You want to buy before moving here without knowing anything about taxes here? Just chill out and rent for a while and get to know the area. BTW, due to prop 13, the taxes are about 1.1% of purchase prices with 2% increase annually. Then there are Mello-Roos which pays for schools and road, 20-40 year bonds that run 100-500 a month. Don’t forget Home owners fee which can run 50-300 a month on average. Prior assessment is N/A.