Town Hall · Hollister

Hollister, CA town hall & government

Hollister spent $63.5 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,519 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Hollister's money goes

Spent
$63.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,519
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$122.9 million
$2,940 per resident
Administration & buildings
$11.6 million18%
Fire
$10.7 million17%
Sewer & trash
$10.1 million16%
Police
$9.3 million15%
Water & other utilities
$8.5 million13%
Interest on debt
$5.1 million8%
Roads & transportation
$4.3 million7%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.8 million3%
Parks & libraries
$1.4 million2%
Health & welfare
$767,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 38%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Sales taxes 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the state 2%

Hollister didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Hollister

Full-time staff
149
34 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$121,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
31
and 40 full-time firefighters
Fire
44 full-time
Police
37 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
19 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
14 full-time11 part
Sewer & trash
9 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
9 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time11 part
Housing & development
2 full-time1 part
Other
13 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

San Benito High School District

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

Spending per pupil
$16,881
California: $21,206
Students
3,539
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$98 million
at year end

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

  • Local 60%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $16,881 per pupil, $8,606 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 Hollister: Hollister School District ($16,462 per pupil) · North County Joint Union Elementary School District ($14,844 per pupil) · Aromas-San Juan Unified School District ($20,128 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Hollister pay

Typical tax bill
$5,833
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.81%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$717,500
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 Hollister's government

🏛️ Official websitehollister.ca.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Hollister →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hollister

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

All of Hollister'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.

You’re browsing

Hollister

California · CA
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Hollister is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01