Thousand Oaks Property Tax Rate
The typical property-tax rate in Thousand Oaks is about 1.05% of assessed value — the 1% Proposition 13 base plus voter-approved debt. The median assessed value across Thousand Oaks's taxable parcels (all property types) is about $667,369 for existing owners (county parcel roll, computed October 2026) — roughly $7,007 a year. Estimate your own bill below, or jump to where to pay and look up your bill.
At about 1.05%, Thousand Oaks is below the ~1.14% average across these California cities. Thousand Oaks is in Ventura County, which averages about 1.12% on the Board of Equalization's county-average rate — see the Ventura County overview →
At Thousand Oaks's typical rate of 1.05%:
$7,007 / year
Ad-valorem only — excludes Mello-Roos and fixed direct assessments. Your exact rate depends on your parcel's Tax Rate Area. Under Proposition 13, assessed value is generally your purchase price, rising ≤2% a year.
How Thousand Oaks property tax is calculated
California taxes property under Proposition 13: your assessed value is generally set when you buy, then rises no more than 2% a year until the property changes hands or is newly built. The annual bill is that assessed value times the ad-valorem rate — the 1% base plus voter-approved bonds — which is why Thousand Oaks's typical rate works out to about 1.05%. Because the bonds differ by Tax Rate Area, two homes in Thousand Oaks can pay slightly different rates. Mello-Roos and fixed direct assessments, where they apply, are billed separately on top. To compare Thousand Oaks with every other city in the county, see the Ventura County property tax rate by city. See the Ventura County Mello-Roos district list to check whether a community has a CFD special tax.
Learn the rules behind the rate: Proposition 13, Mello-Roos, and what triggers a reassessment.
Thousand Oaks's total assessed value
The total assessed value of all taxable property in Thousand Oaks reached $40.4 billion in 2025, up 3.9% from the year before and up 67% since 2013. That is the citywide roll across all property types (State Board of Equalization) — not the value of any single home. The roll grows with new construction, sales that reset values, and the Proposition 13 2% annual cap, so it rises even when the tax rate does not.
Pay or look up your Thousand Oaks property tax bill
Thousand Oaks does not bill property tax itself — your bill comes from Ventura County, in two installments: the first is due November 1 (delinquent after December 10) and the second February 1 (delinquent after April 10), with a 10% penalty after each date. These dates are set by California law and are the same in every county.
- Ventura County Treasurer-Tax Collector — pay online, look up amounts due, or print a bill by parcel number or address.
- Ventura County Assessor — check your assessed value, file a homeowners' exemption, or request a Proposition 8 review if your home is worth less than its assessed value.
- California property tax due dates — the full calendar, penalties, and what happens if you miss an installment.
County links go to official government sites; verify amounts there before paying.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the property tax rate in Thousand Oaks, CA?
The typical property-tax rate in Thousand Oaks is about 1.05% of assessed value — the 1% Proposition 13 base plus voter-approved debt. That's below the average across these California cities (~1.14%). Mello-Roos and fixed direct assessments, where a parcel has them, are billed on top.
How much is property tax in Thousand Oaks?
The median assessed value across Thousand Oaks's taxable parcels (homes, condos, apartments and commercial) is about $667,369 for existing owners (county parcel roll, computed October 2026), which works out to roughly $7,007 a year at 1.05%. Under Proposition 13 your assessed value is generally what you paid when you bought, rising no more than 2% a year — estimate your own bill with the calculator above.
How much is property tax on a home you buy in Thousand Oaks — starter to typical?
Property tax in Thousand Oaks runs about 1.05% of the price you pay, so a buyer's bill scales with the home — roughly $4,725 a year on a $450,000 home and about $8,925 on a $850,000 home. Existing owners are taxed on their lower Proposition 13 value instead — the median Thousand Oaks parcel (all property types) is assessed near $667,369, for about $7,007 a year. Enter your own price in the calculator above.
Why do property tax rates vary within Thousand Oaks?
Thousand Oaks spans more than one Tax Rate Area (it has 431). The 1% base is the same everywhere, but each area adds its own voter-approved school, city, and special-district bonds, so two homes in Thousand Oaks can pay slightly different total rates. The figure here is the typical rate across Thousand Oaks's parcels.
What is the Thousand Oaks property tax rate for 2026?
The 1.05% shown here is from Ventura County's 2025-26 tax-rate book — the rate on the bills that came due in December 2025 and April 2026. The bills mailed in October 2026 are for fiscal year 2026-27: the 1% Proposition 13 base never changes, and the voter-approved debt rates on top of it are recalculated by the county each year, after the roll closes on July 1 and before the Board of Supervisors adopts the rates by October 3 (Gov. Code §29100), as bonds are paid down or sold, so the total usually moves by a few hundredths of a percent, not whole points. What does change for most owners is the assessed value: the Board of Equalization set the 2026-27 inflation factor at 2%, so a Thousand Oaks home that did not sell or add construction is assessed 2% higher than last year and its bill rises about 2% if the rate holds. A home bought or built in the past year is taxed on its new base-year value instead, and usually gets a supplemental bill.
When are property taxes due in Thousand Oaks?
Ventura County bills Thousand Oaks property taxes in two installments: the first is due November 1 (delinquent after December 10) and the second February 1 (delinquent after April 10), with a 10% penalty after each date. These deadlines are set by California state law and are the same countywide. Bills are issued and paid through the Ventura County Treasurer-Tax Collector, not the city of Thousand Oaks.
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Rate source: Ventura County Auditor-Controller Tax Rate Area rates (fiscal year 2025-26) joined to the Ventura County Assessor / GIS parcel roll (aggregates only, no parcel or owner data). The figure is the typical ad-valorem rate across Thousand Oaks's parcels; your parcel's exact rate depends on its Tax Rate Area, and Mello-Roos or fixed direct assessments are extra. Typical value is the median assessed value across all property types (existing-owner Proposition 13 basis) — the county publishes no clean single-family use code. Educational estimate, not an official bill.
Last reviewed: October 2026.