Anaheim runs near 1.05–1.1% of value (the 1% Prop 13 base plus small voter bonds), with few parcels carrying CFD debt. Expect a one-time supplemental bill about a year after closing for the gap between the seller’s old assessed value and your purchase price.

Anaheim was mostly built out before the CFD-heavy era, so most parcels carry little or no Mello-Roos. Newer pockets — parts of the Platinum Triangle and some Anaheim Hills tracts such as Mountain Park — can carry special taxes, so confirm on the parcel’s Orange County tax bill.

Fire risk splits sharply by geography here. Flat, built-out Anaheim maps Low under CAL FIRE’s maps. But Anaheim Hills and the eastern canyons back the Cleveland National Forest and carry mapped High hazard — where standard carriers have non-renewed policies, pushing homes onto the CA FAIR Plan plus a wraparound Difference-in-Conditions policy. The parcel’s location within the city decides this, so get a real quote for anything on the east side.

Anaheim is served by city-owned Anaheim Public Utilities — roughly $150/mo at 750 kWh (2026), versus about $259 on SCE for the same power in most of the rest of the county. Like Roseville up north, that municipal utility is a genuine recurring saving that offsets other ownership costs. Natural gas is SoCalGas. Confirm the territory for a specific address.