Cupertino homeowners paid property taxes amounting to 0.5% of their home’s value during the fourth quarter of 2025, representing less than half the national average, data from BlockShopper.com show.
During that period, the city’s median home sales price reached $2,850,000, calculated from 73 properties sold. For 2025, the median property tax paid in Cupertino was $13,570, or 0.5% of the median assessed value for taxed homes.
The average effective property tax rate across the U.S. stood at 0.888% in 2024.
Within Santa Clara County, Gilroy recorded the highest property tax rate.
This analysis estimates Cupertino’s 2025 effective property tax rate by applying inflation adjustments to 2021 county tax data. The actual effective rate may differ slightly depending on individual circumstances.
U.S. home prices increased further in 2025, with the national median climbing to about $447,000 in June—an increase of 1.13% year over year, according to Redfin. Their data also reflect a strong supply-demand imbalance, with 36% more sellers than buyers (a gap of 508,715 homes). Redfin considers the market balanced when the number of sellers and buyers are within 10%.
The table below shows how Gilroy compares to select other Santa Clara County cities in terms of median effective property tax rate, using home sales and tax data from the fourth quarter of 2025.
| City | Q4 2025 Sales | Q4 2025 Median Price | Median tax 2025 | Effective tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilroy | 85 | $950,000 | $8,281 | 0.9% |
| Lexington Hills | 4 | $1,014,000 | $8,124 | 0.8% |
| Burbank | 8 | $1,075,000 | $8,317 | 0.8% |
| Morgan Hill | 86 | $1,207,000 | $9,228 | 0.8% |
| Los Altos Hills | 24 | $5,095,000 | $35,273 | 0.7% |
| Milpitas | 85 | $1,280,000 | $8,613 | 0.7% |
| Alum Rock | 8 | $965,000 | $6,521 | 0.7% |
| East Foothills | 13 | $1,500,000 | $10,197 | 0.7% |
| San Jose | 1,343 | $1,400,000 | $9,139 | 0.7% |
| Mountain View | 134 | $1,705,000 | $11,275 | 0.7% |
| Fruitdale | 2 | $1,247,500 | $8,209 | 0.7% |
| Campbell | 69 | $1,680,000 | $10,338 | 0.6% |
| Los Gatos | 66 | $2,222,500 | $14,293 | 0.6% |
| Monte Sereno | 10 | $4,277,500 | $24,139 | 0.6% |
| San Martin | 7 | $1,500,000 | $8,998 | 0.6% |
| Loyola | 11 | $4,300,000 | $25,195 | 0.6% |
| Palo Alto | 138 | $3,200,000 | $15,267 | 0.5% |
| Sunnyvale | 173 | $1,830,000 | $9,601 | 0.5% |
| Saratoga | 62 | $4,137,500 | $19,271 | 0.5% |
| Cupertino | 73 | $2,850,000 | $13,570 | 0.5% |
| Cambrian Park | 4 | $2,300,000 | $9,799 | 0.4% |
| Los Altos | 56 | $4,562,500 | $19,687 | 0.4% |
| Santa Clara | 26 | $2,225,000 | $8,768 | 0.4% |
Details in this article were sourced from BlockShopper.com. The original data is available here.
