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La Habra, CA town hall & government

La Habra spent $109.6 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,768 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where La Habra's money goes

Spent
$109.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,768
typical California cities: $2,964
Long-term debt
$107.1 million
$1,729 per resident
Police
$21.1 million19%
Water & other utilities
$17.4 million16%
Parks & libraries
$15.1 million14%
Fire
$11.2 million10%
Roads & transportation
$10.9 million10%
Sewer & trash
$8.3 million8%
Health & welfare
$7.4 million7%
Administration & buildings
$5.3 million5%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2.9 million3%
Housing & development
$2.5 million2%
Interest on debt
$1 million1%
Other
$6.4 million6%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 21%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • From the state 13%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From other local governments 2%
Town workforce

Who works for La Habra

Full-time staff
239
131 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$97,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
70
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
101 full-time28 part
Administration & buildings
27 full-time15 part
Other
111 full-time88 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

Fullerton Joint Union High School District

La Habra's high school district, shared with Brea, Fullerton, La Habra Heights, Buena Park and La Palma. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,606
California: $21,206
Students
12,826
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$204.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 51%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $17,606 per pupil, $10,211 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 La Habra: La Habra City Elementary School District ($20,771 per pupil) · Lowell Joint Elementary School District ($16,427 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in La Habra pay

Typical tax bill
$4,892
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.63%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$781,600
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 La Habra's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.la-habra.ca.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in La Habra →

Beyond town hall

Who represents La Habra

La Habra is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Linda T. Sánchez. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of La Habra'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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