Santa Clara homeowners paid property taxes at a rate of 0.4% of their home’s value in the fourth quarter of 2025, which is below 0.4 times the national average, according to BlockShopper.com.
Data from 26 Santa Clara property sales show the median home price in the fourth quarter of 2025 was $2,225,000. During 2025, the city’s median property tax bill was $8,768, which amounts to 0.4% of the median assessed value.
The average U.S. effective property tax rate reached 0.888% in 2024.
Gilroy had the highest effective rate within Santa Clara County.
This article calculated Santa Clara’s 2025 effective property tax rate using estimated inflation figures and county tax data from 2021. The actual effective tax rate may differ somewhat.
Across the U.S., home prices continued their upward trend in 2025. In June, the national median reached roughly $447,000, an increase of 1.13% compared with a year prior, according to Redfin. Redfin data also highlight a large discrepancy between supply and demand, with 36% more sellers than buyers—a difference of 508,715 homes. Redfin defines a balanced market as one with seller and buyer numbers within 10% of each other.
The table below compares Gilroy and other Santa Clara County cities by their median effective property tax rates, based on Q4 2025 sales and tax data.
| 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% |
Information in this article comes from BlockShopper.com. Original data is available here.
