Town Hall · Duarte

Duarte, CA town hall & government

Duarte spent $31.2 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,486 per resident.

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

Meetings

Coming up at Duarte's town hall

  • Oct 13Tue · 7:00 pm
    City CouncilJoint City Council/Financing/Housing Authorities Regular MeetingCity Council Chambers, 1600 Huntington Drive Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 19Mon · 7:00 pm
    Planning and Economic Development CommissionDuarte Community Center, 1600 Huntington Drive Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 27Tue · 7:00 pm
    City CouncilJoint City Council/Financing/Housing Authorities Regular MeetingCity Council Chambers, 1600 Huntington Drive Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 10Tue · 7:00 pm
    City CouncilJoint City Council/Financing/Housing Authorities Regular MeetingCity Council Chambers, 1600 Huntington Drive Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 16Mon · 7:00 pm
    Planning and Economic Development CommissionDuarte Community Center, 1600 Huntington Drive Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 24Tue · 7:00 pm
    City CouncilJoint City Council/Financing/Housing Authorities Regular MeetingCity Council Chambers, 1600 Huntington Drive Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

  • Sep 22Tue · 7:00 pm
    City CouncilJoint City Council/Financing/Housing Authorities Regular MeetingCity Council Chambers, 1600 Huntington Drive Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 21Mon · 7:00 pm
    Planning and Economic Development CommissionDuarte Community Center, 1600 Huntington Drive Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 8Tue · 7:00 pm
    City CouncilJoint City Council/Financing/Housing Authorities Regular MeetingCity Council Chambers, 1600 Huntington Drive Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Aug 25Tue · 6:30 pm
    City CouncilJoint City Council/Financing/Housing Authorities Regular Meeting | 6:30 PM Closed SessionCity Council Chambers, 1600 Huntington Drive Agenda ↗Minutes ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Aug 18Tue · 5:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Special MeetingCity Council Chambers, 1600 Huntington Drive Agenda ↗Minutes ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Aug 17Mon · 6:00 pm
    Planning and Economic Development CommissionPlanning and Economic Development Commission - Cancelled1600 Huntington Dr. Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Jul 28Tue · 7:00 pm
    City CouncilJoint City Council/Financing/Housing Authorities Regular Meeting | 5:30 PM WorkshopCity Council Chambers, 1600 Huntington Drive Agenda ↗Minutes ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Jul 20Mon · 7:00 pm
    Planning and Economic Development CommissionDuarte Community Center, 1600 Huntington Drive Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗

Official listings from Duarte's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget

Where Duarte's money goes

Spent
$31.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,486
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$3 million
$142 per resident
Administration & buildings
$6.9 million22%
Police
$6.9 million22%
Roads & transportation
$4.5 million14%
Parks & libraries
$2.6 million8%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.7 million5%
Interest on debt
$136,000<1%
Housing & development
$31,000<1%
Other
$8.4 million27%

Where the money comes from

  • Other taxes & licenses 29%
  • Sales taxes 28%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • From the state 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Utility sales 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Duarte

Full-time staff
45
107 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$121,600
a year, before benefits
Parks & libraries
7 full-time59 part
Administration & buildings
16 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
9 full-time10 part
Police
6 full-time11 part
Housing & development
6 full-time
Other
1 full-time16 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Duarte Unified School District

Duarte's K–12 school district, shared with Bradbury and Irwindale. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,064
California: $21,206
Students
2,980
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$126.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $20,064 per pupil, $11,466 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 Duarte pay

Typical tax bill
$5,205
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.67%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$779,400
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 Duarte's government

🏛️ Official websiteaccessduarte.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Duarte →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Duarte

Duarte is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Duarte'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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