Tulare; Flat monthly single-family sewer rate.
Electricity: Southern California Edison (SCE); SCE lists Tulare among the incorporated cities it serves.
Gas: SoCalGas; Residential gas service.
Schools: Tulare Joint Union High School District; A "TULARE JTHI 2004 BOND" rate appears in tax rate area 005-000 of the county rate book.

Pay or manage your bills

Your water

Source: The city’s water supply comes from a series of deep wells that are scattered throughout the community.
Wells: The City’s water system consists of 23 active wells.
Mains: The water system has 277 miles of water transmission and distribution mains.

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How these numbers are made

Garbage: City of Tulare Resolution 2025-03 sets $33.63 a month from July 1, 2026 for single-family basic service (three 96-gallon containers weekly), including $5.00 street sweeping.
Water: the City's latest published rate schedule is the FY 2020-21 column of its 2016 water and sewer rate notice: $27.89 a month for a 1-inch meter (the notice describes the average single-family customer as having a 1-inch meter), and $0.903, $1.478 and $1.974 per 1,000 gallons in three tiers. A 5/8-inch meter is $16.70. We found no newer schedule; the City began a new rate study in 2025, so today's bill may be higher. The notice's average use of 13,000 gallons a month (17.38 CCF) is the starting use.
Sewer: $53.90 a month single-family flat rate from the same schedule (FY 2020-21); same caveat as water.
Property tax: Tulare County 2026-27 rate book, tax rate area 005-000 (City of Tulare): 1% plus 0.038% Tulare healthcare bond, 0.005% College of the Sequoias bond and 0.055% Tulare Joint Union High School bond, 1.098% in all, less the $7,000 exemption. The 0.03% Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District levy (a different tax base) is left out. We did not find a list of flat direct charges for Tulare parcels, so none are included; some tax rate areas carry extra district charges. Home value is the Census median market value; a long-time owner has a lower Prop 13 assessed value.
Energy: SCE Tiered Rate Plan rates are rounded to whole cents on SCE's page; the base charge is 79¢ x 365 / 12. Typical use is SCE's 2024 residential average (EIA). Gas is SoCalGas's August 2026 average non-CARE bill divided by 35 therms; franchise fees are not included.
Insurance is the 2022 California average homeowners premium (NAIC via the Insurance Information Institute).
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

Common questions about Tulare house costs

What is the property tax rate in Tulare?

About 1.10% of the value before exemptions a year (2026–27 tax year, Tulare County, tax rate area 005-000), plus flat charges on the same bill.

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

About $5,413 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions with the homeowners' exemption.

How much is the water bill in Tulare?

About $96 a month for water and sewer at typical use (13,000 gallons a month) on City of Tulare water.

How much does trash pickup cost in Tulare?

$34 a month for a house.

When is property tax due in Tulare?

Nov 2, 2026: First installment of secured property taxes due; delinquent December 10, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Feb 1, 2027: Second installment of secured property taxes due; delinquent April 12, 2027 at 5:00 p.m.

Can seniors lower their property tax or bills in Tulare?

Yes. Seniors: discounted sewer rate: The City's rate schedule lists a Senior residential sewer rate of $26.95 a month for FY 2020-21.

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

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