Taxes and fees, city by city.
Sales tax, registration, and fees change city to city, and so does whether a trade-in lowers the tax. Pick your city for the local numbers, or enter your ZIP on any car. Whether a car can be delivered or shipped to you depends on the selling dealership, and any charge for it is shown on the car before you sign.
Live somewhere else? Every state's taxes and fees are here too, city by city.
Taxed at the selling dealership's city rate. Trade-in tax credit.Arizona · 96 cities
Taxed where you register. Trade-in tax credit.Southern Nevada · 16 cities
Taxed where you register. Trade-in tax credit.Northern Nevada · 29 cities
Taxed where you register. No trade-in credit.Southern California · 221 cities
Taxed where you register. No trade-in credit.Northern California · 236 cities
Every city.
Local tax and fees, city by city. Every number on the site prices from your ZIP code.
Phoenix
The Valley's biggest inventory pool: every major brand has multiple stores across Phoenix, Camelback Road's dealer row, and the I-17 corridor.
Mesa
East Valley shoppers get big-store selection along the Superstition Freeway plus one of the lower combined tax rates in metro Phoenix.
Chandler
Chandler pairs a 7.8% combined rate, among the lowest in the Valley, with the Autoplex cluster right off the 202.
Tempe
Central location puts Tempe shoppers within 20 minutes of nearly every dealer row in the metro.
Gilbert
Gilbert sits minutes from the East Valley's biggest auto malls.
Scottsdale
From luxury rows on Frank Lloyd Wright to mainstream stores near Old Town, Scottsdale has one of the densest dealer scenes in Arizona.
Glendale
West Valley selection is strong, but Glendale's 9.2% combined rate is the highest in metro Phoenix, so knowing your out-the-door number matters extra here.
Peoria
Bell Road's dealer corridor runs right through Peoria, with an 8.1% combined rate on the friendlier end for the West Valley.
Surprise
Fast-growing Surprise has its own auto mall now, and Bell Road selection keeps expanding westward.
Avondale
The I-10 auto mall in Avondale concentrates a dozen brands in two exits, easy to comparison-shop in an afternoon.
Goodyear
Goodyear shoppers split between the Avondale auto mall next door and a growing local dealer scene along I-10.
Tucson
Southern Arizona's hub: the Auto Mall on Wetmore plus broadway-corridor stores give Tucson real selection without a Phoenix drive.
Marana
Northwest of Tucson, Marana shoppers reach the Auto Mall in minutes and pay Marana's own combined rate when buying locally.
Oro Valley
Oro Valley sits close to Tucson's dealer rows while keeping its own tax rate for local purchases.
Casa Grande
Halfway between Phoenix and Tucson, Casa Grande shoppers can shop both metros and let the numbers pick the winner.
Flagstaff
Northern Arizona's mountain hub has a compact dealer scene and one of the state's higher combined tax rates, so it is worth checking against a Valley deal.
Prescott
Prescott's dealer cluster on Highway 69 serves the quad-cities, with Valley inventory an easy day trip when selection runs thin.
Yuma
Yuma's border-town market has solid truck and SUV inventory, and Arizona taxes at the selling dealership's city, so comparing against Phoenix pricing is worth a look.
Kingman
Kingman is a long drive from the Phoenix dealer rows, so delivery matters, and whether a car can come to Kingman is up to its dealership.
Lake Havasu City
Havasu's combined rate is one of Arizona's lowest, and truck-and-toy-hauler country means strong used inventory.
Sierra Vista
Sierra Vista serves Cochise County with a compact dealer row, with Tucson's Auto Mall about an hour out.
Las Vegas
Sahara Avenue's dealer row and the valley's auto malls give Las Vegas huge selection, and Clark County's supplemental tax makes the full number worth knowing.
Henderson
The Valley Auto Mall in Henderson packs over a dozen brands into one interchange, one of Nevada's easiest places to cross-shop.
North Las Vegas
North Las Vegas shoppers reach both the Sahara dealer row and the Centennial-area stores in minutes.
Boulder City
Boulder City registers at the Clark County rate with the supplemental Governmental Services Tax, and the trade-in credit applies.
Pahrump
Nye County's rate is lower than Clark's.
Reno
Northern Nevada's market hub: Kietzke Lane's dealer row plus Sparks-area stores cover most brands without a Bay Area trip.
Sparks
Sparks shares Washoe County's rates with Reno next door, one market, shop it as a whole.
Carson City
Nevada's capital has its own dealer scene and its own 7.6% combined rate, with Reno's bigger inventory 30 minutes north.
Elko
Elko registers at the Elko County rate with Nevada's trade-in credit.
Fernley
Fernley sits in Lyon County, one of Nevada's lower-rate counties, and a shipped car is signed first, as its dealership offers, with Nevada tax due at registration.
Gardnerville
Douglas County keeps one of the lowest combined rates in Nevada.
Los Angeles
The biggest new-car market in the country, and the highest tax bill: Los Angeles County runs 10.25 percent and most cities inside it 10.75 or more, all due at registration on a shipped car.
Long Beach
Long Beach adds its own district tax on top of the county, so the ZIP you register in decides the number.
Santa Monica
One of the highest combined rates in the state, which is why the shipping-versus-pickup math matters here.
Pasadena
Pasadena's district tax lands on top of the county rate, so the rate for your ZIP, not the county's, is the one that applies.
Burbank
Burbank sits inside the South Coast air district, which adds a $7 line to registration alongside the county fees.
Torrance
South Bay shoppers get the Los Angeles County rate plus Torrance's own district tax, and no trade-in credit against either.
Irvine
Orange County keeps the base 7.75 percent in most cities, Irvine included.
Anaheim
Anaheim registers at the Orange County rate; the county's auto theft, freeway emergency, fingerprint, and air district lines are already in the fee estimate.
Newport Beach
Newport Beach registers at the Orange County rate with no city add-on, and each dealership sets its own shipping charge.
Huntington Beach
Huntington Beach registers at the county's 7.75 percent.
San Diego
San Diego's base rate is among the lowest in southern California, and the county's registration lines are light.
Carlsbad
North County registers at the San Diego County rate.
Chula Vista
Chula Vista adds a city district tax to the San Diego County base; the ZIP-based estimate on every car already includes it.
Riverside
Riverside's own district tax sits on top of the county rate, and the South Coast air district adds $7 at registration; both are in the estimate.
Temecula
Temecula registers at the city's 8.75 percent.
Palm Springs
Palm Springs sits in Riverside County, in the Coachella Valley.
San Bernardino
San Bernardino's district tax and the South Coast air line both land at registration; the high-desert ZIPs of the county fall under the Mojave district instead.
Ontario
Ontario registers at its own district rate above the county base; every fee line is itemized so nothing surprises at the DMV.
Rancho Cucamonga
Rancho Cucamonga sits at the San Bernardino County base rate.
Ventura
Ventura County carries the state's base 7.25 percent in unincorporated areas and a small city add-on in Ventura itself; the estimate uses your ZIP.
Oxnard
Oxnard's district tax raises the city above the county base; the ZIP-based estimate has it, along with the $6 air district line.
Thousand Oaks
Thousand Oaks registers at the Ventura County base rate, one of the lowest in southern California, which keeps a shipped car's total close to the sticker plus fees.
Bakersfield
Bakersfield sits in the San Joaquin Valley air district, which adds $19 at registration instead of the usual $6.
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara's city rate runs above the county base, so the ZIP you register in matters more than the county average.
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo registers at the city's own rate above the county base.
El Centro
El Centro is the seat of Imperial County, in the far southeast corner of California.
Sacramento
The capital registers at the city's own rate above the Sacramento County base.
San Francisco
San Francisco is a city and county in one, so a single combined rate applies across every neighborhood, and California gives no trade-in credit.
San Jose
San Jose carries a city rate above the Santa Clara County base, and Silicon Valley buyers lean toward leases and one-pay leases where the tax is spread across payments.
Oakland
Oakland registers at one of the higher combined rates in the state, which is why the full out-the-door estimate belongs on the page before you decide.
Fremont
Fremont buyers register at the Alameda County rate.
Palo Alto
Palo Alto registers at the Santa Clara County rate, and the value-based Vehicle License Fee and Transportation Improvement Fee matter more here because the cars tend to cost more.
San Mateo
San Mateo carries a city rate above the county base.
Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa registers at its own city rate above the Sonoma County base.
Napa
Napa buyers register at the Napa County rate; California gives no trade-in credit, so the trade math is worth running before you commit.
Walnut Creek
Walnut Creek registers at the Contra Costa County rate plus city add-ons where they apply, and a shipped car lands with the paperwork already verified.
Stockton
Stockton carries a city rate above the San Joaquin County base.
Modesto
Modesto registers at the Stanislaus County rate with a city add-on.
Fresno
Fresno registers at the city's own rate above the Fresno County base, and Central Valley air district lines are part of the registration total.
Visalia
Visalia buyers register at the Tulare County rate with a city add-on.
Salinas
Salinas carries a city rate above the Monterey County base.
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz registers at one of the state's higher combined rates, which makes the full out-the-door estimate worth a look before you choose finance, lease, or cash.
Roseville
Roseville is home to one of northern California's biggest dealer rows, and it registers at a Placer County rate that is lower than most of the Bay Area.
Elk Grove
Elk Grove registers at its own city rate in Sacramento County.
Redding
Redding buyers register at the Shasta County rate, one of the lowest in the state.
Chico
Chico registers at the Butte County rate with a city add-on, and a shipped car owes California tax and fees at registration.