El Centro, CA Property Tax Rate (FY 2025-26)
El Centro's property tax rate is 1.1530% for fiscal year 2025-26 in its primary tax rate area: the 1% Proposition 13 base plus 0.1530% 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 1.1530%. 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.
| Purchase price | Annual tax | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| $500,000 | $5,765.00 | $480.42 |
| $750,000 | $8,647.50 | $720.63 |
| $1,000,000 | $11,530.00 | $960.83 |
| $1,500,000 | $17,295.00 | $1,441.25 |
| $2,000,000 | $23,060.00 | $1,921.67 |
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.
What this rate leaves out
- This is the rate for El Centro's 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 Imperial County property tax bill on the Imperial County Treasurer-Tax Collector site. Imperial County property tax rates and due dates.
Loan limits
El Centro is in Imperial County, where the 2026 conforming loan limit for a one-unit home is $832,750. Imperial County loan limits.
Other cities in Imperial County
| City or community | Tax rate (FY 2025-26) |
|---|---|
| Brawley | 1.1392% |
| Calexico | 1.2559% |
| Calipatria | 1.1996% |
| Holtville | 1.1087% |
| Imperial | 1.1063% |
| Westmorland | 1.1450% |
Source
Rate from County of Imperial Multi-Year Tax Rates, Tax Year 2025 (run 8/21/2025). All California city rates.