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The median sales price of a Santa Clara County home in the first quarter of 2022 was $1,413,000, based on data from the 3,933 properties sold during that time. In 2021 the median tax bill for the county was $8,207, which is 0.6% of the median value of the homes that were taxed.
This is 0.5 times lower than the average effective property tax rate of 1.11% in the U.S. in 2023.
The analysis of Santa Clara County real estate data showed homeowners in five cities paid the highest tax rate of 0.7%.
The following table compares Burbank with some other cities belonging to Santa Clara County by their median effective property tax rate, calculated using sales and property tax data from the first quarter of 2022.
| City | Q1 2022 Sales | Q1 2022 Median Price | Median tax 2022 | Effective tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burbank | 9 | $985,000 | $7,355 | 0.7% |
| Lexington Hills | 6 | $1,012,500 | $7,184 | 0.7% |
| Morgan Hill | 132 | $1,195,000 | $8,160 | 0.7% |
| San Martin | 11 | $1,088,000 | $7,957 | 0.7% |
| Gilroy | 141 | $985,000 | $7,323 | 0.7% |
| San Jose | 1,942 | $1,327,500 | $8,082 | 0.6% |
| Campbell | 87 | $1,650,000 | $9,142 | 0.6% |
| Los Altos Hills | 13 | $5,480,000 | $31,191 | 0.6% |
| Monte Sereno | 19 | $3,614,000 | $21,346 | 0.6% |
| Milpitas | 157 | $1,230,000 | $7,616 | 0.6% |
| Alum Rock | 25 | $955,000 | $5,767 | 0.6% |
| East Foothills | 21 | $1,628,000 | $9,018 | 0.6% |
| Loyola | 9 | $3,550,000 | $22,280 | 0.6% |
| Sunnyvale | 263 | $1,740,000 | $8,490 | 0.5% |
| Los Gatos | 87 | $2,450,000 | $12,639 | 0.5% |
| Saratoga | 50 | $3,718,000 | $17,042 | 0.5% |
| Mountain View | 176 | $1,814,500 | $9,970 | 0.5% |
| Cupertino | 97 | $2,400,000 | $12,000 | 0.5% |
| Palo Alto | 137 | $3,450,000 | $13,501 | 0.4% |
| Santa Clara | 38 | $1,894,750 | $7,753 | 0.4% |
| Fruitdale | 4 | $1,737,500 | $7,260 | 0.4% |
| Los Altos | 46 | $3,916,000 | $17,409 | 0.4% |
| Cambrian Park | 7 | $2,486,500 | $8,665 | 0.3% |
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