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San Mateo County’s combined property taxes, which help fund local cities, school districts and county government, rose 6% or $238 million to $4.1 billion in fiscal year 2024-25, the County Controller said Friday.
The increase in revenue was lower than the previous year. Combined property tax collections in 2023-24 rose 8% or $286 million to $3.9 billion, according to the controller’s 2025 report.
“It’s important that we provide taxpayers and residents visibility into the local tax dollars they pay and where those local dollars go,” County Controller Juan Raigoza said in a press release.
The $4.1 billion consists of the countywide 1% general tax totaling $3.3 billion, which is central to funding public services provided by local governments, according to the controller.
About 51% of general taxes collected are distributed to school districts and 25% to the county, the controller said. Another 16% goes to cities, 7% to special districts, and 1% to successor agencies of former redevelopment agencies.
