Town Hall · Glendora

Glendora, CA town hall & government

Glendora spent $59.5 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,177 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Glendora

Mendell ThompsonMayorSince 2020 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Glendora's money goes

Spent
$59.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,177
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$79 million
$1,563 per resident
Police
$18.2 million31%
Water & other utilities
$16.1 million27%
Roads & transportation
$7 million12%
Administration & buildings
$6.6 million11%
Parks & libraries
$5.9 million10%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2 million3%
Interest on debt
$875,0001%
Housing & development
$706,0001%
Health & welfare
$210,000<1%
Other
$1.9 million3%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 28%
  • Sales taxes 22%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Other taxes & licenses 15%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • From the state 5%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • From other local governments 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Glendora

Full-time staff
247
160 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$101,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
58
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
100 full-time44 part
Parks & libraries
36 full-time100 part
Roads & transportation
36 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
32 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
27 full-time
Housing & development
12 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
4 full-time7 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Glendora Unified School District

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

Spending per pupil
$15,176
California: $21,206
Students
6,363
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$52.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $15,176 per pupil, $10,352 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 Glendora: Charter Oak Unified School District ($19,644 per pupil) · Bonita Unified School District ($15,684 per pupil) · Azusa Unified School District ($22,630 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Glendora pay

Typical tax bill
$5,895
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.68%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$862,700
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 Glendora's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.glendora.ca.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Glendora →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Glendora

Glendora is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representatives Judy Chu and Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Glendora'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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