Empire, CA Property Tax Rate (FY 2025-26)
Empire's property tax rate is 1.0811% for fiscal year 2025-26 in its primary tax rate area: the 1% Proposition 13 base plus 0.0811% 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 1.0811%. 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 | $5,405.65 | $450.47 |
| $750,000 | $8,108.47 | $675.71 |
| $1,000,000 | $10,811.29 | $900.94 |
| $1,500,000 | $16,216.94 | $1,351.41 |
| $2,000,000 | $21,622.58 | $1,801.88 |
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 Empire'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 Stanislaus County property tax bill on the Stanislaus County Treasurer-Tax Collector site. Stanislaus County property tax rates and due dates.
Loan limits
Empire is in Stanislaus County, where the 2026 conforming loan limit for a one-unit home is $832,750. Stanislaus County loan limits.
Other cities in Stanislaus County
Source
Rate from County of Stanislaus Detail of Tax Rates, Fiscal Year 2025/2026 (Secured Tax Rates, Tax Year 2025-2026). All California city rates.