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Property Tax

The California Constitution mandates that all property is subject to taxation unless otherwise exempted by state or federal law. Proposition 13, enacted in 1978, forms the basis for the current property tax laws.


Market Value

Full cash value, also known as market value or fair market value, is the amount for which a property would sell in a competitive and open market, presuming that both buyer and seller are knowledgeable about the sale, allow sufficient time for it, and are not affected by undue pressures (e.g. foreclosures and bankruptcy).

Land value $24,861
Building value + $83,622
Market value = $108,483

Assessed Value

Property taxes are based on the assessed value of the property. Assessed values are calculated based on market values using a base year value and a predetermined ratio. This ratio is currently set to 100% for San Mateo County. The assessed value for most taxed property is the prior year's assessed value adjusted for inflation by up to 2 percent. However, if there has been a change in ownership or completed new construction, the new assessed value will be the market value of the property as of the date that it changed ownership or was newly constructed.

Assessed value = $108,483

Exemptions and Taxable Value

Taxable value represents the assessed value less any tax exemptions that apply. San Mateo County provides a variety of Property Tax Savings Programs that may lower the property's tax bill.

We have no information about whether any exemptions currently apply to this property. Therefore, the taxable value will be equal to the assessed value.


Property Tax

Property tax is calculated by multiplying the property's taxable value by all the tax rates applicable to it.
Current tax represents the amount the present owner pays including exemptions.
Base tax is an estimate of what an owner NOT benefiting from any exemptions would pay.
Actual taxes might differ from the figures displayed here due to various abatement and financial assistance programs or to non ad-valorem taxes levied as special taxes.


Tax Description Taxable Value Tax Rate Tax amount
General Tax Rate $108,483 x 1.000000% = $1,084.83
Redwood City El Bds $108,483 x 0.017300% = $18.77
R C Elem Bond Ser 2002 $108,483 x 0.008200% = $8.90
Sequoia High Bd Ser 02 $108,483 x 0.000000% = $0.00
Sequoia Hi Bond Ser 02 $108,483 x 0.000000% = $0.00
Sequoia Hi Refund Ser 0 $108,483 x 0.002100% = $2.28
Sequoia Union Hi. Bnd S $108,483 x 0.002700% = $2.93
Sequoia High 2005 Rfnd $108,483 x 0.003000% = $3.25
Sequoia Hi 2005 Rfnd Bn $108,483 x 0.000900% = $0.98
Sequoia Hi Bond 2005 SE $108,483 x 0.004100% = $4.45
Sequoia Hi Rfnd Ser 200 $108,483 x 0.005000% = $5.42
Sequoia Union Hi Bond $108,483 x 0.008900% = $9.65
Sequoia Union Hi Bond $108,483 x 0.003500% = $3.80
Sequoia Union Hi Bond $108,483 x 0.004700% = $5.10
Sequoia Union Hi 2011 G $108,483 x 0.000900% = $0.98
Sm Jr College Bd 2002 $108,483 x 0.003900% = $4.23
Sm Jr Coll Bond Ser 200 $108,483 x 0.002300% = $2.50
Sm Jr Coll Bond 2001 SE $108,483 x 0.001000% = $1.08
Sm Jr Coll Bond 2006 SE $108,483 x 0.004500% = $4.88
San Mateo Comm Coll $108,483 x 0.008200% = $8.90

Current tax (estimated) = $1,172.92

Base tax $108,483 x 1.0812% = $1,172.92

For more information please visit California State Board of Equalization webpage or this publication.
Also, you can visit the San Mateo County's Assessor and Treasurer, or look up this property's current tax situation here.

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