Elk Grove Property Tax Rate
The typical property-tax rate in Elk Grove is about 1.0802% of assessed value (Sacramento County Auditor-Controller Tax Rate Area rates, 2026/2027) — the 1% Proposition 13 base plus voter-approved debt. A typical Elk Grove single-family home is assessed at about $463,000 for existing owners. Estimate your own bill below.
At about 1.0802%, Elk Grove is below the Sacramento County median of 1.1387%. See how it ranks among Sacramento County cities →
See what's behind the Elk Grove rate
- Tax Rate Areas in Elk Grove → browse each TRA and its itemized ad-valorem levies, or look up your exact TRA or parcel (APN).
- Mello-Roos in Elk Grove → any Community Facilities District special taxes on top of the rate.
Mello-Roos districts in Elk Grove
Elk Grove has 20 Community Facilities Districts on record, formed by California Municipal Finance Authority (10), City of Elk Grove (7), Cosumnes Community Services District (2) and Elk Grove Unified School District (1). Where a district publishes a typical figure (20 of 20 do), it runs from about $46 to $2,971 a year depending on the district. A Mello-Roos special tax is a flat charge set by each district's Rate and Method of Apportionment, not a percentage of value, and it applies only to parcels inside the district boundary — two homes on the same street can differ, and districts overlap, so one home can pay two or three of them at once. A row that says “not published here” means the agency publishes no typical figure: the district's Rate and Method sets per-parcel amounts. The districts formed through the California Municipal Finance Authority (CMFA) for the newest subdivisions show the FY 2025-26 rate applied to a developed single-family home from the Authority's administration report (a range where the district taxes by village or lot category); most levy 100% of their maximum, four about 88% to 90%.
| District | Formed | Funds | Annual tax per home (published rate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Grove Unified School District CFD No. 1 · Elk Grove Unified School District | 1987 | New school facilities (elementary, middle, high school, support) | $46–$200 |
| City of Elk Grove CFD No. 2002-1 (East Franklin) · City of Elk Grove | 2002 | Infrastructure bonds: roadways, sewer, water supply, drainage (East Franklin Specific Plan) | $840 |
| City of Elk Grove CFD No. 2003-1 (Poppy Ridge) Facilities · City of Elk Grove | 2003 | Infrastructure bonds: roadways, sewer, water supply, drainage (southern East Franklin Specific Plan / Poppy Ridge) | $965 |
| City of Elk Grove CFD No. 2003-1 (Poppy Ridge) Police Services · City of Elk Grove | 2003 | Police protection services inside CFD 2003-1 (Poppy Ridge) | $281 |
| City of Elk Grove CFD No. 2003-2 (Police Services) · City of Elk Grove | 2003 | Police protection operational costs citywide except Poppy Ridge | $608 |
| City of Elk Grove CFD No. 2005-1 (Laguna Ridge) Facilities · City of Elk Grove | 2006 | Infrastructure bonds: roadways, sewer, water, drainage, District 56 facilities (Laguna Ridge Specific Plan) | $1,486–$2,229 |
| City of Elk Grove CFD No. 2005-1 (Laguna Ridge) Maintenance Services · City of Elk Grove | 2006 | Landscape/park maintenance and aquatic/civic/community-center operations inside Laguna Ridge (not CFD 2006-1) | $1,159 |
| City of Elk Grove CFD No. 2006-1 (Maintenance Services) · City of Elk Grove | 2006 | Landscape and maintenance services for new development citywide except Laguna Ridge | $656–$2,733 |
| Cosumnes CSD CFD No. 1 (Elk Grove Fire Protection) · Cosumnes Community Services District | 2012 | Fire protection and suppression services and facilities, fire and emergency medical equipment and fire department operations (services tax, CPI-escalated) | $349 |
| CMFA CFD No. 2019-3 (City of Elk Grove - Milestone) · California Municipal Finance Authority | 2019 | Roadway, storm drainage, landscaping, sound wall, joint-trench utility, water, park and sanitary sewer improvements (Series 2020A bonds) | $1,743 |
| CMFA CFD No. 2020-3 IA No. 1 (City of Elk Grove - Madeira Meadows) · California Municipal Finance Authority | 2020 | Infrastructure and development impact fees for Madeira Meadows (Series 2020B bonds) | $1,964 |
| CMFA CFD No. 2020-3 IA No. 2 (City of Elk Grove - Madeira Meadows) · California Municipal Finance Authority | 2020 | Infrastructure and development impact fees for Madeira Meadows, Improvement Area 2 (Series 2021A bonds) | $1,958 |
| CMFA CFD No. 2020-7 (City of Elk Grove - Mendes) · California Municipal Finance Authority | 2020 | Authorized facilities per the resolution of formation; funding of the facilities is complete per the SB 165 report | $1,291–$1,586 |
| Cosumnes CSD CFD No. 2021-1 · Cosumnes Community Services District | 2021 | Fire protection, park maintenance and landscaping services (two-part services tax: fire $362.65 plus park $313.61 per home in FY 2025-26) | $676 |
| CMFA CFD No. 2022-18 (City of Elk Grove - Poppy Keys Southwest) · California Municipal Finance Authority | 2022 | Transportation, wastewater, water, drainage, landscaping and open-space improvements, parks, parkways and trails, and City, Cosumnes CSD fire and sewer impact fees (bonds) | $2,083–$2,971 |
| CMFA CFD No. 2022-19 (City of Elk Grove - Souza Dairy) · California Municipal Finance Authority | 2022 | Transportation, wastewater, water, drainage, landscaping and open-space improvements, parks, parkways and trails, and City, Cosumnes CSD fire and sewer impact fees (bonds) | $2,498–$2,858 |
| CMFA CFD No. 2022-23 (City of Elk Grove - Elk Grove Landing) · California Municipal Finance Authority | 2022 | Transportation, wastewater, water, drainage, landscaping and open-space improvements, parks, parkways and trails, and City, Cosumnes CSD fire and sewer impact fees (bonds) | $2,067–$2,623 |
| CMFA CFD No. 2023-7 (City of Elk Grove - Madeira Ranch) · California Municipal Finance Authority | 2023 | Transportation, water, sewer and storm drain facilities, parks, parkways and open space, and City, Cosumnes CSD fire, sewer, water agency and school impact fees (bonds) | $1,821–$2,445 |
| CMFA CFD No. 2023-7 IA No. 2 (City of Elk Grove - Madeira Ranch) · California Municipal Finance Authority | 2023 | Same facilities as CFD 2023-7 Improvement Area 1; listed as non-bonded in the FY 2025-26 administration report | $2,237 |
| CMFA CFD No. 2024-3 (City of Elk Grove - Telos Greens) · California Municipal Finance Authority | 2024 | Transportation, wastewater, water, drainage, landscaping and open-space improvements, parks, parkways and trails, community, recreation and cultural facilities, and City, Cosumnes CSD fire and sewer impact fees (bonds) | $2,913 |
Source: each agency's CFD annual report or Rate and Method of Apportionment, cross-referenced to the Sacramento County Auditor-Controller 2025-26 direct-levy listing. Annual tax per home is the agency's currently published rate for a single-family unit (for the City of Elk Grove districts, the FY 2026-27 maximum special tax per developed unit; for the CMFA and Cosumnes CSD districts, the FY 2025-26 applied rate; “—” = no published rate); your parcel's charge is the line item on its bill. To see whether a specific parcel is inside a district, use the Elk Grove Mello-Roos lookup; every district in the county is listed on Sacramento County Mello-Roos districts.
Want the exact charges on your parcel? Check your actual bill and its direct assessments on Sacramento e-PropTax ↗
What Elk Grove homes are assessed at, and when
The 55,093 single-family homes on Elk Grove’s 2025 roll are assessed from about $335,000 (lower quarter) to $605,000 (upper quarter), with a median of $463,000. Because Proposition 13 sets the assessment when a home changes hands, the year a home was bought matters more than what it would sell for today: at Elk Grove’s median 1.08% rate, a home whose base year — the year its Proposition 13 assessment was last set, usually when it last changed hands — is before 1990 pays about $2,117 a year and one reassessed in 2020 – 2025 about $6,816.
| Assessed value | Share of homes | Median in band | Typical bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under $250,000 | 11% | $212,000 | $2,290 |
| $250,000 – $500,000 | 47% | $381,000 | $4,116 |
| $500,000 – $1,000,000 | 41% | $625,000 | $6,751 |
| $1,000,000 – $2,000,000 | 1.6% | $1,142,000 | $12,336 |
| Base year set | Share of homes | Median assessed | Typical bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1990 | 2.6% | $196,000 | $2,117 |
| 1990s | 8.3% | $266,000 | $2,873 |
| 2000s | 24% | $437,000 | $4,720 |
| 2010s | 36% | $420,000 | $4,537 |
| 2020 – 2025 | 29% | $631,000 | $6,816 |
Elk Grove’s 61,187 parcels are 90% single-family homes (79% of assessed value), 3.0% vacant land (2.2% of assessed value), 1.9% residential income (2–4 units) (4.5% of assessed value), 1.8% condos (1.0% of assessed value), 1.7% commercial and industrial (11% of assessed value) and 1.6% other (2.3% of assessed value).
Sacramento County Assessor 2025 roll, single-family parcels by situs city; typical bill = median assessed value in the group × Elk Grove’s median ad-valorem rate (1.0802%, shown rounded as 1.08% above), before Mello-Roos and direct assessments. Groups with fewer than 50 parcels are not shown. Base year is the land base year the Assessor carries; it resets on a change of ownership or new construction (reassessment rules). Market values are higher than these assessed values for most long-held homes.
Property tax in Elk Grove, in context
On the latest assessment roll, Elk Grove’s taxable property totaled about $30.4 billion — up 6% from the prior year. Its roughly 57,400 residential parcels (of 61,187 parcels of all kinds on the roll) are about 96% single-family homes, 2% condominiums and 2% small income properties (2–4 units). A typical single-family home is assessed at about $463,000 — an existing owner's Proposition 13 base-year value, not today's market price — for a typical annual tax near $5,001. About 11% of single-family homes still carry a Proposition 13 base set before 2000 (a median base year near 2015), so long-time owners are assessed well below current prices.
Across Elk Grove’s Tax Rate Areas the ad-valorem rate is uniform at about 1.0802% — the same 1% Proposition 13 base plus voter-approved school and municipal debt applies throughout. Elk Grove is one of Sacramento County's Mello-Roos areas: 20 Community Facilities Districts are on record here — where a district publishes a typical figure, the annual special tax runs from roughly $46 to $2,971. That special tax is billed on top of the ad-valorem rate, is not based on your home's value, and applies only to parcels inside a district — so check your bill.
Elk Grove property tax vs. nearby cities
How Elk Grove’s typical rate and bill compare with its closest Sacramento County cities. A higher rate reflects more voter-approved bond debt in that area, not a higher assessment.
| City | Distance | Typical rate | Typical bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Grove (this page) | — | 1.0802% | $5,001 |
| Hood | 8 mi | 1.1131% | $1,603 |
| Wilton | 9 mi | 1.0802% | $6,751 |
| Mather | 11 mi | 1.2832% | $5,428 |
| Courtland | 11 mi | 1.1131% | $2,582 |
Nearest cities by Census place center; distance is straight-line. Typical bill is the median single-family figure for existing owners, ad-valorem only (excludes Mello-Roos and direct assessments).
Paying property tax in Elk Grove
Due dates (Sacramento County)
- 1st installment: due Nov 1, delinquent after Dec 10
- 2nd installment: due Feb 1, delinquent after Apr 10
- Full California due-date calendar, penalties, and when bills are mailed
A 10% penalty applies after each delinquency date. Pay or look up your Elk Grove bill by parcel at Sacramento County e-PropTax ↗.
Just bought in Elk Grove?
A purchase reassesses the home to its price and triggers a one-time supplemental tax bill on the difference. Estimate it with the supplemental tax calculator →
Ways to lower your Elk Grove bill
Most owner-occupants qualify for the $7,000 homeowners' exemption. You may also qualify for the senior or disabled-veteran property-tax exemptions — check your eligibility before the next installment.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the property tax rate in Elk Grove, CA?
In Elk Grove the typical ad-valorem property-tax rate is about 1.0802% of assessed value — the 1% Proposition 13 base plus voter-approved debt. Some parcels here may also carry a Mello-Roos special tax on top — but only if the parcel is inside a district.
How much is property tax in Elk Grove?
A typical Elk Grove single-family home is assessed at about $463,000 (a Proposition 13 base-year value for existing owners), for a typical annual tax near $5,001 before any Mello-Roos. A new purchase is taxed on its price — use the calculator above for your number.
How much is property tax on a home you buy in Elk Grove — starter to typical?
Property tax in Elk Grove runs about 1.0802% of the price you pay, so a buyer's bill scales with the home — roughly $3,241 a year on a $300,000 home and about $6,481 on a $600,000 home (before any Mello-Roos). Existing owners are taxed on their lower Proposition 13 value instead — a typical Elk Grove single-family home is assessed near $463,000, for about $5,001 a year. Enter your own price in the calculator above.
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Educational estimate only, not an official bill. Rates are ad-valorem only (excluding Mello-Roos and fixed direct assessments) and shown as an area range, not your parcel's exact Tax Rate Area. Confirm with the Sacramento County Assessor and Department of Finance.
Last reviewed: October 2026.