> SF property taxes are 0.65%. The base CA property tax rate is 1%, so it can never be lower than that. It's nearly always higher since localities can add asso

> SF property taxes are 0.65%. The base CA property tax rate is 1%, so it can never be lower than that. It's nearly always higher since localities can add assorted fees to it (so of course they do). You might have a long-time owner paying 0.65% due to prop13 slowing the year-to-year increase, but as a new purchaser your CA property tax will always be >1%.