California Counties: What It Costs to Buy

58 counties. Open one for property taxes, loan limits, transfer tax, title insurance and closing costs on its median home, each with the source.

CountyMedian homeProperty tax (rate)FHA limit
Alameda County$1,090,100$8,061 (0.76%)$1,249,125
Alpine County$466,100$3,190 (0.68%)$736,000
Amador County$422,800$2,939 (0.7%)$541,287
Butte County$408,700$2,819 (0.69%)$541,287
Calaveras County$441,800$3,154 (0.71%)$541,287
Colusa County$375,100$2,481 (0.66%)$541,287
Contra Costa County$830,800$6,903 (0.83%)$1,249,125
Del Norte County$319,600$1,872 (0.59%)$541,287
El Dorado County$640,500$4,510 (0.7%)$764,750
Fresno County$362,600$2,704 (0.75%)$541,287
Glenn County$338,400$2,190 (0.65%)$541,287
Humboldt County$418,800$2,731 (0.65%)$541,287
Imperial County$279,500$2,348 (0.84%)$541,287
Inyo County$338,400$2,392 (0.71%)$541,287
Kern County$310,600$2,833 (0.91%)$541,287
Kings County$305,700$2,295 (0.75%)$541,287
Lake County$316,800$2,295 (0.72%)$541,287
Lassen County$259,500$1,868 (0.72%)$541,287
Los Angeles County$982,000$5,438 (0.69%)$1,249,125
Madera County$367,700$2,575 (0.7%)$541,287
Marin County$1,390,000$10,001 (0.72%)$1,249,125
Mariposa County$358,000$2,437 (0.68%)$541,287
Mendocino County$486,000$3,376 (0.69%)$546,250
Merced County$368,400$2,487 (0.68%)$541,287
Modoc County$212,000$1,445 (0.68%)$541,287
Mono County$514,300$3,936 (0.77%)$776,250
Monterey County$723,100$4,782 (0.66%)$994,750
Napa County$838,800$5,840 (0.7%)$1,017,750
Nevada County$602,800$4,468 (0.74%)$649,750
Orange County$962,600$6,096 (0.67%)$1,249,125
Placer County$658,800$5,600 (0.85%)$764,750
Plumas County$327,400$2,360 (0.72%)$541,287
Riverside County$557,300$4,189 (0.82%)$690,000
Sacramento County$534,200$3,768 (0.76%)$764,750
San Benito County$751,500$6,078 (0.81%)$1,249,125
San Bernardino County$505,000$3,346 (0.7%)$690,000
San Diego County$791,600$5,542 (0.7%)$1,104,000
San Francisco County$1,380,500$9,412 (0.68%)$1,249,125
San Joaquin County$494,500$3,782 (0.76%)$678,500
San Luis Obispo County$777,200$5,475 (0.7%)$1,000,500
San Mateo County$1,494,500$9,167 (0.61%)$1,249,125
Santa Barbara County$735,700$4,870 (0.66%)$941,850
Santa Clara County$1,490,600$9,766 (0.71%)$1,249,125
Santa Cruz County$1,015,200$6,305 (0.62%)$1,249,125
Shasta County$347,200$2,442 (0.7%)$541,287
Sierra County$334,100$2,590 (0.78%)$541,287
Siskiyou County$284,500$1,880 (0.66%)$541,287
Solano County$589,600$4,408 (0.75%)$685,400
Sonoma County$779,000$5,580 (0.72%)$897,000
Stanislaus County$426,600$3,025 (0.71%)$545,100
Sutter County$399,400$3,111 (0.78%)$541,287
Tehama County$315,600$1,996 (0.63%)$541,287
Trinity County$329,000$1,772 (0.54%)$541,287
Tulare County$303,000$2,213 (0.73%)$541,287
Tuolumne County$406,200$2,737 (0.67%)$541,287
Ventura County$768,400$5,326 (0.69%)$1,035,000
Yolo County$593,800$4,567 (0.77%)$764,750
Yuba County$380,000$2,865 (0.75%)$541,287

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