Homeowners in San Pablo paid property taxes totaling 0.9% of their property’s value during the fourth quarter of 2025, surpassing the national average, BlockShopper.com reported.
San Pablo’s median home sale price reached $540,000 in the fourth quarter of 2025, based on 27 properties sold in that period. The median tax bill for the city for the year was $4,858, equaling 0.9% of the median home value assessed.
The U.S. average effective property tax rate stood at 0.888% in 2024.
Within Contra Costa County, East Contra Costa (Unincorporated), Oakley (Unincorporated), and Crockett (Unincorporated) had the three highest effective property tax rates.
This article uses estimated inflation values and data from the county’s 2023 tax records to calculate San Pablo’s 2025 effective property tax rate. Actual effective rates might differ slightly in some instances.
U.S. median home prices kept rising in 2025, reaching approximately $447,000 in June. That represents a 1.13% increases over the prior year, Redfin said. Their data also show a notable gap between sellers and buyers, with sellers outnumbering buyers by 36%, or 508,715 homes. By Redfin’s definition, a balanced market features the number of sellers and buyers within 10% of each other.
The table below shows a comparison of median effective property tax rates for East Contra Costa (Unincorporated) and other cities in Contra Costa County, based on home sales and property tax information 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% |
Information in this article was gathered from BlockShopper.com. You can access the source data here.