Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Placer County is $3,441.00 per year, based on a median home value of $427,600.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.80% of property value.

Placer County collects very high property taxes, and is among the top 25% of counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the fifty-eight counties in California, Placer County is ranked 9th by median property taxes, and 3rd by median tax as percentage of home value.

Compared to other counties in California, Placer County collects a relatively high percentage of each property's value as tax. Combined with home values that are $43,400.00 greater than the California median of $384,200.00, this results in the relatively high property taxes in Placer County.

• County Tax Comparison
• National Tax Comparison
• Other California Counties
• Property Lookup

9th out of 58 By median yearly property tax

3rd out of 58 By percentage of median home value

12th out of 58 By percentage of median income

You can see how Placer County (highlighted in green) compares to the fifty-eight other counties in California with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in California, see our California county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which California counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Placer County are the responsibility of the Placer County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Auburn, California.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Placer County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Placer County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Placer County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Placer County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Placer County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).