Sunnyvale homeowners in the fourth quarter of 2025 paid property taxes amounting to 0.5% of their property’s value—representing less than 0.6 the national average—according to BlockShopper.com.
Data show the median home sales price in Sunnyvale during this period was $1,830,000, based on 173 transactions. The median tax bill came to $9,601, which equates to 0.5% of the assessed median home value.
The national average effective property tax rate stood at 0.888% for 2024.
Within Santa Clara County, Gilroy registered the highest rate.
This analysis used estimated inflation and 2021 county tax figures to calculate Sunnyvale’s effective property tax rate for 2025. Consequently, the actual rate may vary slightly depending upon additional data.
U.S. home sale prices kept rising through 2025, with June’s national median reaching $447,000—a 1.13% yearly increase, Redfin reports. The company’s analysis also found a large gap between supply and demand, as sellers outnumbered buyers by 36%, with a difference of 508,715 homes. By Redfin’s measure, a balanced market maintains seller and buyer numbers within a 10% range.
Below is a table that shows Gilroy’s median effective property tax rate compared to other Santa Clara County cities, calculated using 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% |
Details in this article are from BlockShopper.com. Source data is available here.
