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

Mariposa's property tax rate is 1.0393% for fiscal year 2025-26 in its primary tax rate area: the 1% Proposition 13 base plus 0.0393% 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 1.0393%. 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 Mariposa, CA at 1.0393% (FY 2025-26)
Purchase priceAnnual taxMonthly
$500,000$5,196.53$433.04
$750,000$7,794.80$649.57
$1,000,000$10,393.06$866.09
$1,500,000$15,589.59$1,299.13
$2,000,000$20,786.12$1,732.18

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 Mariposa County tax bill

Annual property tax$11,820.31$985.03 a month
True tax rate1.182%the rate you really pay

Your true tax rate counts the whole bill, not just the city rate. On a newly purchased home: ($10,320.31 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$10,320.31
Fixed assessments$1,500.00
Annual property tax$11,820.31

What this rate leaves out

Look up a tax bill

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

Loan limits

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

Source

Rate from County of Mariposa Multi-Year Tax Rates, Tax Year 2025 (run 12/10/2025) - 'Tax Rates - 2025-2026'. All California city rates.

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