How much are property taxes in Kensington, CA?

Name: Property taxes in Kensington, CA, 2020–2024
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Homeowners in Kensington, CA pay a median of $10,000 or more a year in real estate taxes (2020–2024 American Community Survey, table B25103).

Homes with a mortgage pay a median of $10,000 or more.

Homes without a mortgage pay a median of $6,566.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median real estate taxes: $10,000 or more
With a mortgage: $10,000 or more
Without a mortgage: $6,566

Real estate taxes in Kensington against Contra Costa County, its state and the nation

Median real estate taxes paid a year, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kensington	Contra Costa County	California	United States
Median real estate taxes	$10,000 or more	$7,156 (±$82)	$5,124 (±$17)	$3,119
Homes with a mortgage	$10,000 or more	$7,929 (±$114)	$5,839 (±$17)	$3,489
Homes without a mortgage	$6,566 (±$1,728)	$5,348 (±$147)	$3,825 (±$19)	$2,576
Median home value	$1,539,000 (±$81,552)	$866,800 (±$6,426)	$734,700 (±$1,307)	$332,700

How property taxes in Kensington have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median home value	$944,000 (±$31,740)	$1,539,000 (±$81,552)	+63.0%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median real estate taxes in places near Kensington

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kensington
Place	Distance	Median real estate taxes	Compared with this place
Kensington	—	$10,000 or more	—
El Cerrito	1.4 mi	$9,367 (±$631)	—
Albany	2.1 mi	$10,000 or more	—
Berkeley	2.8 mi	$10,000 or more	—
East Richmond Heights	3.2 mi	$7,079 (±$1,177)	—
Emeryville	4.7 mi	$6,209 (±$827)	—
El Sobrante (Contra Costa County)	4.8 mi	$5,405 (±$764)	—
Rollingwood	4.9 mi	$4,316 (±$272)	—
San Pablo	5.1 mi	$4,461 (±$376)	—

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median real estate taxes across Contra Costa County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median real estate taxes
1 (tie)	San Ramon	$10,000 or more
1 (tie)	Alamo	$10,000 or more
1 (tie)	Blackhawk	$10,000 or more
1 (tie)	Camino Tassajara	$10,000 or more
1 (tie)	Castle Hill	$10,000 or more
1 (tie)	Diablo	$10,000 or more
1 (tie)	Kensington	$10,000 or more
1 (tie)	Norris Canyon	$10,000 or more
1 (tie)	Reliez Valley	$10,000 or more
1 (tie)	San Miguel (Contra Costa County)	$10,000 or more
1 (tie)	Saranap	$10,000 or more
16	El Cerrito	$9,367 (±$631)
17	Acalanes Ridge	$8,891 (±$1,527)

Showing 13 of 48 places in Contra Costa County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Kensington is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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How much are property taxes in Kensington?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Kensington, CA is $10,000 or more a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Kensington CDP, California (place:38086, in state:06).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25103_001E, B25103_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M, B25088_002E, B25088_002M from the 2019 release.

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B25103_001E, B25103_001M, B25103_002E, B25103_002M, B25103_003E, B25103_003M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.