During the fourth quarter of 2025, residents owning property in Upland paid property taxes equal to 0.7% of their home’s value, which is less than 0.8 times the nationwide average, according to BlockShopper.com.
BlockShopper.com’s data for the 118 homes sold in Upland during that period shows a median sales price of $814,500. The median property tax bill came in at $5,611 in 2025, amounting to 0.7% of the median assessed home value.
The average effective property tax rate in the U.S. for 2024 stood at 0.888%.
Within San Bernardino County, Fontana recorded the highest property tax rate.
This analysis uses estimated inflation and county-released 2021 tax data to calculate the 2025 effective property tax rate. In specific instances, the actual rate may slightly diverge from these estimates.
U.S. home prices continued increasing in 2025. By June, the national median reached approximately $447,000—up 1.13% compared with the preceding year, according to Redfin. Redfin’s data also highlights a notable supply-demand gap: there were 36% more sellers than buyers during that period, a difference of 508,715 homes. In Redfin’s view, a balanced market is achieved when seller and buyer amounts stay within 10% of each other.
The table below presents a comparison of Fontana’s and other San Bernardino County cities’ median effective property tax rates, based on fourth-quarter 2025 sales and property tax data.
| 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 in this article were sourced from BlockShopper.com. The underlying data is available here.