How much are property taxes in Santa Monica, CA?

Name: Property taxes in Santa Monica, CA, 2020–2024
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Homeowners in Santa Monica, 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 $9,128.

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: $9,128

Real estate taxes in Santa Monica against Los Angeles County, its state and the nation

Median real estate taxes paid a year, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Santa Monica	Los Angeles County	California	United States
Median real estate taxes	$10,000 or more	$5,675 (±$32)	$5,124 (±$17)	$3,119
Homes with a mortgage	$10,000 or more	$6,358 (±$38)	$5,839 (±$17)	$3,489
Homes without a mortgage	$9,128 (±$1,663)	$4,169 (±$45)	$3,825 (±$19)	$2,576
Median home value	$1,755,500 (±$135,078)	$834,200 (±$2,194)	$734,700 (±$1,307)	$332,700

How property taxes in Santa Monica 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	$1,382,700 (±$109,702)	$1,755,500 (±$135,078)	+27.0%	No measurable change 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 Santa Monica

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Santa Monica
Place	Distance	Median real estate taxes	Compared with this place
Santa Monica	—	$10,000 or more	—
Marina del Rey	3.6 mi	$3,640 (±$1,727)	—
Los Angeles	5.0 mi	$6,050 (±$55)	—
Culver City	5.8 mi	$6,943 (±$443)	—
Beverly Hills	7.2 mi	$10,000 or more	—
Ladera Heights	7.4 mi	$8,636 (±$949)	—
El Segundo	8.1 mi	$8,056 (±$1,150)	—
Topanga	8.6 mi	$10,000 or more	—
View Park-Windsor Hills	8.7 mi	$6,215 (±$806)	—

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 Los Angeles County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median real estate taxes
1 (tie)	Manhattan Beach	$10,000 or more
1 (tie)	Palos Verdes Estates	$10,000 or more
1 (tie)	Rancho Palos Verdes	$10,000 or more
1 (tie)	Rolling Hills	$10,000 or more
1 (tie)	Rolling Hills Estates	$10,000 or more
1 (tie)	San Marino	$10,000 or more
1 (tie)	Santa Monica	$10,000 or more
1 (tie)	Hasley Canyon	$10,000 or more
1 (tie)	Stevenson Ranch	$10,000 or more
1 (tie)	Topanga	$10,000 or more
20	South Pasadena	$9,937 (±$850)
21	Ladera Heights	$8,636 (±$949)
22	Pepperdine University	$8,617 (±$510)

Showing 13 of 139 places in Los Angeles County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Santa Monica?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Santa Monica, 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 Santa Monica city, California (place:70000, 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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