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

Susanville's property tax rate is 1.0376% for fiscal year 2025-26 in its primary tax rate area: the 1% Proposition 13 base plus 0.0376% 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 1.0376%. 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 Susanville, CA at 1.0376% (FY 2025-26)
Purchase price	Annual tax	Monthly
$500,000	$5,188.00	$432.33
$750,000	$7,782.00	$648.50
$1,000,000	$10,376.00	$864.67
$1,500,000	$15,564.00	$1,297.00
$2,000,000	$20,752.00	$1,729.33

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 2025-26% 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 Lassen County tax bill

Annual property tax$11,803.37$983.61 a month

True tax rate1.180%the rate you really pay

Your true tax rate counts the whole bill, not just the city rate. On a newly purchased home: ($10,303.37 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	$10,303.37
Fixed assessments	$1,500.00
Annual property tax	$11,803.37

What this rate leaves out

This is the rate for Susanville'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 Lassen County property tax bill on the Lassen County Treasurer / Tax Collector site. Lassen County property tax rates and due dates.

Loan limits

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

Source

Rate from County of Lassen Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Tax Rates by Tax Rate Area. All California city rates.

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