Town Hall · Greenfield

Greenfield, CA town hall & government

Greenfield spent $21.3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,206 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Greenfield's money goes

Spent
$21.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,206
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$9.2 million
$524 per resident
Police
$5.6 million26%
Sewer & trash
$3.6 million17%
Administration & buildings
$3 million14%
Fire
$2.1 million10%
Roads & transportation
$1.9 million9%
Parks & libraries
$1.5 million7%
Water & other utilities
$1.3 million6%
Housing & development
$1.1 million5%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$106,000<1%
Interest on debt
$48,000<1%
Health & welfare
$27,000<1%
Other
$888,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Other taxes & licenses 24%
  • Fees & charges 24%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • From the state 7%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Greenfield

Full-time staff
48
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$90,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
16
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
20 full-time
Administration & buildings
9 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Housing & development
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Other
3 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Greenfield Union Elementary School District

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

Spending per pupil
$20,010
California: $21,206
Students
3,332
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$35.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 18%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $20,010 per pupil, $11,195 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 Greenfield: South Monterey County Joint Union High School District ($16,342 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Greenfield pay

Typical tax bill
$3,514
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.66%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$531,400
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 Greenfield's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.greenfield.ca.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Greenfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Greenfield

Greenfield is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Zoe Lofgren. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Greenfield'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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