Santa Rosa residents paid property taxes at a rate equal to 0.8% of their home values in the first quarter of 2026, BlockShopper.com reports, a figure amounting to less than 0.9 times the national average.
During this period, the median sales price for homes in Santa Rosa was $700,000, based on 253 properties sold. For 2026, the city’s median property tax bill was $5,692, working out to 0.8% of the median assessed home value.
The average effective property tax rate in the U.S. was 0.888% in 2024.
Within Sonoma County, Guerneville and Eldridge recorded the highest property tax rates among local cities.
This article uses estimated inflation values and county tax data from 2021 to calculate the 2026 effective property tax rate. Actual rates may vary slightly in some instances.
U.S. median home prices continued climbing in 2025, reaching about $447,000 in June, according to Redfin—a 1.13% increase from a year earlier. Redfin’s data also show a notable imbalance between supply and demand, as there were 36% more sellers than buyers (equating to 508,715 homes). The company’s standard for a balanced market is when seller and buyer numbers are within 10% of each other.
The table below compares Guerneville’s median effective property tax rate to other Sonoma County cities, using sales and property tax figures from the first quarter of 2026.
| City | Q1 2026 Sales | Q1 2026 Median Price | Median tax 2026 | Effective tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guerneville | 18 | $465,000 | $6,816 | 1.5% |
| Eldridge | 4 | $522,500 | $7,380 | 1.4% |
| El Verano | 17 | $654,000 | $7,788 | 1.2% |
| Roseland | 6 | $447,500 | $5,481 | 1.2% |
| Temelec | 11 | $755,000 | $8,241 | 1.1% |
| Cloverdale | 21 | $615,000 | $6,067 | 1% |
| Boyes Hot Springs | 14 | $730,000 | $7,298 | 1% |
| Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente | 4 | $820,000 | $8,238 | 1% |
| Forestville | 4 | $625,000 | $6,412 | 1% |
| Cotati | 21 | $610,000 | $5,925 | 1% |
| Graton | 2 | $987,500 | $8,666 | 0.9% |
| Sereno del Mar | 2 | $1,237,500 | $10,603 | 0.9% |
| Kenwood | 3 | $792,000 | $7,283 | 0.9% |
| Larkfield-Wikiup | 13 | $820,000 | $7,548 | 0.9% |
| Santa Rosa | 253 | $700,000 | $5,692 | 0.8% |
| Windsor | 38 | $837,500 | $6,982 | 0.8% |
| Healdsburg | 35 | $889,000 | $7,383 | 0.8% |
| Occidental | 6 | $610,000 | $5,111 | 0.8% |
| Rohnert Park | 75 | $637,500 | $5,150 | 0.8% |
| Petaluma | 92 | $827,500 | $6,269 | 0.8% |
| Bodega Bay | 4 | $1,480,000 | $10,740 | 0.7% |
| Sonoma | 23 | $1,325,000 | $9,742 | 0.7% |
| Sebastopol | 11 | $865,000 | $6,148 | 0.7% |
| Sea Ranch | 15 | $1,500,000 | $9,647 | 0.6% |
| Penngrove | 3 | $1,550,000 | $9,141 | 0.6% |
| Geyserville | 2 | $2,486,000 | $6,960 | 0.3% |
Information in this article was obtained from BlockShopper.com. The source data can be found here.