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San Miguel, CA Property Tax Rate (FY 2026-27)

San Miguel's property tax rate is 1.1038% for fiscal year 2026-27 in its primary tax rate area: the 1% Proposition 13 base plus 0.1038% 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 1.1038%. 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 San Miguel, CA at 1.1038% (FY 2026-27)
Purchase priceAnnual taxMonthly
$500,000$5,519.00$459.92
$750,000$8,278.50$689.88
$1,000,000$11,038.00$919.83
$1,500,000$16,557.00$1,379.75
$2,000,000$22,076.00$1,839.67

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 Contra Costa County tax bill

Annual property tax$12,460.73$1,038.39 a month
True tax rate1.246%the rate you really pay

Your true tax rate counts the whole bill, not just the city rate. On a newly purchased home: ($10,960.73 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$10,960.73
Fixed assessments$1,500.00
Annual property tax$12,460.73

What this rate leaves out

Look up a tax bill

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

Loan limits

San Miguel is in Contra Costa County, where the 2026 conforming loan limit for a one-unit home is $1,249,125. Contra Costa County loan limits.

Other cities in Contra Costa County

Property tax rates, Contra Costa County (FY 2026-27)
City or communityTax rate (FY 2026-27)
Alamo1.0957%
Alhambra Valley1.1526%
Antioch1.0498%
Bay Point1.1038%
Bayview1.2746%
Blackhawk1.0957%
Brentwood1.1071%
Byron1.0995%
Camino Tassajara1.0957%
Castle Hill1.0970%
Clayton1.1038%
Clyde1.1038%
Concord1.1038%
Crockett1.1027%
Danville1.0957%
Diablo1.0957%
Discovery Bay1.0995%
East Richmond Heights1.2746%
El Cerrito1.2746%
El Sobrante1.2746%
Hercules1.2746%
Kensington1.2746%
Knightsen1.0593%
Lafayette1.0833%
Martinez1.1691%
Montalvin Manor1.2746%
Moraga1.1132%
Norris Canyon1.0957%
North Gate1.1038%
North Richmond1.2746%
Oakley1.0903%
Orinda1.1415%
Pinole1.2746%
Pittsburg1.1346%
Pleasant Hill1.1167%
Port Costa1.1027%
Richmond1.4146%
Rodeo1.1027%
San Pablo1.2746%
San Ramon1.0957%
Saranap1.0970%
Tara Hills1.2746%
Vine Hill1.1526%
Walnut Creek1.0970%

Source

Rate from Contra Costa Treasurer-Tax Collector, 2026-27 secured tax bills by TRA. All California city rates.

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