Colfax, CA town hall & government
Colfax spent $5.6 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,768 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Colfax's government.
Where Colfax's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 32%
- Sales taxes 25%
- From the state 21%
- Property taxes 8%
- Other taxes & licenses 6%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- From the federal government 3%
Who works for Colfax
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Placer Union High School District
Colfax's high school district, shared with Auburn, Lincoln, Loomis and Rocklin. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from California districts overall: 36% local, 52% state, 11% federal
- Local 67%
- State 29%
- Federal 4%
Of the $18,096 per pupil, $10,051 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 Colfax: Colfax Elementary School District ($17,775 per pupil).
Which schools Colfax kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Colfax pay
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.
Contact Colfax's government
Who represents Colfax
Colfax is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Kevin Kiley. Gavin Newsom is governor.
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.