Monte Sereno residents paid property taxes equal to 0.6% of their home values during the fourth quarter of 2025, representing less than 0.6 times the national average, BlockShopper.com reports.
During that period, the median sales price for a home in Monte Sereno stood at $4,277,500, based on 10 recorded property sales. The city’s median tax bill issued in 2025 was $24,139, corresponding to 0.6% of the median home value for those properties.
The average effective property tax rate in the United States was 0.888% in 2024.
Within Santa Clara County, Gilroy recorded the highest property tax rate.
The article’s calculation of the 2025 effective property tax rate leverages estimated inflation levels and county data from 2021. Actual figures may differ slightly in some cases.
Nationally, U.S. home prices continued their ascent in 2025, with the national median climbing to about $447,000 as of June. This marks a 1.13% increase over the prior year, according to Redfin. The analysis also highlighted a sharp disconnect between supply and demand, with 36% more sellers than buyers, a delta of 508,715 homes. According to Redfin, a market is considered balanced when the difference between sellers and buyers is within 10%.
The table below presents a comparison of Gilroy and other cities in Santa Clara County using their respective median effective property tax rates, which were calculated based on 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 come from BlockShopper.com. Source data can be accessed here.
