Wasco, CA Property Tax Rate (FY 2025-26)
Wasco's property tax rate is 1.1655% for fiscal year 2025-26 in its primary tax rate area: the 1% Proposition 13 base plus 0.1655% 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 1.1655%. 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.
| Purchase price | Annual tax | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| $500,000 | $5,827.38 | $485.62 |
| $750,000 | $8,741.06 | $728.42 |
| $1,000,000 | $11,654.75 | $971.23 |
| $1,500,000 | $17,482.13 | $1,456.84 |
| $2,000,000 | $23,309.50 | $1,942.46 |
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.
What this rate leaves out
- This is the rate for Wasco'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 Kern County property tax bill on the Kern County Treasurer and Tax Collector site. Kern County property tax rates and due dates.
Loan limits
Wasco is in Kern County, where the 2026 conforming loan limit for a one-unit home is $832,750. Kern County loan limits.
Other cities in Kern County
| City or community | Tax rate (FY 2025-26) |
|---|---|
| Arvin | 1.1479% |
| Bakersfield | 1.1638% |
| California City | 1.2084% |
| Delano | 1.1364% |
| Maricopa | 1.0521% |
| McFarland | 1.1771% |
| Ridgecrest | 1.1567% |
| Shafter | 1.0997% |
| Taft | 1.1839% |
| Tehachapi | 1.1463% |
Source
Rate from County of Kern Tax Rates and Assessed Valuations 2025-2026 (Auditor-Controller-County Clerk). All California city rates.