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Ferndale, CA Property Tax Rate (FY 2025-26)

Ferndale's property tax rate is 1.0280% for fiscal year 2025-26 in its primary tax rate area: the 1% Proposition 13 base plus 0.0280% 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 1.0280%. 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 Ferndale, CA at 1.0280% (FY 2025-26)
Purchase priceAnnual taxMonthly
$500,000$5,140.00$428.33
$750,000$7,710.00$642.50
$1,000,000$10,280.00$856.67
$1,500,000$15,420.00$1,285.00
$2,000,000$20,560.00$1,713.33

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.

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 Humboldt County tax bill

Annual property tax$11,708.04$975.67 a month
True tax rate1.171%the rate you really pay

Your true tax rate counts the whole bill, not just the city rate. On a newly purchased home: ($10,208.04 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$10,208.04
Fixed assessments$1,500.00
Annual property tax$11,708.04

What this rate leaves out

Look up a tax bill

Look up your Humboldt County property tax bill on the Humboldt County Treasurer-Tax Collector site. Humboldt County property tax rates and due dates.

Loan limits

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

Other cities in Humboldt County

Property tax rates, Humboldt County (FY 2025-26)
City or communityTax rate (FY 2025-26)
Arcata1.0700%
Blue Lake1.0450%
Eureka1.0840%
Fortuna1.0770%
Rio Dell1.0540%
Trinidad1.0590%

Source

Rate from County of Humboldt Multi-Year Tax Rates 2025-26 (Tax Year 2025). All California city rates.

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