Elk Grove, CA Property Tax Rate (FY 2026-27)

Elk Grove's property tax rate is 1.0802% for fiscal year 2026-27 in its primary tax rate area: the 1% Proposition 13 base plus 0.0802% 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 1.0802%. 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 Elk Grove, CA at 1.0802% (FY 2026-27)
Purchase price	Annual tax	Monthly
$500,000	$5,401.15	$450.10
$750,000	$8,101.73	$675.14
$1,000,000	$10,802.31	$900.19
$1,500,000	$16,203.46	$1,350.29
$2,000,000	$21,604.62	$1,800.39

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 Sacramento County tax bill

Annual property tax$12,226.69$1,018.89 a month

True tax rate1.223%the rate you really pay

Your true tax rate counts the whole bill, not just the city rate. On a newly purchased home: ($10,726.69 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	$10,726.69
Fixed assessments	$1,500.00
Annual property tax	$12,226.69

What this rate leaves out

This is the rate for Elk Grove'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 Sacramento County property tax bill on the Sacramento County Department of Finance - Tax Collection site. Sacramento County property tax rates and due dates.

Loan limits

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

Other cities in Sacramento County

Property tax rates, Sacramento County (FY 2026-27)
City or community	Tax rate (FY 2026-27)
Arden-Arcade	1.1883%
Carmichael	1.1981%
Citrus Heights	1.1883%
Fair Oaks	1.2046%
Folsom	1.0831%
Galt	1.1030%
Isleton	1.0726%
North Highlands	1.1870%
Orangevale	1.1883%
Rancho Cordova	1.2832%
Rio Linda	1.1870%
Sacramento	1.1387%

Source

Rate from Sacramento County 2026-2027 Compilation of Tax Rates by Code Area (Auditor-Controller). All California city rates.

See Elk Grove's taxes in your payment in Mortgage Blueprint