Hercules property owners paid 1.1% of their home values in property taxes during the fourth quarter of 2025, which is more than 1.3 times above the national average, according to BlockShopper.com.
The median price for a Hercules home sold in the final quarter of 2025 was $654,500, using figures from 30 sales recorded during that period. The city’s median tax bill that year was $7,448, representing 1.1% of the median value for taxed homes.
The average effective property tax rate nationwide was 0.888% in 2024.
Across Contra Costa County, the top three localities with the highest effective rates were East Contra Costa (Unincorporated), Oakley (Unincorporated) and Crockett (Unincorporated).
This article determines the effective 2025 property tax rate using projected inflation rates and 2023 county tax data. Actual effective rates may differ slightly from these estimates.
Home prices in the U.S. continued rising in 2025, with the national median hitting about $447,000 by June, according to Redfin. That figure marks a 1.13% year-over-year increase. Redfin data also point to a notable imbalance in supply and demand, as there were 36% more sellers than buyers—a difference of 508,715 listings. Redfin defines a balanced market as one with buyer and seller counts within 10% of each other.
The table below presents a comparison of East Contra Costa (Unincorporated) and several other Contra Costa County cities by their median effective property tax rates, based on sales and property tax data from the fourth quarter of 2025.
| City | Q4 2025 Sales | Q4 2025 Median Price | Median tax 2025 | Effective tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Contra Costa (Unincorporated) | 3 | $292,500 | $4,508 | 1.5% |
| Oakley (Unincorporated) | 2 | $402,500 | $4,741 | 1.2% |
| Crockett (Unincorporated) | 5 | $480,000 | $5,782 | 1.2% |
| Hercules | 30 | $654,500 | $7,448 | 1.1% |
| Brentwood | 124 | $720,000 | $7,725 | 1.1% |
| Oakley | 70 | $599,500 | $6,363 | 1.1% |
| Richmond | 197 | $625,000 | $6,477 | 1% |
| Discovery Bay (Unincorporated) | 34 | $842,000 | $8,542 | 1% |
| Clayton | 37 | $901,000 | $8,966 | 1% |
| Martinez (Unincorporated) | 20 | $566,000 | $5,544 | 1% |
| Orinda | 55 | $1,720,000 | $15,740 | 0.9% |
| Pleasant Hill | 77 | $767,000 | $7,209 | 0.9% |
| El Sobrante (Unincorporated) | 24 | $641,500 | $5,844 | 0.9% |
| Martinez | 81 | $729,000 | $6,338 | 0.9% |
| San Pablo | 27 | $540,000 | $4,858 | 0.9% |
| San Ramon | 121 | $1,312,500 | $11,558 | 0.9% |
| Antioch | 196 | $565,000 | $4,729 | 0.8% |
| El Cerrito | 54 | $1,052,500 | $8,705 | 0.8% |
| Pinole | 36 | $752,750 | $6,271 | 0.8% |
| Richmond (Unincorporated) | 18 | $723,500 | $5,979 | 0.8% |
| San Pablo (Unincorporated) | 26 | $590,000 | $4,998 | 0.8% |
| Danville (Unincorporated) | 40 | $2,112,500 | $16,899 | 0.8% |
| Bay Point (Unincorporated) | 26 | $480,000 | $3,994 | 0.8% |
| Concord (Unincorporated) | 5 | $709,500 | $5,897 | 0.8% |
| Rodeo (Unincorporated) | 14 | $694,250 | $5,788 | 0.8% |
| Concord | 283 | $700,000 | $5,505 | 0.8% |
| Pittsburg | 75 | $535,000 | $4,106 | 0.8% |
| Alamo (Unincorporated) | 41 | $2,250,000 | $17,266 | 0.8% |
| Kensington | 16 | $1,562,500 | $11,931 | 0.8% |
| San Ramon (Unincorporated) | 2 | $3,650,000 | $28,616 | 0.8% |
| Lafayette | 61 | $1,960,000 | $13,617 | 0.7% |
| Pleasant Hill (Unincorporated) | 3 | $1,450,000 | $10,487 | 0.7% |
| Danville | 115 | $1,700,000 | $11,598 | 0.7% |
| Moraga | 31 | $1,700,000 | $11,308 | 0.7% |
| Walnut Creek | 142 | $1,132,500 | $7,781 | 0.7% |
| Walnut Creek (Unincorporated) | 53 | $1,305,000 | $8,820 | 0.7% |
| Lafayette (Unincorporated) | 8 | $2,115,000 | $13,488 | 0.6% |
| Brentwood (Unincorporated) | 3 | $900,000 | $4,215 | 0.5% |
This article relies on information from BlockShopper.com. The source data is accessible here.