Beverly Hills (California)
🇺🇸 United States · Address 77 of 100

Beverly Hills, for a high earner.

Same California tax bill as the rest of the state, but a 5.7 square mile city with its own police department and its own school district.

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In short, current to October 2026

  • A person earning $1,000,000 and resident in Beverly Hills, United States, pays an effective 42% of income tax on the Patrician.ch 2026 model, keeping $578K. Of that, $320,000 is federal income tax, the same in every state, and $102,460 is California income tax. At $300,000 the effective rate is 31%, and at $3,000,000 it is 48%.
  • Capital gains on a disposal by a resident individual are taxed at 37% in total in Beverly Hills, so a $5,000,000 liquidity event realized after residence begins carries roughly $1.9M, of which $665K is California tax.
  • Inheritance: no California estate or inheritance tax. The US taxes an estate at 40% above $15M per person in 2026. A US citizen spouse inherits free.
  • A US citizen or green card holder needs no visa to move to Beverly Hills from another state. For a buyer from abroad, the realistic route in is Residence by investment, Founder & talent.
  • Cost of the life is 138 on the Patrician.ch index where Zurich is 100, safety 7 of 10, schools 8 of 10. These 3 are Patrician.ch editorial indices scored by us, not published statistics.
  • Figures are current to October 2026. Tax thresholds and residence routes move, so confirm with counsel before relying on any of them.

Official sources: California Franchise Tax Board, US Internal Revenue Service. Checked against them on .

Source: the Patrician.ch board, an original ranking of 100 residence addresses across 47 countries and territories. Tax rates, thresholds and routes are sourced. Cost, safety, schools, sun and beauty are Patrician.ch editorial indices. Figures current to October 2026. Updated . Cite as: Patrician.ch, Beverly Hills (California) tax and residence 2026, patrician.ch/cities/beverly-hills/, October 2026.

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By the Patrician.ch research desk · Updated 29 October 2026 · 13 min read
The numbers

What Beverly Hills takes, and what it costs.

Effective tax at $1M42%$578K kept after tax
Capital gains37%on a $1M gain
Cost index138Zurich = 100
Inheritance, children40%Children taxed
Supercar street index#3of 100
Safety7/10 
Schools8/10international options
The Patrician.ch 10020thof 100, the ranking
Prestige of address10/10Patrician.ch editorial index
A 200 m² home, best district$4.1MUS$1M buys 48 m². Elliman Report
Sun hours a year3,250High tax
United States net millionaire flow, 2025 forecast+7,500Henley forecast, country level

Tax on your bracket.

IncomeTaxEffectiveKept after tax
$300K$92K31%$208K
$1M$422K42%$578K
$3M$1.4M48%$1.6M
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Paying for it

Income kept after tax on $1M a year, US dollars, the 17 places in the United States on the board

  1. Miami$680K
  2. Palm Beach$680K
  3. Bal Harbour$680K
  4. Naples$680K
  5. Coral Gables$680K
  6. Las Vegas$680K
  7. Dallas$680K
  8. Austin$680K
  9. Aspen$637K
  10. The Hamptons$611K
  11. Maui$580K
  12. Beverly Hills$578K

Note: single filer, federal and state together. Beverly Hills ranks 12 of 17 here, level with 4 others

Source: Patrician.ch 2026 tax model, built on official tax authority rates

Income tax on the published 2026 rules. Social contributions, most deductions and treaties are not modeled. Single filer resident in the US, federal and state together. Enter your own income, exit, passports, and family to see where Beverly Hills ranks for you.

Where inside Beverly Hills.

In Los Angeles County each tax rate area carries its own voter-approved bonds on top of the 1% Prop 13 base, so the choice of quarter is a choice of property tax bill. On a home valued at $5,000,000, Trousdale Estates (City of Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills Unified) pays $2,029 a year less than Beverly Park (City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified), 3.4% of the bill.

QuarterBilled byRate 2026Yearly tax on $5,000,000
Trousdale EstatesCity of Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills Unified1.14524%$57,262
Beverly ParkCity of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified1.185825%$59,291
The FlatsCity of Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills Unified1.14524%$57,262

Under Prop 13 the purchase price becomes the assessed value, and it rises at most 2% a year while you own it. Source: Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, FY 2026-27 tax rate resolution of 01.09.2026 (1% base, Beverly Hills Unified 0.093324, Los Angeles Community College District 0.043416, Los Angeles Unified 0.121306), Metropolitan Water District 0.0085, and City of Los Angeles general obligation bonds 0.012603 for Beverly Park, which sits in the City of Los Angeles under a 90210 address. Federal and state income tax are the same at every address in Beverly Hills, so property tax is what the quarter changes.

Official sources: Los Angeles County Auditor-Controller, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Los Angeles City Clerk. Checked against them on .

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FIRE

The FIRE number in Beverly Hills.

The capital whose yearly withdrawal, at 4%, pays for a year here after Beverly Hills's tax on the gain part of each sale: 37.1% on a resident's listed securities, with half of each sale counted as gain.

A $100K year here $3.07M
A $150K year here $4.60M
A $250K year here $7.67M

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Who gets in

The residence route.

Same visa routes as the rest of California: E-2 treaty investor, L-1, O-1, or EB-5 from $800K. The 13.3% top state rate does not care what the ZIP code is.

Residence by investmentFounder & talent

United States has a Henley 2026 Wealth Mobility score of 62.3 out of 100, a country level figure. The passport ladder on the engine compares 66 passports.

The life

An ordinary day in Beverly Hills.

Beverly Hills, United States
🇺🇸 California, United StatesBeverly Hills
  • Trousdale EstatesAbove the flats, the view runs from Century City to the ocean. This is where the money that made money buys its second house.
  • The Golden TriangleThe family office, and a block of law firms that never advertise.
  • Rodeo DriveLunch at the Beverly Wilshire, then the walk past every flagship store that matters.
  • The FlatsHome on a street with its own police patrol. LAX is 12 miles away, 30 to 45 minutes in traffic.

Flight times.

FromFlightRouting
New York6h 20mNonstop to Los Angeles
London11h 20mNonstop to Los Angeles
Zurich12h 25mNonstop to Los Angeles
Dubai16h 20mNonstop to Los Angeles
Singapore15h 30mNonstop to Los Angeles
Tel Aviv14h 55mNonstop to Los Angeles

Scheduled gate to gate times on the fastest routing, with 1h 30m allowed for each connection. Airline schedules read October 17, 2026.

Healthcare

Care within reach.

Nearest emergency department2 kmCedars-Sinai Medical Center
Best ranked within reachWorld #14Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, 4 km
Life expectancy, United States78.9years at birth, 2024
Doctors per 1,000 people3.7United States, 2022
Hospital beds per 1,0002.7United States, 2022
Health spending per person$13,473US dollars a year, 2023
Care coverage index88WHO, out of 100, 2023

Two of the world's top 50 hospitals in Newsweek's 2026 list, Cedars-Sinai (#46) and Ronald Reagan UCLA (#14), are within 4 km. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is about 2 km from the city point.

HospitalRoleDistanceNewsweek 2026JCI
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterNearest emergency department2 kmWorld #46US, The Joint Commission
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterBest ranked within reach4 kmWorld #14US, The Joint Commission

Hospital ranks from Newsweek and Statista, World's Best Hospitals 2026. Accreditation from the Joint Commission International directory. Distances in a straight line from Beverly Hills, from OpenStreetMap. Country figures from the World Bank and the WHO, the latest year each publishes. Checked 23.10.2026. Research, not medical advice.

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Questions

How much income tax does a $1M earner pay in Beverly Hills?

About $422K a year, an effective 42%, which leaves $578K of $1,000,000 on Patrician.ch's 2026 model.

At $300K the effective rate is 31%, and at $3M it is 48%. Income tax on the published 2026 rules. Social contributions, most deductions and treaties are not modeled.

Does Beverly Hills tax capital gains?

Yes. A resident pays about 37% in total on a capital gain, about $371K on a $1,000,000 gain, of which 13.3% is California tax and the rest federal.

The rate is modeled on a $1,000,000 gain on listed securities after the common exemptions. Holding periods and exemptions can lower it.

Does Beverly Hills have a wealth tax?

No. United States levies no general annual wealth tax on a resident's net worth.

Does Beverly Hills have an inheritance tax?

Not at state level: California has no estate or inheritance tax. The US taxes an estate at 40% above $15M per person in 2026. A US citizen spouse inherits free.

What a child pays: 40% above $15M. Source: IRS, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, current to October 2026. The heir's own residence and the location of the assets can bring another country's tax into play.

How does a foreigner get residence in Beverly Hills?

Same visa routes as the rest of California: E-2 treaty investor, L-1, O-1, or EB-5 from $800K.

The 13.3% top state rate does not care what the ZIP code is. Routes that matter for money: Residence by investment, Founder & talent.

What is the property tax on a $5M home in Beverly Hills?

Between $57,262 a year in Trousdale Estates and $59,291 in Beverly Park, on a home valued at $5,000,000, at the 2026 rates.

Under Prop 13 the purchase price becomes the assessed value, and it rises at most 2% a year while you own it.

Where inside Beverly Hills is property tax lowest?

In Trousdale Estates, billed by City of Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills Unified at 1.14524% for 2026, against 1.185825% in Beverly Park: $2,029 a year less on a home valued at $5,000,000.

Source: Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, FY 2026-27 tax rate resolution of 01.09.2026 (1% base, Beverly Hills Unified 0.093324, Los Angeles Community College District 0.043416, Los Angeles Unified 0.121306), Metropolitan Water District 0.0085, and City of Los Angeles general obligation bonds 0.012603 for Beverly Park, which sits in the City of Los Angeles under a 90210 address.

What is the cost of living in Beverly Hills?

Beverly Hills scores 138 on the Patrician.ch cost index, where Zurich is 100, and ranks 4 of 100 on cost, 1 being the most expensive.

Safety scores 7 of 10 and schools 8 of 10, with 3,250 sun hours a year. Cost, safety and schools are Patrician.ch editorial indices, not published statistics. United States as a whole was forecast a net inflow of 7,500 millionaires for 2025 (Henley, country level).

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