Homeowners in Monterey Park paid property taxes equal to 0.7% of their homes’ value during the fourth quarter of 2025, BlockShopper.com reports. This effective rate is less than 0.8 times the national average.
According to data for properties sold in that period, the median home in Monterey Park sold for $860,000. The median property tax bill for the year was $5,979 in the city, remaining at 0.7% of the taxed home’s median value.
The average effective property tax rate across the U.S. reached 0.888% in 2024.
Bradbury and Palmdale (unincorporated) recorded the highest effective property tax rates in Los Angeles County.
Calculations for Monterey Park’s 2025 effective tax rate were derived using inflation estimates and 2022 county tax data. Actual effective property tax rates may differ in some situations.
U.S. home prices continued rising in 2025, with the national median at about $447,000 in June—an increase of 1.13% from the previous year, Redfin shows. There was also a marked supply-demand gap, with 36% more sellers than buyers (a surplus of 508,715 homes). According to Redfin, a market is considered balanced when seller and buyer totals are within 10% of each other.
The comparison table below lists Bradbury and other Los Angeles County cities by median effective property tax rate. Calculations use fourth quarter 2025 sales and tax data.
| City | Q4 2025 Sales | Q4 2025 Median Price | Median tax 2025 | Effective tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradbury | 3 | $1,480,000 | $19,352 | 1.3% |
| Palmdale (unincorporated) | 9 | $417,000 | $5,314 | 1.3% |
| Santa Clarita Valley CDP | 135 | $901,000 | $10,136 | 1.1% |
| Topanga (unincorporated) | 7 | $775,000 | $8,745 | 1.1% |
| Lancaster | 343 | $440,000 | $4,703 | 1.1% |
| Palmdale | 269 | $496,000 | $4,976 | 1% |
| Altadena CDP | 148 | $632,500 | $6,616 | 1% |
| Lancaster (unincorporated) | 38 | $510,000 | $4,472 | 0.9% |
| Santa Clarita | 369 | $740,000 | $6,874 | 0.9% |
| Beverly Hills | 57 | $2,500,000 | $22,658 | 0.9% |
| Signal Hill | 22 | $735,000 | $6,491 | 0.9% |
| West Claremont CDP | 2 | $1,037,500 | $9,134 | 0.9% |
| Castaic | 51 | $790,000 | $7,427 | 0.9% |
| Monrovia | 57 | $937,000 | $7,294 | 0.8% |
| Hidden Hills | 5 | $4,300,000 | $34,116 | 0.8% |
| Calabasas | 70 | $1,450,000 | $11,072 | 0.8% |
| West Hollywood | 53 | $995,000 | $8,037 | 0.8% |
| Malibu | 47 | $2,985,000 | $23,648 | 0.8% |
| Montebello | 65 | $770,000 | $5,891 | 0.8% |
| La Habra Heights | 12 | $1,330,000 | $10,795 | 0.8% |
| Cudahy | 7 | $671,000 | $5,290 | 0.8% |
| Compton | 117 | $610,000 | $5,007 | 0.8% |
| Paramount | 39 | $546,000 | $4,363 | 0.8% |
| Rolling Hills Estates | 17 | $1,610,000 | $13,189 | 0.8% |
| Rolling Hills | 5 | $3,700,000 | $30,486 | 0.8% |
| Twin Lakes CDP | 2 | $692,500 | $5,779 | 0.8% |
| Walnut Islands CDP | 5 | $1,410,000 | $11,462 | 0.8% |
| Charter Oak CDP | 12 | $625,000 | $4,716 | 0.8% |
| Malibu Coastal Zone CDP | 36 | $1,376,250 | $11,399 | 0.8% |
| Santa Monica Mountains North Area CDP | 5 | $1,599,000 | $12,756 | 0.8% |
| Kinneloa Mesa CDP | 6 | $1,840,000 | $13,537 | 0.7% |
| Florence – Graham CDP | 32 | $567,500 | $4,245 | 0.7% |
| South Monrovia Islands CDP | 9 | $890,000 | $6,600 | 0.7% |
| Rowland Heights CDP | 79 | $960,000 | $7,052 | 0.7% |
| La Canada Flintridge | 47 | $2,191,000 | $14,411 | 0.7% |
| Duarte | 35 | $800,000 | $5,479 | 0.7% |
| Glendora | 96 | $887,500 | $6,105 | 0.7% |
| Agoura Hills | 54 | $1,087,500 | $7,636 | 0.7% |
| Azusa | 41 | $680,000 | $4,556 | 0.7% |
| Claremont | 75 | $995,000 | $6,945 | 0.7% |
| La Verne | 45 | $890,000 | $5,904 | 0.7% |
| San Dimas | 54 | $860,000 | $6,205 | 0.7% |
| San Marino | 33 | $2,900,000 | $19,050 | 0.7% |
| Pomona | 145 | $650,000 | $4,307 | 0.7% |
| Baldwin Park | 49 | $650,000 | $4,436 | 0.7% |
| Covina | 64 | $800,000 | $5,428 | 0.7% |
| El Monte | 52 | $721,750 | $5,264 | 0.7% |
| West Covina | 135 | $830,000 | $5,479 | 0.7% |
| Monterey Park | 73 | $860,000 | $5,979 | 0.7% |
| Walnut | 34 | $1,115,000 | $7,995 | 0.7% |
| Santa Monica | 128 | $1,670,000 | $11,509 | 0.7% |
| Diamond Bar | 102 | $944,500 | $6,673 | 0.7% |
| Whittier | 112 | $878,250 | $5,918 | 0.7% |
| Bell | 7 | $810,000 | $5,688 | 0.7% |
| Maywood | 5 | $720,000 | $4,727 | 0.7% |
| Huntington Park | 29 | $720,000 | $5,144 | 0.7% |
| Downey | 95 | $863,000 | $5,934 | 0.7% |
| South Gate | 42 | $652,500 | $4,617 | 0.7% |
| Lynwood | 36 | $677,500 | $4,851 | 0.7% |
| Hawthorne | 39 | $800,000 | $5,786 | 0.7% |
| La Mirada | 82 | $860,000 | $5,897 | 0.7% |
| Lawndale | 40 | $849,500 | $5,972 | 0.7% |
| Carson | 104 | $748,000 | $4,891 | 0.7% |
| Long Beach | 655 | $850,000 | $5,571 | 0.7% |
| Lomita | 30 | $992,500 | $6,658 | 0.7% |
| Palos Verdes Estates | 28 | $2,555,000 | $18,594 | 0.7% |
| Antelope Valley CDP | 137 | $445,000 | $3,092 | 0.7% |
| East LA CDP | 70 | $650,000 | $4,514 | 0.7% |
| Walnut Park CDP | 10 | $705,000 | $4,638 | 0.7% |
| Lennox CDP | 13 | $795,000 | $5,722 | 0.7% |
| La Rambla CDP | 4 | $865,000 | $5,688 | 0.7% |
| West Carson CDP | 32 | $672,500 | $4,845 | 0.7% |
| Hacienda Heights CDP | 90 | $870,000 | $5,820 | 0.7% |
| Hawthorne Island CDP | 3 | $825,000 | $5,668 | 0.7% |
| Whittier Narrows CDP | 4 | $630,000 | $4,615 | 0.7% |
| Compton (unincorporated) | 11 | $585,000 | $3,806 | 0.7% |
| Calabasas (unincorporated) | 8 | $3,860,000 | $27,529 | 0.7% |
| Monrovia (unincorporated) | 3 | $750,000 | $5,437 | 0.7% |
| Covina (unincorporated) | 11 | $795,000 | $5,329 | 0.7% |
| San Gabriel (unincorporated) | 5 | $850,000 | $5,909 | 0.7% |
| Temple City (unincorporated) | 2 | $942,500 | $6,227 | 0.7% |
| Glendora (unincorporated) | 3 | $1,250,000 | $8,792 | 0.7% |
| San Fernando | 10 | $732,500 | $4,598 | 0.6% |
| Sierra Madre | 28 | $1,321,500 | $8,263 | 0.6% |
| Westlake Village | 21 | $1,500,000 | $9,385 | 0.6% |
| Pico Rivera | 68 | $731,250 | $4,732 | 0.6% |
| Santa Fe Springs | 19 | $752,000 | $4,872 | 0.6% |
| Norwalk | 109 | $740,000 | $4,728 | 0.6% |
| Gardena | 54 | $735,000 | $4,683 | 0.6% |
| Bellflower | 58 | $800,000 | $5,186 | 0.6% |
| Redondo Beach | 120 | $1,442,000 | $9,277 | 0.6% |
| Torrance | 219 | $1,149,000 | $7,163 | 0.6% |
| Lakewood | 132 | $873,500 | $5,671 | 0.6% |
| Rancho Palos Verdes | 92 | $1,677,000 | $10,879 | 0.6% |
| East Irwindale CDP | 27 | $720,000 | $4,540 | 0.6% |
| Alondra Park CDP | 7 | $920,000 | $5,812 | 0.6% |
| Willowbrook CDP | 17 | $617,000 | $3,842 | 0.6% |
| West Athens / Westmont CDP | 63 | $835,000 | $5,413 | 0.6% |
| East Compton CDP | 6 | $614,000 | $3,940 | 0.6% |
| Arcadia (unincorporated) | 2 | $1,000,000 | $6,223 | 0.6% |
| Los Angeles | 4,725 | $1,010,500 | $6,193 | 0.6% |
| Pasadena | 256 | $1,197,500 | $6,819 | 0.6% |
| Arcadia | 88 | $1,722,000 | $9,777 | 0.6% |
| Temple City | 43 | $1,200,000 | $6,930 | 0.6% |
| San Gabriel | 31 | $1,150,000 | $7,081 | 0.6% |
| Alhambra | 67 | $920,000 | $5,655 | 0.6% |
| Rosemead | 46 | $885,000 | $5,454 | 0.6% |
| La Puente | 36 | $687,750 | $4,155 | 0.6% |
| Culver City | 68 | $1,173,500 | $7,211 | 0.6% |
| Commerce | 7 | $725,000 | $4,006 | 0.6% |
| Inglewood | 77 | $775,000 | $4,782 | 0.6% |
| Bell Gardens | 8 | $1,050,000 | $6,031 | 0.6% |
| Artesia | 14 | $811,000 | $5,015 | 0.6% |
| Hermosa Beach | 33 | $1,925,000 | $11,233 | 0.6% |
| Hawaiian Gardens | 9 | $625,000 | $3,806 | 0.6% |
| Covina Islands CDP | 17 | $723,000 | $4,378 | 0.6% |
| North Whittier CDP | 14 | $950,000 | $5,580 | 0.6% |
| South San Jose Hills CDP | 12 | $677,500 | $4,004 | 0.6% |
| La Crescenta / Montrose CDP | 30 | $1,235,000 | $7,580 | 0.6% |
| Avocado Heights CDP | 11 | $810,000 | $5,010 | 0.6% |
| Athens/West Compton CDP | 32 | $655,500 | $3,725 | 0.6% |
| East San Dimas CDP | 2 | $905,000 | $5,614 | 0.6% |
| South Whittier / Sunshine Acres CDP | 93 | $790,000 | $4,901 | 0.6% |
| East Pasadena / East San Gabriel CDP | 34 | $1,319,000 | $7,582 | 0.6% |
| West Puente Valley CDP | 21 | $760,000 | $4,237 | 0.6% |
| Valinda CDP | 14 | $793,500 | $4,581 | 0.6% |
| Del Aire CDP | 16 | $1,047,250 | $6,069 | 0.6% |
| Ladera Heights / Viewpark – Windsor Hills CDP | 41 | $1,379,000 | $7,739 | 0.6% |
| West Whittier / Los Nietos CDP | 30 | $769,500 | $4,438 | 0.6% |
| Duarte (unincorporated) | 3 | $700,000 | $4,314 | 0.6% |
| Glendale | 235 | $1,200,000 | $6,532 | 0.5% |
| Burbank | 156 | $1,200,000 | $6,346 | 0.5% |
| South Pasadena | 30 | $1,820,500 | $9,307 | 0.5% |
| South El Monte | 19 | $785,000 | $4,205 | 0.5% |
| El Segundo | 27 | $1,665,000 | $8,797 | 0.5% |
| Manhattan Beach | 83 | $2,995,000 | $15,806 | 0.5% |
| Cerritos | 56 | $1,076,000 | $5,899 | 0.5% |
| South San Gabriel CDP | 7 | $949,000 | $5,021 | 0.5% |
| San Pasqual CDP | 6 | $1,630,000 | $8,462 | 0.5% |
| Westfield CDP | 5 | $2,050,000 | $7,600 | 0.4% |
| Claremont (unincorporated) | 2 | $2,501,750 | $7,886 | 0.3% |
This report is based on information from BlockShopper.com. Source data can be viewed here.
