Town Hall · Baldwin Park

Baldwin Park, CA town hall & government

Baldwin Park spent $84.4 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,133 per resident.

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

Meetings

Coming up at Baldwin Park's town hall

  • Oct 5Mon · 5:00 pm
    GeneralRecreation and Community Services Commission5121 Lante Street, Valley County Water District Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 7Wed · 5:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Special Meeting5121 Lante Street, Valley County Water District Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 7Wed · 7:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Regular Meeting5121 Lante Street, Valley County Water District Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 13Tue · 5:00 pm
    GeneralStakeholders Oversight Committee (SOC) Meeting5121 Lante Street, Valley County Water District Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 14Wed · 7:00 pm
    GeneralPlanning Commission Meeting5121 Lante Street, Valley County Water District Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 21Wed · 5:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Special Meeting5121 Lante Street, Valley County Water District Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

Official listings from Baldwin Park's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget

Where Baldwin Park's money goes

Spent
$84.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,133
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$62.4 million
$837 per resident
Police
$20.8 million25%
Housing & development
$9.2 million11%
Water & other utilities
$8.1 million10%
Administration & buildings
$8 million9%
Parks & libraries
$6.1 million7%
Roads & transportation
$4.5 million5%
Interest on debt
$2.8 million3%
Sewer & trash
$1.6 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.3 million2%
Health & welfare
$762,0001%
Other
$21.3 million25%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 24%
  • From the federal government 24%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • From the state 7%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
Town workforce

Who works for Baldwin Park

Full-time staff
177
137 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$122,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
60
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
81 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
9 full-time122 part
Roads & transportation
32 full-time10 part
Administration & buildings
30 full-time3 part
Housing & development
13 full-time1 part
Other
12 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

El Monte Union High School District

Baldwin Park's high school district, shared with Arcadia, El Monte, Irwindale, Monrovia, Rosemead and San Gabriel. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,420
California: $21,206
Students
7,677
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$276.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $23,420 per pupil, $12,556 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 Baldwin Park: Baldwin Park Unified School District ($22,933 per pupil) · Mountain View Elementary School District ($27,700 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Baldwin Park pay

Typical tax bill
$4,301
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.71%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$606,900
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 Baldwin Park's government

Town hall & decisions in Baldwin Park →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Baldwin Park

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

All of Baldwin Park'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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