CountyTax

Tulare County, CA property tax rate

Tulare County · California · #26 of 56 in the state

0.70%of home value

Median annual property tax $2,318 · median home value $330,100

$2,318 a year · $193 a month using the area benchmark.

A rough planning estimate, not a tax quote.

Below the U.S. benchmark 0.94% (0.75×), about the same as the California benchmark 0.70%.

Ranked among 56 California counties with available benchmarks; 2 counties are not ranked because required figures are missing or reported as ranges.

What this benchmark means

Median real estate taxes paid ÷ median owner-occupied home value, ACS 2020–2024 — a ratio of two medians, not a statutory rate, not the median of individual bills and not your property's rate. Exemptions people already claim are reflected in the survey; your bill depends on taxable value, local districts, exemptions and reassessment after a sale.

Census figures behind this page
Median real estate taxes paid$2,318
With a mortgage / without$2,594 / $1,750
Median home value$330,100
Median household income$71,300 · tax is 3.3% of it
Median gross rent$1,280 / mo
Owner-occupied58% of 143,195 homes
Population478,693

When it's due in California

All states
First installment
Due Nov 1
Late after Dec 10 under state law — the exact cutoff time, weekend/holiday carry-over and this year's date are on your bill.
Second installment
Due Feb 1
Late after Apr 10 under state law — the exact cutoff time, weekend/holiday carry-over and this year's date are on your bill.
Late penalty10% penalty on 1st installment after Dec 10 5pm; 10% penalty plus $10 cost on 2nd installment after Apr 10 5pm; 1.5%/month redemption fee after June 30 (Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code §§ 2617, 2618, 4103)
Appeal windowJuly 2 to September 15 (or November 30 depending on county notification) to Assessment Appeals Board (Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code § 1603)

First installment delinquent after 5:00 p.m. Dec 10; second installment delinquent after 5:00 p.m. Apr 10. Default date June 30. Regular annual schedule; tax year: fiscal year July 1 - June 30, bills mailed Oct/Nov. Source: Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code §§ 2605, 2607, 2617, 2618, rules checked 2026-09-19. Confirm the amount and deadline on your official tax bill.

California counties with a similar rate

All 58

How this benchmark was computed

Median real estate taxes paid by owner-occupied households in Tulare County ($2,318) divided by the median value of those homes ($330,100), both from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. It is a ratio of two medians — a reasonable area benchmark, not the assessor's mill rate and not any one household's rate. Newly purchased homes are often reassessed to sale price, so a buyer's first bill can run above it. Data & method