Property Tax in Solano County, California
The median real estate tax bill in Solano County, California is $4,408 per year, and the median home is worth $589,600. Both figures are the US Census Bureau's survey medians for owner-occupied households (US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, 2023).
What the Solano County numbers mean
Read the two medians together: $4,408 is the middle tax bill among owner-occupied households in Solano County, and $589,600 is the middle home value. Neither figure describes a specific property — together they describe the typical homeowner's situation in the county.
The derived effective rate for Solano County is 0.75% (median tax ÷ median value). Treat it as an estimate for comparison only: it comes from survey medians of different households, not from the county's rate schedule.
Solano County by the numbers
| Measure | Solano County | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median real estate taxes paid | $4,408 | $4,926 | $2,969 |
| Median home value | $589,600 | $695,400 | $303,400 |
| Derived effective rate* | 0.75% | 0.71% | 0.98% |
| Median tax per month | $367 | $410 | $247 |
*Estimate derived from Census medians (tax ÷ value), not an official rate.
Solano County at a glance
- Median tax rank in California: #22 of 58 counties
- Median home value rank in California: #22 of 58
- Population rank in California: #19 of 58 (450,824 residents)
- Population density rank: #12 of 58 (549 people per square mile)
- Land area rank in California: #46 of 58 (821 sq mi, 0.5% of the combined county land area)
- Median tax as a monthly figure: $367; per $1,000 of home value: $0.75
How Solano County compares
Of the 58 California counties with published data, 21 have a higher median property tax bill than Solano County's $4,408, putting the county at #22 in the state. Its bill is about 11% lower than the state median of $4,926 and about 48% higher than the national median of $2,969.
Rates and values pull in opposite directions: an expensive housing market can produce big bills at ordinary rates. Here the derived rate is 0.75%, versus 0.98% derived nationally, and the median home value ranks #22 within California.
Some extra context for Solano County: the median bill works out to about $367 a month, and the derived rate equals roughly $748 of tax per $100,000 of home value. The county is home to 450,824 people — the #19 most populous county in California, spread over 821 square miles, a density of about 549 people per square mile. Its median home value, $589,600, ranks #22 among the state's 58 counties with data.
Nationally, Solano County's median bill of $4,408 ranks #175 of 3133 counties with published data — inside the top 6% of counties by tax paid. The county accounts for about 1.1% of California's population, its median home value is about 15% below the state median, and at the derived rate the median home would hand over roughly 7.48% of its value in tax across a decade. Within the state, the distance from Solano County to the most expensive county, Marin County ($10,001), is $5,593 a year.
Counties nearest Solano County in the California ranking
| County | Median tax paid | Median home value | Derived rate* |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Dorado County, CA | $4,510 | $640,500 | 0.70% |
| Nevada County, CA | $4,468 | $602,800 | 0.74% |
| Riverside County, CA | $4,189 | $510,300 | 0.82% |
| Mono County, CA | $3,936 | $514,300 | 0.77% |
How the tax is worked out
The bill is built in stages. First the assessor puts a market value on the property. Exemptions — a homestead exemption above all — then reduce the taxable amount. Finally the combined local rate is applied. To see the scale: at the county's derived rate of 0.75%, each $100,000 of value corresponds to about $748 of tax a year, and a $400,000 home to roughly $2,992. Real bills use the official assessment and district rates, not this derived figure, so treat the example as a sense of scale only.
Checking your assessment in Solano County
Most successful appeals are won on facts, not arguments. Start with the property record card held by the Solano County assessor: wrong square footage, an extra room, or a missing homestead exemption are common and fixable. Next, line your assessed value up against recent sales of genuinely similar homes nearby. Many disputes end at an informal conversation with the assessor's office; if yours does not, file the formal appeal with the review board named on your notice before its deadline, evidence attached, and keep paying the bill in the meantime so penalties do not build up.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the median property tax in Solano County, California?
The median real estate tax paid in Solano County, California is $4,408 per year, on a median home value of $589,600 (US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, 2023).
What is the effective property tax rate in Solano County, California?
The derived effective rate is 0.75% — the median bill ($4,408) expressed as a share of the median home value ($589,600). No authority sets a rate this way; it exists to make counties with different home prices comparable.
How does Solano County compare with the rest of California?
By median taxes paid, Solano County stands at #22 among the 58 California counties the Census publishes figures for. Its $4,408 median bill is about 11% lower than the state median ($4,926), and 21 counties in the state record a higher median.
How are property taxes calculated in Solano County, California?
Three steps produce the bill: an assessment of market value by the local assessor, a reduction for exemptions you qualify for (a homestead exemption is the common one), and multiplication by the combined rates of the county, municipality, school district and any special districts covering the property. The median result in Solano County is $4,408 of tax on a $589,600 median home value.
Can I appeal my property tax assessment in Solano County, California?
Yes. Request your property record card from the Solano County assessor's office and check it for errors, then compare your assessed value with recent sales of similar homes. If it still looks too high, file a formal appeal with the local review board named on your assessment notice before the deadline printed on the notice — windows are short, often 30 to 90 days.