Town Hall · Azusa

Azusa, CA town hall & government

Azusa spent $126.8 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $2,605 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Azusa's money goes

Spent
$126.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$2,605
typical California cities: $2,457
Long-term debt
$198.8 million
$4,085 per resident
Water & other utilities
$63.3 million50%
Police
$20.4 million16%
Administration & buildings
$14.8 million12%
Roads & transportation
$6.1 million5%
Fire
$6 million5%
Parks & libraries
$4.7 million4%
Interest on debt
$4.6 million4%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2 million2%
Sewer & trash
$1.8 million1%
Housing & development
$1 million1%
Health & welfare
$615,000<1%
Other
$1.6 million1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 50%
  • Sales taxes 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 10%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the state 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Azusa

Full-time staff
272
86 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$154,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
53
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
83 full-time7 part
Water & other utilities
80 full-time
Parks & libraries
41 full-time68 part
Administration & buildings
46 full-time9 part
Sewer & trash
16 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time2 part
Other
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Azusa Unified School District

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

Spending per pupil
$22,630
California: $21,206
Students
6,370
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$195 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $22,630 per pupil, $14,033 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 Azusa: Duarte Unified School District ($20,064 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Azusa pay

Typical tax bill
$4,602
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.72%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$641,400
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 Azusa's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.azusa.ca.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Azusa →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Azusa

Azusa is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Azusa'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.

You’re browsing

Azusa

California · CA
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Azusa is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01