Town Hall · Claremont

Claremont, CA town hall & government

Claremont spent $63.8 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,818 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Claremont's money goes

Spent
$63.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,818
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$19 million
$542 per resident
Courts, inspections & corrections
$15.7 million25%
Police
$13.9 million22%
Roads & transportation
$9.6 million15%
Administration & buildings
$8.7 million14%
Sewer & trash
$7 million11%
Parks & libraries
$2.9 million5%
Health & welfare
$2.2 million3%
Paid to other governments
$1.7 million3%
Interest on debt
$596,0001%
Housing & development
$418,0001%
Other
$1 million2%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 33%
  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • From the state 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Utility sales <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Claremont

Full-time staff
134
54 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$100,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
32
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
56 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
36 full-time10 part
Parks & libraries
11 full-time34 part
Administration & buildings
25 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Claremont Unified School District

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

Spending per pupil
$16,848
California: $21,206
Students
6,261
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$71.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $16,848 per pupil, $9,162 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 Claremont pay

Typical tax bill
$5,717
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.64%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$897,000
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 Claremont's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.claremont.ca.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Claremont →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Claremont

Claremont is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Judy Chu. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Claremont'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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