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Grover Beach, CA town hall & government

Grover Beach spent $28.8 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,161 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Grover Beach's money goes

Spent
$28.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,161
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$42.8 million
$3,211 per resident
Roads & transportation
$9.7 million34%
Police
$5.6 million19%
Administration & buildings
$4.8 million17%
Water & other utilities
$4.3 million15%
Fire
$2 million7%
Sewer & trash
$1.2 million4%
Housing & development
$578,0002%
Parks & libraries
$550,0002%
Interest on debt
$20,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 21%
  • Other taxes & licenses 20%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • From the state 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Grover Beach

Full-time staff
59
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$97,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
21
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
28 full-time
Administration & buildings
13 full-time
Roads & transportation
12 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time1 part
Other
4 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

Lucia Mar Unified School District

Grover Beach's K–12 school district, shared with Arroyo Grande and Pismo Beach. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,507
California: $21,206
Students
9,621
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$157.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 57%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $17,507 per pupil, $10,790 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 Grover Beach pay

Typical tax bill
$4,399
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.60%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$727,500
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 Grover Beach's government

🏛️ Official websitegrover.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Grover Beach →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Grover Beach

Grover Beach is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Salud O. Carbajal. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Grover Beach'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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