Pleasanton’s median commercial property tax rate for fiscal year 2025 was 1%, placing it sixth among Alameda County cities, based on data from BlockShopper.com.
Alameda County’s median rate was 1.3% during the same period, with Pleasanton’s rate 0.3 percentage points lower.
Across the 13 cities in Alameda County, commercial property tax rates varied from 0.6% in Livermore up to 1.7% in Albany.
A year earlier in fiscal year 2024, Pleasanton had a median commercial property tax rate of 0.9%, which ranked ninth in the county.
Across 53 major U.S. cities, commercial property tax rates averaged 1.76% in 2024, according to the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. The study estimates an annual tax bill of roughly $21,060 on a $1 million property with $200,000 in fixtures. Tax rates differed dramatically, ranging from under 1% in some locations to a high of 4% elsewhere.
Commercial, industrial, and apartment properties often face higher effective property tax rates than residential properties in many states due to classification systems. In some locations, business properties are taxed at rates several times those applied to residential, with Charleston noted for a rate about six times higher.
| Rank | City | Tax Rate % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albany | 1.7% |
| 2 | Oakland | 1.6% |
| 3 | Fremont | 1.3% |
| 4 | Union City | 1.2% |
| 5 | Castro Valley | 1.1% |
| 6 | Pleasanton | 1% |
| 7 | Alameda | 0.9% |
| 7 | Cherryland | 0.9% |
| 9 | Newark | 0.8% |
| 9 | San Leandro | 0.8% |
| 9 | Ashland | 0.8% |
| 12 | Dublin | 0.7% |
| 13 | Livermore | 0.6% |
| Rank | Address | Tax Rate % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5890 Stoneridge Drive | 1.4% |
| 2 | 7041 Koll Center Parkway 260 | 1.2% |
| 2 | 706 Main St. | 1.2% |
| 4 | 5890 Stoneridge Drive | 0.7% |
| 5 | 7031 Koll Center Parkway 270 | 0.4% |
| 6 | 475 St. John St. | 0.2% |
Note: Some property addresses may be incomplete or unavailable due to limitations in county assessor records.
This article was based on information from BlockShopper.com. The underlying data is available here.