Shasta County property tax rates by city and school district
In Shasta County the rate on your bill depends mostly on which elementary and high school districts serve the parcel, since the 2025-26 rate sheet lists no city or county bonds. The Auditor-Controller's 2025-26 tax rate sheet lists each district's bond rate. We added them to the 1.0000% general levy and the Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint Community College bonds (0.0139% combined) to get the totals below. The town labels show which district usually serves that area; your bill lists the exact one.
| Area (school districts) | 2025-26 total rate (our sum) | Zillow typical value, Sept 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Redding, central and west (Redding ESD or Columbia ESD, Shasta UHSD) | 1.0369% | $385,253 (Redding) |
| Redding, east (Enterprise ESD, Shasta UHSD) | 1.0890% | $385,253 (Redding) |
| Anderson (Cascade ESD, Anderson UHSD) | 1.0969% | $336,128 |
| Shasta Lake area (Gateway USD) | 1.1203% | $299,117 |
| Palo Cedro (Junction ESD) | 1.0569% | $550,486 |
| Shingletown (Black Butte ESD) | 1.0589% | $316,312 |
| Burney and intermountain area (Fall River JUSD, Mayers Memorial Hospital District) | 1.0770% | $216,626 (Burney) |
| Cottonwood (Cottonwood ESD, Anderson UHSD, Cottonwood Fire) | 1.0655% | Not listed by Zillow |
Why the Gateway Unified area has Shasta County's highest rate
Gateway Unified carries three bonds on the 2025-26 sheet: 0.0399%, 0.0263% and a 2024 bond at 0.0402%. With the college bonds they add about 0.12 points to the 1% levy. Enterprise Elementary's two bonds (0.0264% and 0.0258%) explain why east Redding pays about 0.05 points more than central Redding, where Redding Elementary's bond rate is just 0.0001%.
Bella Vista Water District's land-value levy
The sheet also lists a Bella Vista Water District rate of 0.3676%. The county's TRA file shows that it applies to land value only, not to the house. On a parcel with $400,000 of assessed land value it would add about $1,470 a year, so check the land and improvement split on any Bella Vista-area parcel.
Rates by tax rate area in Shasta County
The most recent tax-rate-area (TRA) file the Auditor-Controller posts is the multi-year rate file for tax year 2024 (the 2024-25 bills). It gives one total for each TRA. Gateway Unified alone covers 192 TRAs. These are sample TRAs from that file; compare them with the 2025-26 sums above to see how rates move year to year.
| Sample TRA | School district group | 2024-25 total rate | Tax per $100,000 of assessed value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 001-000 | Redding ESD, Shasta UHSD | 1.042800% | $1,042.80 |
| 001-002 | Enterprise ESD | 1.094100% | $1,094.10 |
| 001-006 | Gateway USD | 1.084600% | $1,084.60 |
| 001-023 | Cascade ESD, Anderson UHSD | 1.076500% | $1,076.50 |
| 002-046 | Cottonwood ESD, Cottonwood Fire | 1.072300% | $1,072.30 |
| 001-091 | Junction ESD | 1.064900% | $1,064.90 |
| 057-000 | Black Butte ESD | 1.064700% | $1,064.70 |
| 077-000 | Fall River JUSD, Mayers Memorial | 1.078400% | $1,078.40 |
| 001-154 | Happy Valley ESD | 1.096800% | $1,096.80 |
| 001-043 | Pacheco ESD | 1.059100% | $1,059.10 |
| 001-133 | Grant ESD | 1.081400% | $1,081.40 |
How Gateway and Cascade rates jumped after the 2024 bonds
Gateway's TRA 001-006 was 1.0846% for 2024-25; with its 2024 bond added, our 2025-26 sum is 1.1203%. The Cascade and Anderson Union group rose from 1.0765% to about 1.0969% the same way. Bonds approved in 2024 first appear on the following year's bills.
Looking up your own Shasta County TRA
Your TRA is printed on the bill and shown in the tax collector's online parcel search. Questions about a rate go to the Auditor-Controller; questions about value go to the Assessor-Recorder at (530) 225-3600.
Worked example: a Shasta County tax bill under Prop 13
Under Prop 13 the price you pay becomes the assessed value, which can then rise by at most 2% a year. This example uses Zillow's September 2026 typical Shasta County value of $367,699 for an owner-occupied home in the central Redding rate group (1.0369% for 2025-26).
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Purchase price = assessed value | $367,699 |
| Less homeowners' exemption | -$7,000 |
| Net taxable value | $360,699 |
| 1% general levy | $3,606.99 |
| School and college bonds (0.0369%) | $133.10 |
| Ad valorem tax at 1.0369% | $3,740.09 |
| Fire, sewer, lighting and road charges | Depends on the parcel |
Year two on the same Redding home
If the full 2% inflation factor applies, the assessed value becomes $375,053 and the ad valorem tax, after the exemption and at the same rate, about $3,816. Bond rates are reset every year, so the real number will differ a little.
The same price in other Shasta County districts
On the same $360,699 net value, the 2025-26 tax would be about $4,041 in the Gateway Unified area, $3,957 in Anderson's Cascade group, $3,933 in Happy Valley, $3,928 in east Redding, $3,885 in the Burney area and $3,812 in Palo Cedro. The full spread is about $300 a year, less than many single fixed charges. See the California property tax guide for how Prop 13 works statewide.
Shasta County property tax exemptions
Homeowners' exemption in Shasta County
The $7,000 homeowners' exemption covers the home you live in on January 1 and is worth about $70 to $80 a year, according to the Assessor's annual report. File form BOE-266 once. A claim filed by 5 p.m. on February 15 gets the full exemption, and one filed between February 16 and December 10 gets 80%. If you just bought, file within 30 days of the supplemental notice to have it applied there. If you stop living in the home, tell the Assessor by December 10 or face a 25% penalty. The Assessor's annual report counted 33,493 homeowners' exemptions on the 2025-26 roll. Exemption questions go to the Assessor at 530-225-3600.
Disabled veterans' exemption in Shasta County
Veterans rated 100% disabled, blind or paraplegic from a service-connected disability, and their unmarried surviving spouses, can file form BOE-261-G. For the 2026 lien date the Board of Equalization sets the basic exemption at $180,671 of assessed value and the low-income exemption at $271,009, with an $81,131 household income limit. From the 2027 lien date, a new state law, SB 296, replaces those amounts with an exemption of half the assessed value, up to $500,000, or the full value up to $1,000,000 for households under the $83,474 income limit; confirm with the Assessor before you rely on it. The 2025-26 roll carried 1,206 disabled veterans' exemptions totaling $207.8 million.
Prop 19 and fire relief in Shasta County
Since Prop 19 took effect in 2021, owners who are 55 or older, severely disabled, or who lost a home to a wildfire or other disaster can move their Prop 13 value to a replacement home anywhere in California, and parent-child transfers keep the old value only for a family home the child lives in. The Prop 19 guide covers the details. Shasta County lists forms BOE-19-P and BOE-19-G for parent-child and grandparent-grandchild transfers on or after February 16, 2021. Some older Assessor pages still describe the pre-2021 Prop 58, 193 and 60 rules, so rely on the BOE's Prop 19 forms. Transfer questions go to the Assessor-Recorder at 530-225-3600.
Disaster relief after a fire or other damage in Shasta County
Shasta County's disaster relief runs under Revenue and Taxation Code sections 170, 172 and 172.1 and a county ordinance. Damage over $10,000 qualifies for a reassessment, and you file the claim with the Assessor within 12 months of the damage. Rebuilding a similar home restores the old Prop 13 value.
Supplemental bills after buying in Shasta County
A change of ownership or finished new construction triggers an immediate reassessment, and the Shasta County Tax Collector sends a supplemental bill for the rest of the tax year. Its due dates depend on when it is mailed. If the new value is lower, the Auditor-Controller sends a refund, but the regular annual bill is still due in full. The Assessor asks you to call within 10 days of the supplemental notice if the value looks wrong; a formal appeal must be filed within 60 days of the mailing date.
Shasta County supplemental bill example
Say the seller's taxable value was $180,000 and you close at $367,699 on January 1, 2027. The supplemental value is $187,699. The supplemental tax starts February 1, the first of the next month, leaving five months of the fiscal year, so at the 2025-26 central Redding rate of 1.0369% the first supplemental bill is about $187,699 x 1.0369% x 5/12 = $811. A second bill for 2027-28 would be about $1,946. These bills come to you, not your lender's impound account.
Special assessments and Mello-Roos on Shasta County bills
The Auditor-Controller's special assessment contact list names who levies each fixed charge. It does not list amounts, so read the seller's last bill. The Mello-Roos guide explains how CFD taxes work.
Mello-Roos districts in Shasta County
Only a few community facilities districts appear on the list: Redding CFD 92-1, Shasta Lake CFD No. 1 and Windsor Estates CFD No. 2. Most Shasta County homes carry no Mello-Roos tax.
Fire, road and city charges
Fire charges are the most common line: County Service Area No. 1 fire protection, and fire charges for Millville, Happy Valley, Cottonwood, Anderson, Shasta Lake and Burney. Redding has dozens of landscape and lighting districts plus a storm drain charge and sanitation district. Anderson has sewer, water and landscape and lighting districts. The list also names about 70 permanent road divisions, which fund private road upkeep in rural subdivisions, plus Shasta Mosquito and Vector Control and PACE (CaliforniaFIRST) liens.
Water and sewer districts outside the cities
County service area water and sewer charges appear for places such as Burney, Palo Cedro, Cottonwood, Jones Valley and Crag View. A rural parcel on a septic system and private well may pay none of these.
Paying Shasta County property tax: due dates and options
Bills are mailed by November 1; call the Tax Collector if yours has not arrived by November 10. The first installment is due November 1 and is delinquent after 5 p.m. December 10. The second is due February 1 and is delinquent after 5 p.m. April 10; in 2027 April 10 falls on a Saturday, so the deadline moves to Monday, April 12. Online and phone payments are accepted until 11:59 p.m. on the deadline. A late installment adds 10%, and the second installment adds a cost charge, which the county's January 2026 notice put at $35. Taxes still unpaid on June 30 go into default and accrue 1.5% a month.
Ways to pay the Shasta County Tax Collector
- Online: the county's parcel tax search. Search by the full assessment number. E-checks cost $1.50 per payment of up to 10 assessments; credit cards 2.25% (minimum $2.50); debit cards $3.95.
- Phone: 844-784-9715.
- Mail: PO Box 991830, Redding, CA 96099-1830. A postmark by the deadline counts.
- In person: 1450 Court Street, Suite 227, Redding, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Phone 530-225-5511.
Monthly payments and e-bills
EasySmartPay lets you spread payments over the year, free from a checking account or at 1.99% on a credit card. A returned check costs $47, and a returned e-check or card payment $77, under the fee schedule. When we checked, the county listed electronic tax bills as coming soon.
Appealing a Shasta County assessment
Informal review with the Shasta County Assessor
Call the Assessor at 530-225-3600 or file a request for review first. If market value on January 1 fell below your assessed value, the Assessor can enroll the lower value. On the 2025 roll, 4,201 properties stayed at a reduced Prop 8 value.
Formal appeal to the Shasta County Assessment Appeals Board
The Assessment Appeals Board is three community members appointed by the Board of Supervisors. File with the Clerk of the Board at 1450 Court Street, Suite 308B, Redding (530-225-5550) between July 2 and November 30 for the regular roll, or within 60 days of a supplemental or escape notice. The fee is $60 per application, not refunded. There is no online filing: the board needs a form with an original ink signature, and scans and photocopies are rejected. Keep paying the bill while the appeal is pending.
Shasta County roll at a glance
The Assessor-Recorder's annual report put the 2025-26 gross roll at $26.78 billion, up 4.14%, across 113,286 assessments. Redding accounts for $13.13 billion of the net roll, Anderson $1.18 billion and Shasta Lake $1.03 billion.