Property taxes in San Francisco

San Francisco property tax: one rate citywide, 1.18162182% (FY 2026-27), the flat parcel taxes and the Prop 13 rules. The county sets and collects the tax.

Each block below is marked county or state data, San Francisco code or CA state law, and links to its source (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

County rate table San Francisco has one total rate citywide: 1.18162182% of assessed value for fiscal year 2026-27.

The total is the 1% general tax (Proposition 13) plus the rates voters approved for school, city and other bonds. It does not include fixed charges such as Mello-Roos special taxes, parcel taxes or assessments, which come on the same bill.

The rate is the same at every address; the fixed charges below are not. Look up an address, with an annual estimate → Source: San Francisco Treasurer, fiscal year 2026-27.

Treasurer Every parcel in San Francisco pays these flat parcel taxes (amounts for fiscal year 2025-26):

• School Parcel Tax of 2020 (SFUSD): $334.38 per parcel (adjusted each year); owners 65 and older can apply for an exemption
• SFUSD Teacher Support: $319.34 per parcel (adjusted each year); owners 65 and older can apply for an exemption
• SFUSD Facilities District: $43.00 per single-family parcel; $21.50 per unit on multi-family parcels (adjusted each year); owners 65 and older can apply for an exemption
• City College of San Francisco Parcel Tax (2012): $99 per parcel at adoption (adjusted each year)
• San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority: $12 per parcel

Some parcels also pay area charges: community benefit districts, Mello-Roos districts (Mission Bay, Transbay, Hunters Point, Treasure Island and others) and PACE loans. They appear on the bill as direct charges.

Source: San Francisco Treasurer.

CA state law California law sets this statewide. 1% property tax limit (Prop 13): The general property tax on real property may not exceed 1% of its full cash value; voter-approved bond debt is levied on top (Cal. Const. art. XIII A, § 1(a), (b)). 2% annual cap on assessed value: The base year value rises each year by the California CPI change, but never more than 2% (Rev. & Tax. Code § 51(a)(1)(D)). California property tax rules — the full state rule →