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Occidental, CA Property Tax Rate (FY 2026-27)

Occidental's property tax rate is 1.1257% for fiscal year 2026-27 in its primary tax rate area: the 1% Proposition 13 base plus 0.1257% 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 1.1257%. 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 Occidental, CA at 1.1257% (FY 2026-27)
Purchase priceAnnual taxMonthly
$500,000$5,628.50$469.04
$750,000$8,442.75$703.56
$1,000,000$11,257.00$938.08
$1,500,000$16,885.50$1,407.13
$2,000,000$22,514.00$1,876.17

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 Sonoma County tax bill

Annual property tax$12,678.20$1,056.52 a month
True tax rate1.268%the rate you really pay

Your true tax rate counts the whole bill, not just the city rate. On a newly purchased home: ($11,178.20 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$11,178.20
Fixed assessments$1,500.00
Annual property tax$12,678.20

What this rate leaves out

Look up a tax bill

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

Loan limits

Occidental is in Sonoma County, where the 2026 conforming loan limit for a one-unit home is $897,000. Sonoma County loan limits.

Other cities in Sonoma County

Property tax rates, Sonoma County (FY 2026-27)
City or communityTax rate (FY 2026-27)
Bodega1.1257%
Bodega Bay1.0614%
Boyes Hot Springs1.1140%
Cazadero1.0720%
Cloverdale1.1690%
Cotati1.1390%
El Verano1.1140%
Forestville1.1237%
Fulton1.1285%
Geyserville1.0835%
Glen Ellen1.1140%
Graton1.1207%
Guerneville1.1167%
Healdsburg1.1255%
Jenner1.1032%
Kenwood1.1125%
Larkfield-Wikiup1.1285%
Monte Rio1.1032%
Penngrove1.1243%
Petaluma1.1243%
Rio Nido1.1167%
Rohnert Park1.1390%
Santa Rosa1.1315%
Sebastopol1.1502%
Sonoma1.1140%
The Sea Ranch1.0625%
Valley Ford1.0614%
Windsor1.1235%

Source

Rate from County of Sonoma ACTTC - Multi-Year Tax Rates, Tax Year 2026 (FY 2026-2027), report dated 9/15/2026. All California city rates.

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