What is the property tax rate in Marin County?

The effective rate is 0.77%: homeowners paid a median $10,000 or more a year on a median home value of $1,507,300 (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 Marin County?

About $2,321 a year ($193 a month) at the county's effective rate of 0.77%. Your bill depends on your assessed value, local levies and exemptions.

Is property tax in Marin County high?

Marin County's rate is 11% higher than the California rate and 17% lower than the US rate. It ranks 7th of 58 counties in California and 1,659 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

Marin County, California property tax rate

Homeowners in Marin County pay a median $10,000 or more a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.77% of home value.The median home is worth $1,507,300. That rate is 11% higher than the California rate (0.70%) and 17% lower than the US rate (0.94%). It is the 7th highest of 58 counties in California.

Effective rate

0.77%

#7 of 58 in CA · #1,659 of 3,134 in the US

Median tax paid

$10,000 or more

US $3,119

Median home value

$1,507,300

US $332,700

Paid by homeowners

$954.2 million

a year, 66,616 owner-occupied homes

The Census Bureau reports Marin County's median tax only as “$10,000 or more”, so the rate here is total property tax paid by homeowners ÷ total home value (0.77%). The median-based rate is at least 0.66%.

Compared with the state and the US

Marin County's rate is 17% 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 Marin County

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

Home value

Estimated property tax a year

$11,663

$972 a month at 0.77%, the effective rate for Marin County.

At the California rate (0.70%)	$10,512
At the US rate (0.94%)	$14,131

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

Contra Costa County has the highest rate next to Marin County

Effective property tax rate of every county that borders Marin County

County	Effective rate
Contra Costa County median $7,156	0.83%
Marin County median $10,000+	0.77%
Solano County median $4,621	0.75%
San Francisco County median $9,862	0.71%
Sonoma County median $5,695	0.70%

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

What homeowners pay

92% of Marin 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	2%
Less than $800	1%
$800 to $1,499	1%
$1,500 to $1,999	1%
$2,000 to $2,999	3%
$3,000 or more	92%

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

Median tax with a mortgage: $10,000+; without a mortgage: $7,650. Homes with a mortgage tend to be newer, bought more recently and worth more.

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 Marin 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 Marin County?: The effective rate is 0.77%: homeowners paid a median $10,000 or more a year on a median home value of $1,507,300 (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 Marin County?: About $2,321 a year ($193 a month) at the county's effective rate of 0.77%. Your bill depends on your assessed value, local levies and exemptions.
Is property tax in Marin County high?: Marin County's rate is 11% higher than the California rate and 17% lower than the US rate. It ranks 7th of 58 counties in California and 1,659 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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