The median sales price of a Sonoma County home in the third quarter of 2022 was $750,250, based on data from the 1,336 properties sold during that time. In 2021 the median tax bill for the county was $5,095, 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 Sonoma County real estate data showed homeowners in Timber Cove, Geyserville, and Guerneville paid the highest rates.
The following table compares Timber Cove with some other cities belonging to Sonoma 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 |
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Timber Cove | 2 | $350,000 | $6,249 | 1.8% |
Geyserville | 4 | $484,500 | $6,006 | 1.2% |
Guerneville | 36 | $560,000 | $5,882 | 1.1% |
Larkfield-Wikiup | 19 | $685,000 | $6,514 | 1% |
Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente | 13 | $795,000 | $7,108 | 0.9% |
Temelec | 15 | $760,000 | $7,111 | 0.9% |
Cloverdale | 29 | $621,500 | $5,235 | 0.8% |
Boyes Hot Springs | 18 | $771,000 | $6,297 | 0.8% |
Windsor | 75 | $750,500 | $6,024 | 0.8% |
Graton | 2 | $880,000 | $7,478 | 0.8% |
Bloomfield | 1 | $702,000 | $5,646 | 0.8% |
Roseland | 13 | $565,000 | $4,730 | 0.8% |
Forestville | 11 | $679,000 | $5,533 | 0.8% |
Fulton | 1 | $680,000 | $5,187 | 0.8% |
Cotati | 15 | $650,000 | $5,113 | 0.8% |
Santa Rosa | 405 | $690,000 | $4,912 | 0.7% |
Bodega Bay | 9 | $1,420,000 | $9,268 | 0.7% |
El Verano | 5 | $1,000,000 | $6,720 | 0.7% |
Eldridge | 2 | $874,500 | $6,368 | 0.7% |
Sonoma | 30 | $1,175,000 | $8,406 | 0.7% |
Healdsburg | 51 | $880,000 | $6,371 | 0.7% |
Sebastopol | 24 | $797,500 | $5,305 | 0.7% |
Rohnert Park | 96 | $680,000 | $4,444 | 0.7% |
Petaluma | 163 | $851,000 | $5,409 | 0.6% |
Occidental | 6 | $765,000 | $4,411 | 0.6% |
Sea Ranch | 18 | $1,282,500 | $8,325 | 0.6% |
Monte Rio | 7 | $547,000 | $3,324 | 0.6% |
Kenwood | 5 | $1,200,000 | $6,285 | 0.5% |
Glen Ellen | 1 | $1,250,000 | $6,730 | 0.5% |
Penngrove | 5 | $1,567,500 | $7,888 | 0.5% |
Salmon Creek | 3 | $1,352,000 | $5,553 | 0.4% |
Bodega | 1 | $1,762,500 | $5,463 | 0.3% |