Town Hall · Dunsmuir

Dunsmuir, CA town hall & government

Dunsmuir spent $10.6 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $6,822 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Dunsmuir's money goes

Spent
$10.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$6,822
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$8.6 million
$5,565 per resident
Water & other utilities
$3.7 million35%
Roads & transportation
$2.9 million27%
Sewer & trash
$1.2 million12%
Police
$538,0005%
Administration & buildings
$437,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$424,0004%
Fire
$407,0004%
Interest on debt
$230,0002%
Parks & libraries
$173,0002%
Housing & development
$115,0001%
Other
$412,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 26%
  • From the federal government 25%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Sales taxes 12%
  • From the state 9%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Dunsmuir

Full-time staff
8
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,000
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
1
on the town payroll
Administration & buildings
2 full-time4 part
Fire
1 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Police
0 full-time1 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

Dunsmuir Elementary School District

Dunsmuir's elementary school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$32,539
California: $21,206
Students
76
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $32,539 per pupil, $18,105 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 Dunsmuir: Dunsmuir Joint Union High School District ($37,231 per pupil) · Siskiyou Union High School District ($22,204 per pupil) · Mount Shasta Union Elementary School District ($16,656 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Dunsmuir pay

Typical tax bill
$1,669
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.60%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$279,000
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 Dunsmuir's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.dunsmuir.ca.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Dunsmuir →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dunsmuir

Dunsmuir is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative James Gallagher. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Dunsmuir'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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