Town Hall · Escalon

Escalon, CA town hall & government

Escalon spent $9.5 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,251 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Escalon's money goes

Spent
$9.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,251
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$11.2 million
$1,474 per resident
Police
$3 million31%
Sewer & trash
$1.7 million18%
Roads & transportation
$1.3 million13%
Water & other utilities
$1.1 million12%
Parks & libraries
$992,00010%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$418,0004%
Interest on debt
$354,0004%
Administration & buildings
$194,0002%
Health & welfare
$131,0001%
Housing & development
$15,000<1%
Other
$298,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 31%
  • Sales taxes 19%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Utility sales 19%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • From the state 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Escalon

Full-time staff
28
23 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$72,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
12
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
14 full-time8 part
Administration & buildings
7 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
1 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

Escalon Unified School District

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

Spending per pupil
$14,199
California: $21,206
Students
3,062
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$21.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $14,199 per pupil, $9,102 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 Escalon pay

Typical tax bill
$3,198
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.68%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$471,200
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 Escalon's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofescalon.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Escalon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Escalon

Escalon is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Josh Harder. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Escalon'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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