Los Gatos property owners paid 0.6% of their home’s value in property taxes for the fourth quarter of 2025, which was below 0.7 times the national average, according to BlockShopper.com.
Data from 66 homes sold during that period show the median sales price in Los Gatos reached $2,222,500. The city’s median tax bill for 2025 stood at $14,293, equating to 0.6% of the median assessed property value.
The U.S. average effective property tax rate was 0.888% in 2024.
Within Santa Clara County, Gilroy held the highest median property tax rate.
This article’s effective property tax rates for 2025 are approximated using estimated inflation and county-reported 2021 tax figures. Actual rates may show minor differences in some cases.
U.S. home prices kept climbing into 2025, reaching a national median of approximately $447,000 in June—up 1.13% compared to the previous year, as noted by Redfin. Redfin data also highlights a supply-demand imbalance, with 36% more home sellers than buyers, a difference of 508,715 properties. A balanced market is defined by Redfin as having seller and buyer numbers within 10% of each other.
The table below displays Gilroy’s median effective property tax rate alongside several other Santa Clara County cities, based on property sales and tax information 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% |
All information cited in this article is from BlockShopper.com. The underlying data can be accessed here.
