Town Hall · Exeter

Exeter, CA town hall & government

Exeter spent $12 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,159 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Exeter's money goes

Spent
$12 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,159
typical California cities: $2,457
Long-term debt
$8.6 million
$833 per resident
Police
$3.3 million28%
Sewer & trash
$2.7 million22%
Water & other utilities
$1.8 million15%
Roads & transportation
$1.3 million11%
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million9%
Housing & development
$682,0006%
Fire
$446,0004%
Parks & libraries
$382,0003%
Interest on debt
$85,0001%
Health & welfare
$76,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$35,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 24%
  • Sales taxes 21%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Other taxes & licenses 12%
  • From the state 5%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Exeter

Full-time staff
41
28 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$82,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
18
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
20 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time17 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Other
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Exeter Unified School District

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

Spending per pupil
$19,256
California: $21,206
Students
2,610
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$30.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 22%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $19,256 per pupil, $11,157 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 Exeter: Outside Creek Elementary School District ($10,014 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Exeter pay

Typical tax bill
$2,418
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.79%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$307,600
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 Exeter's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofexeter.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Exeter →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Exeter

Exeter is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Jim Costa. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Exeter'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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