Wasco, CA · Updated Oct 2026

What a Wasco 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 Wasco house

$9,008a year · $751 a month

Starts at the typical market value, $273,600; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.

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A Wasco house at the typical market value ($273,600) costs about $9,000 a year: $3,110 property tax and charges, $630 water and sewer, $600 trash, $3,170 electricity and gas, $1,490 home insurance. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Rates checked Oct 28, 2026. Insurance: what you enter, or a typical premium until you do. Sources are listed at the bottom.

Ways to pay less

One change saves this house about $65 a year:

Bring water use down to 7 units
$65 a year
Above 7 units a month, City of Wasco charges $2.72 a unit instead of $0.00.
How: Most of the top tier is outdoor watering: fix leaks and water less often in summer.

Worth checking

Homeowners' exemption: $7,000 off assessed value$7,000 off value
A qualifying owner-occupied home gets a $7,000 reduction in taxable value.
How: To claim the exemption, the homeowner must make a one-time filing with the county assessor where the property is located.

Money dates

Feb 1in 89 daysSecond installment due; delinquent April 10 at 5:00 P.M., then a ten percent penalty plus a $10.00 advertising cost.
Nov 1First property tax installment due; delinquent Dec 10 at 5:00 P.M., then a ten percent penalty.

Who serves this house

Water: City of Wasco; Adopted rates effective July 1, 2026: single-family minimum service fee covers a base volume, then a rate per ccf (one ccf = 748 gallons).
Property tax: 1.17% of value; 2025–26 tax year, Kern County
Garbage: City of Wasco and American Refuse; The City keeps residential trash and green cart collection; American Refuse collects residential recycling.
Sewer: City of Wasco; Flat monthly sewer fee per single-family residence.
Electricity: PG&E; PG&E is listed among the utility providers for Wasco.
Gas: SoCalGas; SoCalGas lists Wasco among the cities it serves.
Schools: Wasco school bonds; The county rate book lists Wasco UHSD bonds in the Wasco inside tax areas.

Pay or manage your bills

Your water

Drought rates: The rate study lists higher per-ccf drought rates for 20%, 30% and 40% water cutback stages.

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How these numbers are made

Property tax uses Kern County's 2025-26 rate book for tax area 007-006, the Wasco inside area with the largest secured valuation, applied to the Census median home value before the $7,000 homeowners' exemption.
Water is the adopted single-family July 1, 2026 minimum fee of $20.23 (7 ccf base volume) plus $2.72 per ccf above 7 ccf.
Sewer is $27.05 and trash $50.16 a month from the adopted July 1, 2026 schedules.
Electricity uses PG&E E-1 tier rates with the daily base charge converted to monthly and a seasonally weighted baseline; gas uses SoCalGas's typical 35-therm Non-CARE bill divided by 35 therms.
Insurance is the California statewide 2022 average, not specific to Wasco.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Wasco compares

A typical Wasco house against the 285 California cities we cover, using the same default numbers as the total above.

Per year	Wasco	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	1.17%	1.13%	higher than 201 of the other 284 California cities we cover
Water	$308	$927	lower than 282 of the other 284 California cities we cover
Sewer and utility-bill fees	$325	$596	lower than 153 of the other 196 California cities we cover
Trash	$602	$452	higher than 213 of the other 267 California cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$3,174	$3,421	lower than 201 of the other 284 California cities we cover
Home insurance	$1,492	$1,492	lower than 1 of the other 272 California cities we cover
Total	$9,008	$14,432	lower than 273 of the other 284 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. Water

The fact: Water here costs about $308 a year at typical use, lower than 282 of the other 284 California cities we cover.

Ask: "Water here costs about $308 a year at typical use, lower than 282 of the other 284 California cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

2. Sewer and utility-bill fees

The fact: Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here come to about $325 a year, lower than 153 of the other 196 California cities we cover. Some cities bill sewer on the property tax bill instead, which is not counted here.

Ask: "Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here cost about $325 a year, lower than 153 of the other 196 California cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

3. Trash

The fact: Trash pickup here costs about $602 a year for the standard cart, higher than 213 of the other 267 California cities we cover. Where trash is billed through the tax bill or a separate hauler, it is not counted here.

Ask: "Trash pickup here costs about $602 a year for the standard cart, higher than 213 of the other 267 California cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything about the service or the price?"

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Common questions about Wasco house costs

What is the property tax rate in Wasco?

About 1.17% of the value before exemptions a year (2025–26 tax year, Kern County), plus flat charges on the same bill.

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

About $5,746 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions with the homeowners' exemption.

How much is the water bill in Wasco?

About $53 a month for water and sewer at typical use (9 units, or 6,732 gallons a month) on City of Wasco.

How much does trash pickup cost in Wasco?

$50 a month for a house.

When is property tax due in Wasco?

Feb 1: Second installment due; delinquent April 10 at 5:00 P.M., then a ten percent penalty plus a $10.00 advertising cost. Nov 1: First property tax installment due; delinquent Dec 10 at 5:00 P.M., then a ten percent penalty.

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

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