Ukiah property tax: where it goes
A Ukiah house at the typical market value ($458,400) pays about $5,580 a year on the property tax bill, including flat charges on the same bill. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
A Ukiah house pays 1.21% of its taxable value in property tax, plus flat charges on the same bill. For a house at $458,400 of market value with the homeowners' exemption, that's about $5,582 a year.
Tax is levied on assessed value; the basic 1% rate plus the debt service rates for the tax rate area.
Mendocino County's published rate table is the 2025-26 table; the 2026-27 table is not posted.
Pay or manage it
Who taxes this house
| Taxing agency | Rate | On $458,400 |
|---|---|---|
| Basic countywide 1% levy (Prop 13) | 1% | $4,514 |
| Ukiah Unified School District bond (schools) | 0.191% | $862 |
| Mendocino-Lake Community College bond (schools) | 0.019% | $86 |
| Ukiah Valley Fire special taxes (Measures J and B), per year | flat | $120 |
| Total | 1.21% | $5,582 |
2025-26 tax year, Mendocino County tax rate areas with prefix 003 (Ukiah Unified, within city limits). Exemptions applied: Homeowners' exemption ($7,000).
How Ukiah compares with nearby cities
Property tax rate
- Clearlake · 33 mi1.12%
- Windsor · 47 mi1.12%
- Healdsburg · 41 mi1.13%
- Ukiah1.21%
The combined rate of every agency on the bill, before exemptions.
Ways to pay less
- Homeowners' exemption: claim it once. The California Constitution provides a $7,000 reduction in the taxable value for a qualifying owner-occupied home. How: File the claim with the county assessor where the property is located.
Sources
Checked October 29, 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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