During the fourth quarter of 2025, Los Altos Hills property owners paid property taxes equivalent to 0.7% of their home’s value, which is less than 0.8 times the national average, according to BlockShopper.com.
Data for the 24 homes sold in this period show the median sales price in Los Altos Hills was $5,095,000. The city’s median tax bill in 2025 was $35,273, representing 0.7% of the median home value that was taxed.
The U.S. average effective property tax rate was 0.888% in 2024.
Within Santa Clara County, Gilroy posted the highest rate.
This report calculates the 2025 effective property tax rate using estimated inflation and county-provided 2021 tax data. Actual rates may differ slightly in some cases.
U.S. home prices continued their upward trend in 2025, with the national median reaching about $447,000 in June, a 1.13% increase from the year before, according to Redfin. The data reveal demand fell short of supply by 36%, or 508,715 homes. Redfin notes a balanced market means the number of sellers and buyers are within 10% of each other.
The following table displays the median effective property tax rates for Gilroy compared to selected other cities in Santa Clara County, based on fourth-quarter 2025 sales and tax information.
| 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 for this article were sourced from BlockShopper.com. The original data is available here.
