Sacramento Standard

Property owners in Sacramento County paid 0.7% of the value of their homes in property taxes in the third quarter of 2022, which is less than 0.6 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 third quarter of 2022 was $500,000, based on data from the 4,617 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 0.6 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 Gold River and Walnut Grove paid the highest rates.

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

City	Q3 2022 Sales	Q3 2022 Median Price	Median tax 2022	Effective tax rate
Gold River	42	$671,000	$6,373	0.9%
Walnut Grove	6	$492,500	$4,251	0.9%
Elk Grove	418	$625,000	$5,151	0.8%
Rancho Cordova	247	$500,000	$3,829	0.8%
Folsom	230	$726,250	$5,652	0.8%
Fair Oaks	118	$656,000	$5,253	0.8%
Antelope	142	$485,000	$3,839	0.8%
Vineyard	115	$560,000	$4,523	0.8%
Rancho Murieta	33	$655,000	$5,072	0.8%
Sacramento	1,477	$485,000	$3,529	0.7%
Carmichael	258	$520,000	$3,770	0.7%
Citrus Heights	296	$451,750	$3,119	0.7%
Orangevale	134	$515,000	$3,716	0.7%
Arden-Arcade	264	$512,500	$3,814	0.7%
Wilton	12	$930,000	$6,106	0.7%
Rio Linda	57	$400,000	$2,713	0.7%
Galt	102	$517,250	$3,760	0.7%
Foothill Farms	129	$412,000	$2,350	0.6%
North Highlands	159	$380,000	$2,329	0.6%
Elverta	15	$441,000	$2,866	0.6%
Rosemont	94	$460,000	$2,815	0.6%
Florin	101	$402,000	$2,474	0.6%
La Riviera	40	$474,000	$3,026	0.6%
Isleton	5	$340,000	$2,052	0.6%
Lemon Hill	25	$369,000	$1,839	0.5%
Parkway	41	$400,000	$2,146	0.5%
Fruitridge Pocket	17	$347,000	$1,809	0.5%