Wondering where your property taxes go? The chart below shows how revenue is distributed among government entities:
How Proposition 13 Affects Your Assessment
Although the overall roll increased 5.41%, most property owners will see only a 2% increase due to Proposition 13’s value cap. Additional roll growth came from properties that changed ownership or underwent new construction in 2024. Other properties—such as mobile homes, boats, business equipment, and properties with temporary value reductions (Prop 8)—are reassessed annually and may fluctuate more than 2%.
Proposition 13 – Why Your Assessed Value Isn’t Always What Your Home is Worth
California's Proposition 13 caps the growth of a property's assessed value at no more than 2 percent a year unless the market value of a property falls lower. When that happens, Proposition 8, which also passed in 1978, allows the property to be temporarily reassessed at the lower value. However, as the value of the property rises, the assessed value and resulting property taxes may increase more than 2 percent a year up to the annually adjusted Prop. 13 cap.
Check Your Assessed Value Online
Property owners can review their 2025-26 assessed values online via the Assessor’s Assessed Value Look-Up and Parcel Viewer tools.
If you believe your property's market value is lower than the assessed value, you may request a free review from July 1 through December 31, 2025. Requests submitted by August 15 may be reflected on the annual tax bill mailed in October.
Business, Marine, and Aircraft Questions? We’re Here to Help
• Business Personal Property & Fixtures: (916) 875-0730 | PPdutyapr@saccounty.gov
• Vessels & Aircraft: (916) 875-0740 | ASR-marine@saccounty.gov
• Leased Equipment: (916) 875-0745 | ASR-leasing@saccounty.gov
Contact the Assessor’s Office
To learn more about your assessment or available tax savings programs, visit assessor.saccounty.gov, email us at assessor@saccounty.gov, or call (916) 875-0700.
Our office is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 3636 American River Drive, Suite 200, Sacramento, CA 95864 (free parking available). No appointment is necessary.