Town Hall · Beverly Hills

Beverly Hills, CA town hall & government

Beverly Hills spent $607.4 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $19,042 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Beverly Hills's money goes

Spent
$607.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$19,042
typical California cities: $2,457
Long-term debt
$178.8 million
$5,606 per resident
Courts, inspections & corrections
$121.6 million20%
Police
$109.4 million18%
Roads & transportation
$88.8 million15%
Administration & buildings
$42.3 million7%
Water & other utilities
$41.6 million7%
Parks & libraries
$39.3 million6%
Sewer & trash
$38.9 million6%
Fire
$27.2 million4%
Health & welfare
$26.7 million4%
Housing & development
$18.9 million3%
Interest on debt
$2.7 million<1%
Other
$49.9 million8%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 24%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Sales taxes 20%
  • Other taxes & licenses 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • From the state <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Beverly Hills

Full-time staff
743
239 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$184,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
137
and 75 full-time firefighters
Police
222 full-time17 part
Parks & libraries
58 full-time156 part
Administration & buildings
87 full-time18 part
Fire
89 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
41 full-time
Water & other utilities
38 full-time
Housing & development
19 full-time
Roads & transportation
10 full-time
Health & welfare
4 full-time
Other
175 full-time44 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Beverly Hills Unified School District

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

Spending per pupil
$31,899
California: $21,206
Students
3,074
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$742.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 91%
  • State 7%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $31,899 per pupil, $17,105 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Beverly Hills 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.

Local

Contact Beverly Hills's government

🏛️ Official websitebeverlyhills.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Beverly Hills →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Beverly Hills

Beverly Hills is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Ted Lieu. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Beverly Hills'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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