Sacramento Standard

Property owners in Sacramento County paid 0.7% the value of their homes in property taxes in the first quarter of 2022 which is less than 1.6 times the national average, according to the real estate analysis posted by the Sacramento Standard.

The median sales price of a Sacramento County home in the first quarter of 2022 was $515,000, based on data from the 4,670 properties sold during that time. In 2021 the median tax bill for the county was $3,544, which is 0.7% of the median value of the homes that were taxed.

This is 1.6 times lower than the average effective property tax rate of 1.11% in the U.S. in 2023.

The analysis of Sacramento County real estate data showed homeowners in Walnut Grove and Gold River paid the highest rates.

The following table compares Walnut Grove with some other cities belonging to Sacramento County by their median effective property tax rate, calculated using sales and property tax data from the first quarter of 2022.

City	Q1 2022 Sales	Q1 2022 Median Price	Median tax 2022	Effective tax rate
Walnut Grove	3	$305,000	$4,251	1.4%
Gold River	23	$728,000	$6,373	0.9%
Elk Grove	437	$640,000	$5,151	0.8%
Fair Oaks	109	$630,000	$5,253	0.8%
Vineyard	156	$568,750	$4,523	0.8%
Arden-Arcade	235	$480,000	$3,814	0.8%
Wilton	16	$750,000	$6,106	0.8%
Galt	71	$495,000	$3,760	0.8%
Sacramento	1,550	$500,000	$3,529	0.7%
Carmichael	213	$505,000	$3,770	0.7%
Rancho Cordova	336	$560,000	$3,829	0.7%
Citrus Heights	309	$478,500	$3,119	0.7%
Folsom	180	$754,000	$5,652	0.7%
Orangevale	116	$547,500	$3,716	0.7%
Elverta	13	$430,000	$2,866	0.7%
Antelope	159	$535,000	$3,839	0.7%
Rancho Murieta	29	$690,000	$5,072	0.7%
La Riviera	41	$460,000	$3,026	0.7%
Foothill Farms	124	$419,000	$2,350	0.6%
North Highlands	147	$399,000	$2,329	0.6%
Rosemont	74	$463,500	$2,815	0.6%
Florin	112	$422,500	$2,474	0.6%
Rio Linda	74	$419,500	$2,713	0.6%
Parkway	27	$375,000	$2,146	0.6%
Lemon Hill	38	$352,500	$1,839	0.5%
Fruitridge Pocket	22	$375,000	$1,809	0.5%
Isleton	2	$502,750	$2,052	0.4%