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Cypress, CA town hall & government

Cypress spent $71.6 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,461 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cypress's money goes

Spent
$71.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,461
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$6.4 million
$130 per resident
Parks & libraries
$26.2 million37%
Police
$21.1 million30%
Roads & transportation
$8.9 million12%
Administration & buildings
$6.9 million10%
Paid to other governments
$3.9 million5%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2.6 million4%
Sewer & trash
$595,0001%
Health & welfare
$324,000<1%
Interest on debt
$273,000<1%
Housing & development
$162,000<1%
Other
$676,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 29%
  • Sales taxes 23%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • From the federal government 15%
  • Other taxes & licenses 12%
  • From the state 4%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cypress

Full-time staff
131
57 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$104,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
50
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
67 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
13 full-time45 part
Administration & buildings
24 full-time
Roads & transportation
14 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Other
10 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

Anaheim Union High School District

Cypress's middle and high school district, shared with Los Alamitos, Orange, Stanton, Anaheim, La Palma and Buena Park. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,079
California: $21,206
Students
27,195
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$209.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $20,079 per pupil, $11,883 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 Cypress: Cypress Elementary School District ($17,072 per pupil) · Garden Grove Unified School District ($21,521 per pupil) · Savanna Elementary School District ($20,374 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Cypress pay

Typical tax bill
$6,066
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.66%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$913,900
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 Cypress's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.cypress.ca.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cypress →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cypress

Cypress is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Derek Tran. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Cypress'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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