Town Hall · Belvedere

Belvedere, CA town hall & government

Belvedere spent $10.5 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $5,040 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Belvedere's money goes

Spent
$10.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$5,040
typical California cities: $2,964
Long-term debt
$22.4 million
$10,752 per resident
Administration & buildings
$3 million28%
Fire
$2.2 million21%
Roads & transportation
$1.9 million18%
Police
$1.6 million15%
Interest on debt
$949,0009%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$702,0007%
Parks & libraries
$72,0001%
Health & welfare
$29,000<1%
Other
$94,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 53%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From the state 4%
  • Sales taxes 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Belvedere

Full-time staff
18
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$136,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
9 full-time
Police
5 full-time1 part
Housing & development
4 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Tamalpais Union High School District

Belvedere's high school district, shared with Corte Madera, Fairfax, Mill Valley, Sausalito, Tiburon and San Anselmo. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,705
California: $21,206
Students
4,730
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$65.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 90%
  • State 9%
  • Federal 1%

Of the $23,705 per pupil, $13,833 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 Belvedere: Reed Union Elementary School District ($27,108 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Belvedere pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · California typical $5,124
Typical home value
$2,000,001
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Belvedere's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofbelvedere.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Belvedere →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Belvedere

Belvedere is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Jared Huffman. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Belvedere'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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