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

Paradise's property tax rate is 1.0708% for fiscal year 2026-27 in its primary tax rate area: the 1% Proposition 13 base plus 0.0708% 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 1.0708%. 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 Paradise, CA at 1.0708% (FY 2026-27)
Purchase priceAnnual taxMonthly
$500,000$5,354.08$446.17
$750,000$8,031.12$669.26
$1,000,000$10,708.16$892.35
$1,500,000$16,062.24$1,338.52
$2,000,000$21,416.32$1,784.69

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 Butte County tax bill

Annual property tax$12,133.20$1,011.10 a month
True tax rate1.213%the rate you really pay

Your true tax rate counts the whole bill, not just the city rate. On a newly purchased home: ($10,633.20 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$10,633.20
Fixed assessments$1,500.00
Annual property tax$12,133.20

What this rate leaves out

Look up a tax bill

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

Loan limits

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

Other cities in Butte County

Property tax rates, Butte County (FY 2026-27)
City or communityTax rate (FY 2026-27)
Biggs1.0704%
Chico1.1506%
Gridley1.0791%
Oroville1.0603%

Source

Rate from County of Butte Multi-Year Tax Rates, Tax Year 2026 ('Multi-Rate Taxes 2026-2027', AUD70-2360-020 dated 9/8/2026). All California city rates.

See Paradise's taxes in your payment in Mortgage Blueprint