Chino homeowners were taxed at a rate of 0.7% of their property’s value in the fourth quarter of 2025, which equates to less than 0.8 times the national average, according to BlockShopper.com.
Data show the median sales price for a Chino home during that period was $770,000, with 116 properties sold. The city’s median property tax bill in 2025 reached $5,560, or 0.7% of the median assessed home value.
The average effective property tax rate in the U.S. for 2024 stood at 0.888%.
Fontana recorded the highest rate in San Bernardino County.
This analysis bases the effective property tax rate for 2025 on estimated inflation adjustments and 2021 county tax data; actual rates may differ slightly in specific cases.
U.S. home prices experienced continued growth in 2025, with the national median reaching roughly $447,000 in June, a 1.13% increase compared with a year prior, according to Redfin. The figures also reveal a strong disparity between supply and demand, with 36% more home sellers than buyers—an excess of 508,715 homes. Redfin defines a balanced market as one where the difference between seller and buyer numbers does not exceed 10%.
The following table presents Fontana’s median effective property tax rate alongside those of several other San Bernardino County cities, calculated from sales and tax data from the fourth quarter of 2025.
| City | Q4 2025 Sales | Q4 2025 Median Price | Median tax 2025 | Effective tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontana | 214 | $642,500 | $5,408 | 0.8% |
| Rialto | 83 | $555,000 | $3,867 | 0.7% |
| Chino | 116 | $770,000 | $5,560 | 0.7% |
| Bloomington | 22 | $497,500 | $3,677 | 0.7% |
| Chino Hills | 103 | $995,000 | $6,955 | 0.7% |
| Rancho Cucamonga | 248 | $760,000 | $5,674 | 0.7% |
| Upland | 118 | $814,500 | $5,611 | 0.7% |
| Ontario | 168 | $665,000 | $4,003 | 0.6% |
| Colton | 6 | $520,000 | $3,088 | 0.6% |
| San Antonio Heights | 7 | $1,344,000 | $7,527 | 0.6% |
| Montclair | 21 | $685,000 | $3,662 | 0.5% |
| Lytle Creek | 2 | $552,500 | $2,760 | 0.5% |
Details for this article come from BlockShopper.com. Access the original data here.