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

Ventura's property tax rate is 1.0761% for fiscal year 2026-27 in its primary tax rate area: the 1% Proposition 13 base plus 0.0761% 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 1.0761%. 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 Ventura, CA at 1.0761% (FY 2026-27)
Purchase priceAnnual taxMonthly
$500,000$5,380.50$448.38
$750,000$8,070.75$672.56
$1,000,000$10,761.00$896.75
$1,500,000$16,141.50$1,345.13
$2,000,000$21,522.00$1,793.50

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 Ventura County tax bill

Annual property tax$12,185.67$1,015.47 a month
True tax rate1.219%the rate you really pay

Your true tax rate counts the whole bill, not just the city rate. On a newly purchased home: ($10,685.67 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$10,685.67
Fixed assessments$1,500.00
Annual property tax$12,185.67

What this rate leaves out

Look up a tax bill

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

Loan limits

Ventura is in Ventura County, where the 2026 conforming loan limit for a one-unit home is $1,035,000. Ventura County loan limits.

Other cities in Ventura County

Property tax rates, Ventura County (FY 2026-27)
City or communityTax rate (FY 2026-27)
Camarillo1.0959%
Fillmore1.1260%
Moorpark1.0703%
Oak Park1.1580%
Ojai1.0819%
Oxnard1.2088%
Port Hueneme1.1478%
Santa Paula1.1002%
Simi Valley1.0983%
Thousand Oaks1.0487%

Source

Rate from Ventura County Auditor-Controller, Tax Rate Book For Fiscal Year 2026-27 (per-city TRA PDFs) + '2026-27 Tax Rate Data as of September, 2026'. All California city rates.

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