What is the property tax rate in Lassen County?

The effective rate is 0.72%: homeowners paid a median $1,923 a year on a median home value of $265,300 (Census ACS 2020-2024). The California rate is 0.70% and the US rate 0.94%.

How much is property tax on a $300,000 house in Lassen County?

About $2,175 a year ($181 a month) at the county's effective rate of 0.72%. Your bill depends on your assessed value, local levies and exemptions.

Is property tax in Lassen County high?

Lassen County's rate is about the same as the California rate and 23% lower than the US rate. It ranks 22nd of 58 counties in California and 1,811 of 3,134 US counties (1 = highest).

Why might my bill be different?

The rate here is an average across homeowners. Bills depend on when the home was last assessed, the levies of your city and school district, and exemptions or caps you qualify for.

Property taxCaliforniaCensus ACS 2020–2024

Lassen County, California property tax rate

Homeowners in Lassen County pay a median $1,923 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.72% of home value.The median home is worth $265,300. That rate is about the same as the California rate (0.70%) and 23% lower than the US rate (0.94%). It is the 22nd highest of 58 counties in California.

Effective rate

0.72%

#22 of 58 in CA · #1,811 of 3,134 in the US

Median tax paid

$1,923

± $103 · US $3,119

Median home value

$265,300

US $332,700

Paid by homeowners

$14.3 million

a year, 6,305 owner-occupied homes

Compared with the state and the US

Lassen County's rate is 23% lower than the US rate

Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value). Grey ticks: the other 57 counties in California.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.

Estimate your property tax in Lassen County

Home value × the county's effective rate. Change the value to see your estimate.

Home value

Estimated property tax a year

$1,923

$160 a month at 0.72%, the effective rate for Lassen County.

At the California rate (0.70%)	$1,850
At the US rate (0.94%)	$2,487

An estimate from Census averages, not your bill. Your tax depends on your assessed value, local levies and any exemptions (homestead, senior, veteran) you claim.

Neighbouring counties

Lassen County has the highest rate among its neighbours

Effective property tax rate of every county that borders Lassen County

County	Effective rate
Lassen County median $1,923	0.72%
Plumas County median $2,537	0.70%
Modoc County median $1,561	0.69%
Shasta County median $2,542	0.69%
Sierra County median $2,279	0.69%
Washoe County, NV median $2,385	0.44%

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; county adjacency file 2024.

What homeowners pay

24% of Lassen County homeowners pay $3,000 or more a year (US 49%)

Owner-occupied homes by yearly real estate taxes paid, with and without a mortgage combined

Yearly property tax paid	Share of homeowners
No real estate taxes paid	7%
Less than $800	14%
$800 to $1,499	19%
$1,500 to $1,999	16%
$2,000 to $2,999	20%
$3,000 or more	24%

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, table B25102.

Median tax with a mortgage: $2,280; without a mortgage: $1,559. Homes with a mortgage tend to be newer, bought more recently and worth more.

Five years earlier

The median tax bill rose 29% between the 2015–2019 and 2020–2024 surveys while median home value rose 31%, so the effective rate went down from 0.74% to 0.72%.

	2015–2019	2020–2024	Change
Median property tax paid	$1,493	$1,923	+29%
Median home value	$203,000	$265,300	+31%
Effective rate	0.74%	0.72%	-0.01 pts

Where to check your own bill

Your actual bill is set locally: the county assessor values your home, and the county, city, school district and other local districts each set a rate on that value. Exemptions such as a homestead exemption can cut the bill. Check your assessment and bill with the Lassen County assessor or tax collector.

State rules and exemptions: California State Board of Equalization, property taxes.

Questions and answers

What is the property tax rate in Lassen County?: The effective rate is 0.72%: homeowners paid a median $1,923 a year on a median home value of $265,300 (Census ACS 2020-2024). The California rate is 0.70% and the US rate 0.94%.
How much is property tax on a $300,000 house in Lassen County?: About $2,175 a year ($181 a month) at the county's effective rate of 0.72%. Your bill depends on your assessed value, local levies and exemptions.
Is property tax in Lassen County high?: Lassen County's rate is about the same as the California rate and 23% lower than the US rate. It ranks 22nd of 58 counties in California and 1,811 of 3,134 US counties (1 = highest).
Why might my bill be different?: The rate here is an average across homeowners. Bills depend on when the home was last assessed, the levies of your city and school district, and exemptions or caps you qualify for.

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Sources and notes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates (released December 2025), tables B25103 (median real estate taxes paid by mortgage status), B25077 (median value), B25102 (mortgage status by real estate taxes paid), B25090 and B25082 (aggregate taxes paid and aggregate value) and B25003 (tenure). Owner-occupied homes. Public domain.
Five years earlier: ACS 2015–2019 5-year estimates, tables B25103 and B25077. Dollars are nominal.
Effective rate = median real estate taxes paid ÷ median home value. Taxes are what homeowners report paying for the year; values are what they say the home would sell for. Where the Census Bureau caps the median tax at “$10,000+”, the rate is total taxes paid ÷ total home value instead. ± figures are the Census 90% margins of error.
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