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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.

Town budget

Where Colfax's money goes

Spent
$5.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,768
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$6.9 million
$3,452 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.2 million21%
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million21%
Police
$940,00017%
Paid to other governments
$827,00015%
Roads & transportation
$609,00011%
Interest on debt
$278,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$259,0005%
Parks & libraries
$96,0002%
Fire
$85,0002%
Housing & development
$38,0001%
Health & welfare
$25,000<1%
Other
$72,0001%

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%
Town workforce

Who works for Colfax

Full-time staff
7
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$71,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
3 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 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

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.

Spending per pupil
$18,096
California: $21,206
Students
3,975
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$93.8 million
at year end

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).

Property tax

What homeowners in Colfax pay

Typical tax bill
$2,837
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.65%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$434,300
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 Colfax's government

🏛️ Official websitecolfax-ca.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Colfax →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Colfax

Colfax is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Kevin Kiley. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Colfax'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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