During the fourth quarter of 2025, property owners in Sierra Madre paid property taxes amounting to 0.6% of their home’s value, equivalent to less than 0.7 times the national average, according to BlockShopper.com.
Data from 28 home sales show Sierra Madre’s median sale price reached $1,321,500 in the fourth quarter of 2025. The typical tax bill in the city that year was $8,263, equal to 0.6% of the median taxable home value.
The U.S. average effective property tax rate was 0.888% for 2024.
Within Los Angeles County, Bradbury and unincorporated Palmdale recorded the highest property tax rates among local cities.
Estimates of the 2025 effective property tax rate in this article rely on projected inflation rates and 2022 county tax data. Actual rates may vary slightly from these estimates.
U.S. home prices climbed again in 2025, with the national median hitting about $447,000 in June, up 1.13% from a year prior, Redfin reports. The data highlights a wide imbalance between supply and demand, with 36% more homes being listed than purchased—a difference of 508,715 homes. Redfin views a market as balanced when the gap between sellers and buyers remains within 10%.
Below is a table comparing Bradbury to other Los Angeles County cities using their median effective property tax rates, based on 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% |
The details in this story come from BlockShopper.com. Source data is available here.
