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

Willits' property tax rate is 1.0670% for fiscal year 2026-27 in its primary tax rate area: the 1% Proposition 13 base plus 0.0670% 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 1.0670%. 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 Willits, CA at 1.0670% (FY 2026-27)
Purchase price	Annual tax	Monthly
$500,000	$5,335.00	$444.58
$750,000	$8,002.50	$666.88
$1,000,000	$10,670.00	$889.17
$1,500,000	$16,005.00	$1,333.75
$2,000,000	$21,340.00	$1,778.33

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 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 Mendocino County tax bill

Annual property tax$12,095.31$1,007.94 a month

True tax rate1.210%the rate you really pay

Your true tax rate counts the whole bill, not just the city rate. On a newly purchased home: ($10,595.31 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	$10,595.31
Fixed assessments	$1,500.00
Annual property tax	$12,095.31

What this rate leaves out

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

Loan limits

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

Other cities in Mendocino County

Property tax rates, Mendocino County (FY 2026-27)
City or community	Tax rate (FY 2026-27)
Fort Bragg	1.1740%
Point Arena	1.0270%
Ukiah	1.1990%

Source

Rate from Mendocino County Tax Rates By TAG, Tax Year 2026 (= FY 2026-27; printed 9/22/2026). All California city rates.

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