Town Hall · Auburn

Auburn, CA town hall & government

Auburn spent $24.8 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,746 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Auburn's money goes

Spent
$24.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,746
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$37.3 million
$2,625 per resident
Police
$5.8 million23%
Sewer & trash
$4.2 million17%
Fire
$3.3 million13%
Administration & buildings
$3.3 million13%
Roads & transportation
$3.2 million13%
Interest on debt
$1.7 million7%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$636,0003%
Housing & development
$17,000<1%
Other
$2.7 million11%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 40%
  • Fees & charges 29%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • From the state 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Utility sales <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Auburn

Full-time staff
69
21 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$109,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
21
and 15 full-time firefighters
Police
28 full-time1 part
Fire
16 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
11 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Other
6 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Placer Union High School District

Auburn's high school district, shared with Colfax, Lincoln, Loomis and Rocklin. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,096
California: $21,206
Students
3,975
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$93.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 67%
  • State 29%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $18,096 per pupil, $10,051 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 Auburn: Auburn Union Elementary School District ($17,235 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Auburn pay

Typical tax bill
$5,633
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.84%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$672,500
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 Auburn's government

🏛️ Official websiteauburn.ca.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Auburn →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Auburn

Auburn is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Kevin Kiley. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Auburn'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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