Davis, CA Property Tax Rate (FY 2026-27)

Davis' property tax rate is 1.0692% for fiscal year 2026-27 in its primary tax rate area: the 1% Proposition 13 base plus 0.0692% in voter-approved bonds.

First-year property tax by purchase price

Under Proposition 13 the purchase price becomes the assessed value, so the first-year tax at the city rate is the price times 1.0692%. Fixed assessments come on top. Your true tax rate is the two together, the tax at the city rate plus fixed assessments, divided by the purchase price on a newly purchased home.

Estimated first-year property tax in Davis, CA at 1.0692% (FY 2026-27)
Purchase price	Annual tax	Monthly
$500,000	$5,345.81	$445.48
$750,000	$8,018.72	$668.23
$1,000,000	$10,691.62	$890.97
$1,500,000	$16,037.43	$1,336.45
$2,000,000	$21,383.24	$1,781.94

Property tax calculator

Search for a city, then change the price, rate or fixed assessments to estimate a first-year bill. It uses the same math as Mortgage Blueprint's tax breakdown.

City

Home price$ City tax rate FY 2026-27% Fixed assessments estimate$/yr Primary residence ($7,000 homeowners' exemption)

Fixed assessments are the Mello-Roos, parcel taxes and special assessments on the property's tax bill. We start with an estimate of $1,500 a year. They vary by parcel, so check the actual bill.

Look up your Yolo County tax bill

Annual property tax$12,116.78$1,009.73 a month

True tax rate1.212%the rate you really pay

Your true tax rate counts the whole bill, not just the city rate. On a newly purchased home: ($10,616.78 at the city rate + $1,500.00 in fixed assessments) ÷ $1,000,000 purchase price.

How that adds up
Home exemption	-$7,000
Taxable value	$993,000
Tax at the city rate	$10,616.78
Fixed assessments	$1,500.00
Annual property tax	$12,116.78

What this rate leaves out

This is the rate for Davis' primary tax rate area. Other tax rate areas in the same city can have a different rate.
Mello-Roos (Community Facilities District) taxes, flat parcel taxes and fixed special assessments are not included. Check the property's tax bill.
Buyers get a supplemental tax bill after purchase for the change in assessed value.
Under Proposition 13, the assessed value can rise by at most 2% a year while you own the home.

Look up a tax bill

Look up your Yolo County property tax bill on the Yolo County Department of Financial Services - Tax Collector site. Yolo County property tax rates and due dates.

Loan limits

Davis is in Yolo County, where the 2026 conforming loan limit for a one-unit home is $832,750. Yolo County loan limits.

Other cities in Yolo County

Property tax rates, Yolo County (FY 2026-27)
City or community	Tax rate (FY 2026-27)
Clarksburg	1.1131%
Dunnigan	1.0565%
El Macero	1.0692%
Esparto	1.0307%
Knights Landing	1.0477%
West Sacramento	1.1527%
Winters	1.1867%
Woodland	1.0477%

Source

Rate from Yolo County 2026-27 Tax Rates by TRA (Multi-Year Tax Rates, Tax Year 2026, run 9/10/2026). All California city rates.

See Davis' taxes in your payment in Mortgage Blueprint