Town Hall · Healdsburg

Healdsburg, CA town hall & government

Healdsburg spent $59.7 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $5,004 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Healdsburg

Oswaldo JimenezMayorSince 2021 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Healdsburg's money goes

Spent
$59.7 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$5,004
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$32.8 million
$2,754 per resident
Water & other utilities
$20.4 million34%
Sewer & trash
$7 million12%
Police
$6.6 million11%
Parks & libraries
$5.7 million10%
Housing & development
$5.3 million9%
Fire
$4.6 million8%
Roads & transportation
$3.9 million7%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2 million3%
Administration & buildings
$2 million3%
Interest on debt
$788,0001%
Other
$1.3 million2%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 28%
  • Utility sales 27%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • From the state 11%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Healdsburg

Full-time staff
129
60 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$118,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
16
and 12 full-time firefighters
Parks & libraries
14 full-time42 part
Water & other utilities
27 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
23 full-time6 part
Police
24 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
17 full-time
Fire
13 full-time7 part
Housing & development
5 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Other
5 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

Healdsburg Unified School District

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

Spending per pupil
$28,417
California: $21,206
Students
1,194
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$122.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 81%
  • State 14%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $28,417 per pupil, $16,098 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 Healdsburg pay

Typical tax bill
$6,780
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.71%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$950,100
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 Healdsburg's government

🏛️ Official websitehealdsburg.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Healdsburg →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Healdsburg

Healdsburg is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Jared Huffman. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Healdsburg'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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