[jjav]

A see some data in my neighborhood which is weird.

Comparing same model houses only (same as mine), tax rates are in the range of 5K to 8K. But just a couple of the same model houses are shown as $800 to $900! If I didn't know this neighborhood I would jump to the conclusion that those houses have been owned for so long that their taxes are so low and curse prop13.

But, I've been in this neighborhood since it was built so I know the tax was never below 2K even on the first year of constructed.

So either these outliers are just errors in the published records, or is there some tax exemption program in CA for people who qualify to some criteria?

In any case, it does give the impression that the tax range for this model house is $800 to $8K (10x) when that is not true. It is really 5K to 8K.

[umeshunni]

> is there some tax exemption program in CA for people who qualify to some criteria?

There are exemptions which allow some people (seniors and people with disabilities I think) to be "portable" with their property taxes. I.e they can buy a new property and the taxes of their old property transfer over to the new one..

Edit: found this https://www.boe.ca.gov/proptaxes/prop60-90_55over.htm

[jjav]

Thanks, I was aware of that. I'm not in any of those counties, so that can't explain the outlier tax rates on a few houses here being far lower than the tax on them when first constructed.

Might just be errors in the reported data.