Homeowners in Hermosa Beach paid property taxes totaling 0.6% of their home value in the fourth quarter of 2025, or less than 0.7 times the U.S. average, according to BlockShopper.com.
The median home sale price reached $1,925,000 during this period, based on 33 transactions. The city’s median tax bill for 2025 stood at $11,233—representing 0.6% of the median assessed value of the homes taxed.
The national average effective property tax rate was 0.888% in 2024.
Within Los Angeles County, Bradbury and unincorporated Palmdale recorded the two highest property tax rates.
This article determined the 2025 effective property tax rate using adjusted inflation estimates and 2022 county tax records. Actual rates may differ slightly in some circumstances.
Across the U.S., home prices continued to climb in 2025, with the national median reaching approximately $447,000 by June. That reflects a 1.13% rise compared to a year prior, according to Redfin. The data highlight a notable imbalance in supply and demand, with sellers outnumbering buyers by 36% or 508,715 homes. According to Redfin, a balanced market has a seller-to-buyer ratio within 10%.
The table below presents a comparison of Bradbury’s median effective property tax rate to those of other Los Angeles County cities, based on property tax and sales data from the fourth quarter of 2025.
| 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% |
Details in this story are based on data from BlockShopper.com. To access the source material, click here.
