Town Hall · Coronado

Coronado, CA town hall & government

Coronado spent $83.4 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,683 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Coronado's money goes

Spent
$83.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,683
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$15.5 million19%
Parks & libraries
$13.5 million16%
Administration & buildings
$12.6 million15%
Sewer & trash
$11.5 million14%
Roads & transportation
$11.1 million13%
Fire
$8.5 million10%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1 million1%
Health & welfare
$312,000<1%
Housing & development
$50,000<1%
Interest on debt
$45,000<1%
Other
$9.3 million11%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 39%
  • Sales taxes 28%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • From the state 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Coronado

Full-time staff
247
209 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$106,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
47
and 33 full-time firefighters
Parks & libraries
61 full-time201 part
Police
67 full-time3 part
Fire
35 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
27 full-time1 part
Housing & development
10 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
10 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Other
31 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Coronado didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Sweetwater Union High School District

Coronado's middle and high school district, shared with Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, National City and San Diego. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,482
California: $21,206
Students
35,226
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$597.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $16,482 per pupil, $9,741 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 Coronado: Coronado Unified School District ($20,889 per pupil) · South Bay Union School District ($22,182 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Coronado 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 Coronado's government

🏛️ Official websitecoronado.ca.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Coronado →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Coronado

Coronado is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Scott H. Peters. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Coronado'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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