Santa Cruz County California Property Tax
$3,661.00 8th of 58Median Property Tax In Santa Cruz County, California
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$648,700.00Median Home Value In
Santa Cruz County, California |
0.56% 42nd of 58
Median Property Tax
As Percentage Of Home Value |
$88,049.00
Median Income In
Santa Cruz County, California |
The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Santa Cruz County is $3,661.00 per year, based on a median home value of $648,700.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.56% of property value.
Santa Cruz County collects relatively high property taxes, and is ranked in the top half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the fifty-eight counties in California, Santa Cruz County is ranked 8th by median property taxes, and 42nd by median tax as percentage of home value.
Santa Cruz County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Santa Cruz County is $648,700.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $384,200.00
Santa Cruz County's Property Tax Is Higher Than Average
8th out of 58By median yearly property tax
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42nd out of 58
By percentage of median home value
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3rd out of 58
By percentage of median income
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You can see how Santa Cruz County (highlighted in green) compares to the fifty-eight other counties in California with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in California, see our California county property tax map.
Santa Cruz County is located in California, which is ranked 10th highest of the 50 states by median property tax. Here's how Santa Cruz County's property tax compares to the 3,142 other counties nationwide:
94th out of 3143By median yearly property tax
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2256th out of 3143
By percentage of median home value
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199th out of 3143
By percentage of median income
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To see how California as a whole compares to the rest of the states, check our our interactive state-by-state property tax map. You can find statewide statistics on the California property tax page.
We have real estate tax tax information for a total of fifty-eight California counties in addition to Santa Cruz County. Choose any county from the list below, or see California property tax by county to see property tax information for all California counties on one page. To compare county tax rates with an interactive color-coded map, see our California property tax map.
Our property tax lookup tool can help you find public record details about your property, including your most recent property assessment.
Santa Cruz County Property Tax Assessor
Property tax assessments in Santa Cruz County are the responsibility of the Santa Cruz County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Santa Cruz, California.
If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Santa Cruz County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Santa Cruz County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Santa Cruz County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Santa Cruz County Assessor's Office.
For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Santa Cruz County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).
Citations
U.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey, 2006-2010 |
The Tax Foundation
Property Tax Calculations, July 2012 |
California Franchise Tax Board
Tax Statistics & References |