Town Hall · Albany

Albany, CA town hall & government

Albany spent $40.5 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,019 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Albany's government.

Town budget

Where Albany's money goes

Spent
$40.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,019
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$20.6 million
$1,028 per resident
Administration & buildings
$9.7 million24%
Police
$7.8 million19%
Roads & transportation
$4.5 million11%
Fire
$3.3 million8%
Parks & libraries
$3.2 million8%
Health & welfare
$2.7 million7%
Sewer & trash
$1.7 million4%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.4 million3%
Interest on debt
$925,0002%
Housing & development
$5,000<1%
Other
$5.2 million13%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 31%
  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Sales taxes 17%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the state 3%
  • From other local governments 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Albany

Full-time staff
99
32 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$139,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
24
and 18 full-time firefighters
Police
32 full-time5 part
Fire
19 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
16 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
8 full-time18 part
Roads & transportation
12 full-time
Health & welfare
3 full-time
Other
9 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Albany City Unified School District

Albany's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,258
California: $21,206
Students
3,574
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$101.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from California districts overall: 36% local, 52% state, 11% federal

  • Local 32%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $18,258 per pupil, $11,045 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Albany pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · California typical $5,124
Typical home value
$1,202,200
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Albany's government

🏛️ Official websitealbanyca.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Albany →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Albany

Albany is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Lateefah Simon. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Albany's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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