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Aliso Viejo, CA town hall & government

Aliso Viejo spent $28.4 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $563 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Aliso Viejo's money goes

Spent
$28.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$563
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$40.9 million
$812 per resident
Police
$9.1 million32%
Administration & buildings
$6.5 million23%
Parks & libraries
$5.7 million20%
Roads & transportation
$3.1 million11%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.8 million6%
Interest on debt
$1.7 million6%
Health & welfare
$391,0001%
Other
$75,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 33%
  • Property taxes 28%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • From the state 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Aliso Viejo

Full-time staff
21
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$103,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
19 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Aliso Viejo didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Capistrano Unified School District

Aliso Viejo's K–12 school district, shared with Dana Point, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Laguna Niguel, Mission Viejo and Rancho Santa Margarita. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,395
California: $21,206
Students
40,836
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$29.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 62%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $17,395 per pupil, $11,385 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.

Also serving Aliso Viejo: Laguna Beach Unified School District ($33,583 per pupil) · Saddleback Valley Unified School District ($17,411 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Aliso Viejo pay

Typical tax bill
$6,034
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.66%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$917,900
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 Aliso Viejo's government

🏛️ Official websiteavcity.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Aliso Viejo →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Aliso Viejo

Aliso Viejo is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Young Kim. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Aliso Viejo'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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