RATE BREAKDOWN
Anaheim Sales Tax Rate, Broken Down
| Component | Rate |
|---|---|
| California statewide base rate | 7.25% |
| District taxes in Anaheim | 0.5% |
| Total Anaheim sales tax | 7.75% |
2026 ANAHEIM SALES TAX
Anaheim Sales Tax 2026
Anaheim sales tax is 7.750%, the Orange County baseline, with no city district tax of its own. Among Orange County's larger cities that puts it at the low end — neighbouring Santa Ana is 9.250%, a point and a half higher on the same purchase.
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Anaheim, CA · 7.75%
TOTAL WITH TAX$107.75$7.75 of sales tax
Price 92.8%Sales tax 7.2%
Price before tax$100.00
Sales tax at 7.75%+$7.75
Total$107.75
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Sales tax is charged on the delivery address, not the billing address, and some goods are exempt or taxed differently. See the methodology and source list.
The calculator is pre-filled at 7.750%, which covers the whole city including the resort district. Anaheim borders several cities that charge more, so check the rate if the delivery address is not actually in Anaheim.
CDTFA ratesEffective July 1, 2026Free to Use
CA SALES TAX
Anaheim Has No City District Tax
Anaheim's 7.750% is California's 7.250% statewide base plus the single 0.500% district tax that applies across Orange County. The city has not added a district tax of its own, which is why its rate and the county baseline are the same number.
Several Orange County cities have gone the other way. Santa Ana, Westminster, Seal Beach and Los Alamitos are all at 9.250%; Garden Grove, Buena Park, Stanton, Placentia, La Palma, La Habra and Fountain Valley are at 8.750%. Anaheim shares a border with several of them.
For a visitor that is mostly invisible. For anyone making a large purchase it is worth knowing that driving from Anaheim into Santa Ana adds 1.500% to the same transaction.
CA SALES TAX
The Anaheim Resort District Uses the Same Rate
Anaheim's tourist core — the theme parks, the convention centre and the surrounding hotels — sits inside the Anaheim city limits and is taxed at the ordinary 7.750% city rate. There is no separate resort-area sales tax.
Hotel bills are a different matter. Transient occupancy tax is a separate levy on lodging and is not part of the sales tax rate on this page; a hotel folio can therefore show a percentage that looks nothing like 7.750%.
NEARBY RATES
How Anaheim Compares Nearby
Anaheim borders several cities with district taxes of their own. These are the published rates nearby — the spread is wider than the short distances suggest.
| City | Sales tax rate | vs Anaheim |
|---|---|---|
| Anaheim | 7.75% | — |
| Santa Ana | 9.25% | +1.5% |
| Orange | 7.75% | same |
| Fullerton | 7.75% | same |
| Garden Grove | 8.75% | +1% |
| Buena Park | 8.75% | +1% |
| Placentia | 8.75% | +1% |
| Brea | 7.75% | same |
| Yorba Linda | 7.75% | same |
| Villa Park | 7.75% | same |
| Stanton | 8.75% | +1% |
TAXABLE OR NOT
What Anaheim Sales Tax Applies To
California sets the exemptions, so they are identical in Anaheim and in the higher-rate cities next door. Only the rate differs.
- Theme park admission is not a sale of goods and is not subject to sales tax
- Food and drink bought inside a park or restaurant is prepared food and is taxable
- Unprepared groceries taken home are exempt
- Prescription medicines are exempt; most over-the-counter medicines are taxable
- Hotel stays are subject to transient occupancy tax, which is separate from the 7.750% sales tax
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Anaheim Sales Tax Questions
What is the sales tax rate in Anaheim?+
Anaheim charges 7.750%: California's 7.250% statewide base plus the 0.500% Orange County district tax. Anaheim levies no city district tax of its own.
Is Anaheim cheaper than other Orange County cities?+
On sales tax, yes, relative to several neighbours. Anaheim is at the 7.750% county baseline while Santa Ana, Westminster, Seal Beach and Los Alamitos are at 9.250% and a further seven cities are at 8.750%.
How much is sales tax on $100 in Anaheim?+
$7.75, for a total of $107.75. The same purchase in Santa Ana would carry $9.25 of tax.
Is there a separate sales tax in the Anaheim resort area?+
No. The theme parks, convention centre and surrounding hotels are inside the Anaheim city limits and use the ordinary 7.750% rate. Hotel bills carry a separate transient occupancy tax, which is not a sales tax.
Is a theme park ticket subject to Anaheim sales tax?+
No. California sales tax applies to sales of tangible goods, and admission to an attraction is not one. Merchandise and prepared food bought inside a park are taxable at 7.750%.
What rate applies to something shipped to Anaheim?+
7.750%, because the rate follows the delivery address. An identical order shipped a few miles away to Garden Grove would be taxed at 8.750%.
RATE SOURCE
Where These Rates Come From
Anaheim's 7.750% is the CDTFA's published city rate. Because Anaheim carries no city district tax, its rate only moves if the countywide district tax changes — but neighbouring cities can and do change on their own quarterly cycle. California City and County Sales and Use Tax Rates, effective July 1, 2026.
Disclaimer: Estimates for planning purposes. Anaheim borders cities charging up to 9.25%, so confirm the delivery city with the CDTFA before relying on this for a return.
Reviewed by: Paycheck Calculator Editorial Team
Rate table effective: July 1, 2026
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