Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Yuba County is $1,566.00 per year, based on a median home value of $224,200.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.70% of property value.

Yuba County collects relatively high property taxes, and is ranked in the top half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the fifty-eight counties in California, Yuba County is ranked 41st by median property taxes, and 6th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Yuba County collects a median of 0.70% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of California. This is partially because the median property value in Yuba County is $160,000.00 lower than the California median property value of $384,200.00.

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41st out of 58 By median yearly property tax

6th out of 58 By percentage of median home value

47th out of 58 By percentage of median income

You can see how Yuba 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 Yuba County are the responsibility of the Yuba County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Marysville, California.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Yuba County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Yuba County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Yuba County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Yuba 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 Yuba County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).