Town Hall · Laguna Beach

Laguna Beach, CA town hall & government

Laguna Beach spent $104.2 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $4,593 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Laguna Beach's money goes

Spent
$104.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$4,593
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$14.3 million
$630 per resident
Police
$25.1 million24%
Roads & transportation
$22.4 million21%
Fire
$15.9 million15%
Administration & buildings
$15.1 million14%
Sewer & trash
$13.7 million13%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$5.1 million5%
Parks & libraries
$4.1 million4%
Health & welfare
$1.3 million1%
Housing & development
$581,0001%
Interest on debt
$358,000<1%
Other
$631,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 36%
  • Fees & charges 25%
  • Sales taxes 25%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From the state 3%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Utility sales <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Laguna Beach

Full-time staff
251
134 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$132,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
50
and 37 full-time firefighters
Police
86 full-time14 part
Parks & libraries
15 full-time58 part
Roads & transportation
17 full-time52 part
Fire
42 full-time1 part
Housing & development
29 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
17 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
17 full-time1 part
Other
28 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Laguna Beach Unified School District

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

Spending per pupil
$33,583
California: $21,206
Students
2,386
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 87%
  • State 11%
  • Federal 1%

Of the $33,583 per pupil, $20,820 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 Laguna Beach pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · California typical $5,124
Typical home value
$2,000,001
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 Laguna Beach's government

🏛️ Official websitelagunabeachcity.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Laguna Beach →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Laguna Beach

Laguna Beach is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representatives Dave Min and Mike Levin. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Laguna 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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