Twentynine Palms, CA · Updated Oct 2026

What a Twentynine Palms 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 Twentynine Palms house

$9,291a year · $774 a month

Starts at the typical market value, $268,200; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.

A Twentynine Palms house at the typical market value ($268,200) costs about $9,300 a year: $3,250 property tax and charges, $880 water, $390 trash, $3,280 electricity, $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:

Bulky-item curbside pickupNo cost
The City says curbside pick-up of bulky items is provided at no cost and can be arranged by calling Burrtec.
How: Call Burrtec at (760) 365-2015.
Low income: SCE CARE rate32.5% off the electric bill
Through SCE's CARE program, qualifying households receive 32.5% off their electric bills; you may qualify based on household size and the total income of everyone living in the home.
How: Apply online at sce.com or call SCE's automated line at 1-800-798-5723; no additional documentation is required to apply.
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: File a claim with the county assessor where the property is located.

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 below market: use the assessed value on your tax bill. Parcels over 1 acre pay more than $30 for the water availability assessment ($8 more per additional acre up to 5 acres, $7.50 per acre over 5, to $1,200 a parcel). Other direct charges on your bill (such as fire or lighting districts) are not included here.

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.

Money dates

Nov 30, 2026in 37 daysLast day to file a 2026 regular assessment appeal in San Bernardino County (filing runs July 2 to November 30, 2026).
Dec 10in 47 daysFirst property tax installment (due Nov 1) is delinquent after Dec 10: 10% penalty.
Apr 10Second property tax installment (due Feb 1) becomes delinquent April 10; a 10% penalty applies if taxes are not paid by the delinquent date.

Who serves this house

Water: Twentynine Palms Water District; Twentynine Palms Water District monthly water charges from Resolution 26-02 (Mar. 2026 column): a $20.72 fixed charge for the 5/8-inch meter and $5.80 per HCF of potable water.
Property tax: 1.08% of value; 2026-27 tax year, San Bernardino County (Morongo Unified / Copper Mountain College)
Garbage: Burrtec; Burrtec's residential trash charges for the City of Twentynine Palms are collected on the County property tax roll.
Sewer: Septic systems; Because there is no sewer system, wastewater is disposed of through septic tank systems.
Electricity: Southern California Edison; Southern California Edison has served outage notices to Twentynine Palms customers.
Schools: Morongo Unified School District; San Bernardino County lists a Morongo Unified School bond rate among its 2026-27 unified school districts.

Pay or manage your bills

Your water

Source: The District's water comes from 8 well sites pumped from four underground aquifers (the Fortynine Palms, Indian Cove, Eastern and Mesquite Springs groundwater basins).
Hardness: Hardness averaged 75 ppm in 2025 testing (range 15 - 120).
Lead: Lead at customer taps (2023): 90th percentile not detected (ND), 0 sites exceeding the action level.

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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.
Property tax: 1% countywide levy plus the 2026-27 Morongo Unified School (0.06523738%) and Copper Mountain Community College (0.01807511%) bond rates from the County's rate table; these are the school and college districts for the city. Starting value is the Census median market value, not an assessed value.
Trash: Burrtec's standard 1-barrel residential service, $32.61 a month ($391.32 a year) on the 2026-27 tax roll, counted on the tax bill only.
Water: Twentynine Palms Water District, $20.72 fixed per month (5/8-inch meter) plus $5.80 per HCF, effective March 2026. Rates rise again January 2027. There is no sewer system, so no sewer charge; septic upkeep is not included. The 9 HCF a month usage is the page's generic default, not a District-stated typical; Twentynine Palms households may use less, so use your own bill.
Electricity: SCE TOU-D-4 total of $0.3783 per kWh plus the $24.15 Base Services Charge. The rate and the 659 kWh usage come from SCE's June 2026 comparison for Baseline Region 14 (Apple Valley); we could not confirm Twentynine Palms' baseline region, so the usage and the rate plan are an approximation. Gas: Southwest Gas's California tariff does not list Twentynine Palms, so no gas utility is modelled (many homes use propane).
Savings: the homeowners' exemption claim is filed with the San Bernardino County Assessor; if the exemption is already on the tax bill no new claim is needed. Water: Twentynine Palms is assumed to share SCE Baseline Region 14 with Apple Valley (unconfirmed).
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Twentynine Palms compares

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

Per year	Twentynine Palms	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	1.08%	1.13%	lower than 172 of the other 206 California cities we cover
Water	$875	$944	lower than 122 of the other 206 California cities we cover
Trash	$391	$443	lower than 128 of the other 187 California cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$3,281	$3,463	lower than 148 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	$9,291	$14,973	lower than 200 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: Twentynine Palms's property tax rate is 1.08%, lower than 172 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 Twentynine Palms is 1.08%, lower than 172 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 Twentynine Palms house costs

What is the property tax rate in Twentynine Palms?

About 1.08% of the value before exemptions a year (2026-27 tax year, San Bernardino County (Morongo Unified / Copper Mountain College)), plus flat charges on the same bill (Burrtec residential trash (on tax bill) $391, Water availability assessment (parcel of 1 acre or less) $30).

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

About $5,762 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions with the homeowners' exemption, including $421 of flat charges.

How much is the water bill in Twentynine Palms?

About $73 a month for water at typical use (9 units, or 6,732 gallons a month) on Twentynine Palms Water District.

How much does trash pickup cost in Twentynine Palms?

$33 a month for a house.

When is property tax due in Twentynine Palms?

Dec 10: First property tax installment (due Nov 1) is delinquent after Dec 10: 10% penalty. Apr 10: Second property tax installment (due Feb 1) becomes delinquent April 10; a 10% penalty applies if taxes are not paid by the delinquent date.

Where can I get help paying utility bills in Twentynine Palms?

Low income: SCE CARE rate: Through SCE's CARE program, qualifying households receive 32.5% off their electric bills; you may qualify based on household size and the total income of everyone living in the home. Apply online at sce.com or call SCE's automated line at 1-800-798-5723; no additional documentation is required to apply.

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