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

Placerville's property tax rate is 1.0407% for fiscal year 2026-27 in its primary tax rate area: the 1% Proposition 13 base plus 0.0407% 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 1.0407%. 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 Placerville, CA at 1.0407% (FY 2026-27)
Purchase price	Annual tax	Monthly
$500,000	$5,203.29	$433.61
$750,000	$7,804.93	$650.41
$1,000,000	$10,406.57	$867.21
$1,500,000	$15,609.86	$1,300.82
$2,000,000	$20,813.14	$1,734.43

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.

City

Home price$ City tax rate FY 2026-27% Fixed assessments estimate$/yr Primary residence ($7,000 homeowners' exemption)

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 El Dorado County tax bill

Annual property tax$11,833.72$986.14 a month

True tax rate1.183%the rate you really pay

Your true tax rate counts the whole bill, not just the city rate. On a newly purchased home: ($10,333.72 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	$10,333.72
Fixed assessments	$1,500.00
Annual property tax	$11,833.72

What this rate leaves out

This is the rate for Placerville'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 El Dorado County property tax bill on the El Dorado County Treasurer-Tax Collector site. El Dorado County property tax rates and due dates.

Loan limits

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

Other cities in El Dorado County

Property tax rates, El Dorado County (FY 2026-27)
City or community	Tax rate (FY 2026-27)
Cameron Park	1.0693%
Camino	1.0478%
Diamond Springs	1.0390%
El Dorado Hills	1.0492%
Georgetown	1.0818%
Meyers	1.0923%
Pollock Pines	1.0759%
Shingle Springs	1.0442%
South Lake Tahoe	1.0923%

Source

Rate from County of El Dorado Multi-Year Tax Rates, Tax Year 2026 (report dated 8/17/2026). All California city rates.

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