Homeowners in Laguna Hills paid property taxes at a rate of 0.6% of their home’s value in the fourth quarter of 2025, or less than 0.7 times the national average, according to BlockShopper.com.
During that period, Laguna Hills had a median sales price of $1,360,000 for homes, based on 40 properties sold. The median tax bill for 2025 in the city amounted to $8,226, representing 0.6% of the median property value taxed.
The average effective property tax rate across the U.S. was 0.888% for 2024.
Ladera Ranch reported the highest property tax rate in Orange County.
This article calculates the effective property tax rate for 2025 using estimated inflation figures and property tax data from 2021 supplied by the county. Actual tax rates may differ slightly in some cases.
According to Redfin, U.S. home prices kept rising in 2025, and the national median reached about $447,000 in June. That’s a 1.13% increase over the prior year. Redfin’s data also shows a notable supply-demand gap, with 36% more sellers than buyers, or a difference of 508,715 homes. A balanced market, as defined by Redfin, is when seller and buyer numbers are within 10% of each other.
The table below compares the median effective property tax rates of Ladera Ranch and several other Orange County cities, with calculations based on property sales and tax data from the fourth quarter of 2025.
| City | Q4 2025 Sales | Q4 2025 Median Price | Median tax 2025 | Effective tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladera Ranch | 22 | $1,750,000 | $15,674 | 0.9% |
| Tustin | 59 | $1,335,000 | $9,023 | 0.7% |
| Brea | 36 | $1,034,000 | $7,536 | 0.7% |
| Las Flores | 6 | $1,302,500 | $9,576 | 0.7% |
| Los Alamitos | 21 | $1,270,000 | $7,911 | 0.6% |
| Buena Park | 70 | $920,000 | $5,482 | 0.6% |
| Placentia | 61 | $1,145,000 | $6,542 | 0.6% |
| North Tustin | 13 | $1,855,000 | $11,098 | 0.6% |
| Fullerton | 155 | $1,150,000 | $6,673 | 0.6% |
| Westminster | 87 | $1,062,000 | $6,245 | 0.6% |
| Cypress | 56 | $1,085,000 | $6,254 | 0.6% |
| Orange | 159 | $1,130,500 | $6,672 | 0.6% |
| Laguna Hills | 40 | $1,360,000 | $8,226 | 0.6% |
| Anaheim | 273 | $1,040,000 | $6,026 | 0.6% |
| Yorba Linda | 91 | $1,499,000 | $9,695 | 0.6% |
| Garden Grove | 124 | $1,005,000 | $6,067 | 0.6% |
| Aliso Viejo | 23 | $1,250,000 | $7,747 | 0.6% |
| Rancho Santa Margarita | 54 | $1,230,000 | $7,325 | 0.6% |
| La Habra | 75 | $940,000 | $5,556 | 0.6% |
| Stanton | 19 | $880,000 | $5,290 | 0.6% |
| Seal Beach | 25 | $1,614,000 | $9,803 | 0.6% |
| Midway City | 6 | $1,170,000 | $6,578 | 0.6% |
| Laguna Niguel | 96 | $1,579,500 | $8,668 | 0.5% |
| Santa Ana | 139 | $910,000 | $4,872 | 0.5% |
| Huntington Beach | 241 | $1,450,000 | $7,510 | 0.5% |
| Newport Beach | 165 | $4,050,000 | $18,814 | 0.5% |
| Lake Forest | 117 | $1,340,000 | $6,913 | 0.5% |
| Fountain Valley | 49 | $1,350,500 | $6,278 | 0.5% |
| San Clemente | 111 | $1,800,000 | $9,558 | 0.5% |
| Irvine | 137 | $2,200,000 | $10,815 | 0.5% |
| Costa Mesa | 118 | $1,672,500 | $7,634 | 0.5% |
| Mission Viejo | 146 | $1,329,000 | $6,410 | 0.5% |
| Laguna Beach | 62 | $2,787,500 | $14,304 | 0.5% |
| San Juan Capistrano | 57 | $1,505,000 | $7,662 | 0.5% |
| La Palma | 9 | $1,237,000 | $6,166 | 0.5% |
| Coto de Caza | 36 | $2,225,000 | $12,021 | 0.5% |
| Rossmoor | 17 | $1,753,000 | $9,396 | 0.5% |
| Villa Park | 7 | $2,649,000 | $12,515 | 0.5% |
| Dana Point | 60 | $2,525,500 | $10,330 | 0.4% |
Information in this article was sourced from BlockShopper.com. You can find the source data here.
