Town Hall · Davis

Davis, CA town hall & government

Davis spent $226.1 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $3,385 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Davis's money goes

Spent
$226.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$3,385
typical California cities: $2,457
Long-term debt
$117.6 million
$1,761 per resident
Roads & transportation
$36.4 million16%
Sewer & trash
$30.1 million13%
Administration & buildings
$26.7 million12%
Paid to other governments
$22.5 million10%
Water & other utilities
$22.2 million10%
Police
$22 million10%
Parks & libraries
$17.3 million8%
Fire
$15 million7%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$6.5 million3%
Interest on debt
$2.7 million1%
Housing & development
$646,000<1%
Health & welfare
$34,000<1%
Other
$24 million11%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 28%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Other taxes & licenses 15%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • Sales taxes 8%
  • From the state 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Davis

Full-time staff
348
121 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$93,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
60
and 46 full-time firefighters
Police
93 full-time
Administration & buildings
73 full-time
Parks & libraries
16 full-time111 part
Fire
47 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
37 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
27 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
20 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
17 full-time
Housing & development
11 full-time1 part
Other
7 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

Davis Joint Unified School District

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

Spending per pupil
$17,421
California: $21,206
Students
8,361
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$180.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 56%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $17,421 per pupil, $9,736 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 Davis pay

Typical tax bill
$6,968
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.80%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$866,100
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 Davis's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofdavis.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Davis →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Davis

Davis is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Mike Thompson. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Davis'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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