California · County property tax · ACS 2024
Trinity County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Trinity County pays $1,888 a year, an effective rate of 0.58%, modestly below the U.S. average.
- $1,888
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.58%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -5%
- vs U.S. average
- #58 of 58
- rank in CA
The verdict
Homeowners in Trinity County pay a median $1,888 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.58%, more affordable than 74% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,888
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.58%
- Effective rate on median home
- #816 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -5%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($325,800). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Tax affordability score · Trinity County, CA
38/100
5 ACS dimensions · release 2024
Comparative score against U.S. county percentiles on Census ACS medians (effective rate, bill, income share, mortgage gap, home-value/income). Higher means more affordable on those published medians, not a recommendation to buy, sell, appeal, or move, and not your personal tax bill. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.
Trinity County's effective rate vs U.S. county percentiles (ACS 2024)
Trinity County's median annual property-tax bill vs U.S. counties
Median tax as a share of Trinity County's median household income
Mortgaged vs free-and-clear median bill gap in Trinity County
Median home value relative to Trinity County's median income
Read the chart values
- Rate relief: 74/100 (B) · 0.58%
- Bill size: 42/100 (D) · $1,888/yr
- Income room: 22/100 (F) · 3.6%
- Mortgage premium: 14/100 (F) · +$838
- Housing pressure: 0/100 (F) · 6.15×
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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for California. Population: 15,860. Owner-occupied homes: 4,006.
The median annual property tax in Trinity County is $1,888, which is 63% lower than the California state average and 5% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.58% on a median home value of $325,800. Property taxes represent 3.6% of the median household income in this county.
What This Data Tells Us About Trinity County
Primary signal
The bill sits below the California median
Homeowners in Trinity County pay a median annual property tax of $1,888, modestly below the national median and far below the California state median. On a $325,800 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.58% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
High among California counties by effective rate
Trinity County ranks #58 of 58 counties in California by effective rate (0% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Trinity County's 0.58% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 74%).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Trinity County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.6% of the $53,002 median household income.
This page is for informational purposes only and is not tax, legal, or financial advice. Figures describe the median homeowner household in Trinity County as reported to the Census Bureau, your own bill can differ based on your parcel's assessed value, exemptions, special districts, and municipal overlays. Always consult your county assessor, tax collector, or a qualified professional before making decisions that depend on these numbers.
The rate held while the market moved
Trinity County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 0.0% down, against a median home value that rose 14.0%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 14.0%, from $1,656 to $1,888.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $1,656 to $1,888, a gain of 14%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 921 of 4,006 owner-occupied homes (23.0%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Both sides of this comparison sit low: household income here is in the bottom quarter of US counties, and so is the effective tax rate. The median bill works out at 3.6% of median household income, which is the arithmetic of a modest levy on modest earnings rather than of any deliberate relief.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
Trinity County is an outlier inside California
Across the 58 California counties with a published rate, the average effective rate is 0.70%. Trinity County is at 0.58%, which sits 2.0 standard deviations below that average. Fewer than one county in twenty nationally is this far from its own state's centre, so a state-level average is a poor guide to what is owed here.
Standard deviations are computed across every county in the state with a published effective rate for 2024; states with fewer than five such counties are not assessed.
What Trinity County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Trinity County homeowners, 921 of 4,006 owner-occupied homes (23.0%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 13.9% (556)
- $800 to $1,499 23.0% (921)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.8% (473)
- $2,000 to $2,999 22.8% (915)
- $3,000 or more 20.6% (824)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
317 homes here (7.9%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how California handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Trinity County pay a substantially higher bill, 53% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
How Trinity County compares
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Trinity County's effective rate is higher than 0% of the 58 counties in California - ranking #58 of 58 for property tax burden.
Where Trinity County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.58% Among the most affordable more affordable than 74% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Below California on both measures
Trinity County's effective rate runs 17% under the California median and its bill 63% under. Both sitting on the same side means the gap is not a valuation artefact: a county can post a low rate purely because its homes are expensive, but then the bill rises to meet the state. Here it does not, so the $1,888 median bill reflects a genuinely lighter charge than the California norm rather than a different denominator. Compare it against the state page before reading anything into the county rank.
Trinity County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Trinity County | California Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 3.6% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Trinity County stamps QUIET · MID - still check the parcel card
On Trinity County's published figures (QUIET · MID), a $325,800 median home carries a $1,888 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $189 a year at the same rate. Whether an appeal is worth filing depends on your own parcel. Use our free Appeal Savings Estimator to run your own numbers, then read our step-by-step appeal guide for the procedure in California.
Property Tax History · QUIET · MID
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,888 +6.5% | 0.58% |
| 2023 | $1,772 -1.2% | 0.54% |
| 2022 | $1,793 +2.3% | 0.55% |
| 2021 | $1,753 +5.9% | 0.58% |
| 2020 | $1,656 | 0.58% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Tax Burden
Tax Affordability Score
An effective rate well below the national average of 0.92% puts Trinity County in the "Very Affordable" band for property tax burden.
How this score is calculated: a 1-10 scale derived mechanically from the ratio of this county's effective rate to the national average effective rate (0.92%) - a ratio at or below 0.5× scores 10, a ratio at or above 2.0× scores 1, with a linear scale between. It is a factual comparison of Census figures only, not a recommendation, quality rating, or endorsement of Trinity County or any other county.
Counties with similar tax profiles
On effective rate, Trinity County sits nearest Kiowa County (CO), District of Columbia (DC), Bay County (FL).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Coles County (IL), Meade County (KY), Wilbarger County (TX).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
What tax filers report in Trinity County
Of the 4,600 federal returns filed from Trinity County in 2022, 260 (5.7% of filers) itemised and reported real estate taxes on Schedule A, averaging $4,108 each. The largest group was filers with adjusted gross income of $100-200k, who accounted for 27% of the county's reporting returns.
Two things this does not say. The amount is what filers reported, recorded before the $10,000 cap on combined state and local tax deductions applies, so it is not the amount deducted. And the share is of everyone who files a return, not of homeowners: most filers now take the standard deduction, so a minority itemise at all. Source: IRS Statistics of Income county data, tax year 2022.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do with Trinity County's numbers
- Inside California, Trinity County's $1,888 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. California overview →
- Trinity County ranks #58 of 58 California counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. California overview →
- If Trinity County's assessment looks high versus the $325,800 typical home, check California's filing window and evidence rules before the notice deadline passes. How to appeal →
Effective-rate definition
Effective rate is the county median tax divided by the county median home value ($325,800); your parcel's assessed value, exemptions, and local levies determine your actual bill. U.S. Census Bureau ACS · 2024.
Nationwide peers by effective rate & median bill
Two PlainPropertyTax-derived comparison paths for Trinity County, both outside California so the link neighborhoods are not the same-state geography lattice. Axes stay disjoint: median-bill peers exclude the effective-rate peer set.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.58%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,888/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Trinity County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Trinity County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Polk County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Trinity County at $1,888/yr; rate 0.99% vs Trinity County 0.58%.
Montgomery County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,887/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.68% vs Trinity County 0.58%.
Pawnee County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,887/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 2.03% vs Trinity County 0.58%.
Sanders County, MT
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,889/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.53% vs Trinity County 0.58%.
California county set
State ACS overview for every published California county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Trinity County stamps QUIET · MID - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
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Editorial standards and provenance
PlainPropertyTax is rendered directly from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on the Census ACS county-level record for Trinity County. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-09.