Town Hall · Livermore

Livermore, CA town hall & government

Livermore spent $223.7 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,441 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Livermore's money goes

Spent
$223.7 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,441
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$121.1 million
$1,322 per resident
Police
$42.2 million19%
Roads & transportation
$27.7 million12%
Fire
$24.3 million11%
Sewer & trash
$23.3 million10%
Water & other utilities
$16 million7%
Administration & buildings
$14.9 million7%
Parks & libraries
$11.1 million5%
Housing & development
$9.8 million4%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$8.7 million4%
Interest on debt
$4.7 million2%
Other
$40.9 million18%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Property taxes 25%
  • Sales taxes 25%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Livermore

Full-time staff
429
125 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$156,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
93
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
163 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
75 full-time13 part
Parks & libraries
34 full-time75 part
Administration & buildings
50 full-time14 part
Sewer & trash
54 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
14 full-time3 part
Housing & development
15 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
7 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
4 full-time5 part
Other
13 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Livermore didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District

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

Spending per pupil
$16,319
California: $21,206
Students
13,050
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$242.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 54%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $16,319 per pupil, $9,959 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 Livermore pay

Typical tax bill
$8,531
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.77%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$1,105,600
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 Livermore's government

🏛️ Official websitecityoflivermore.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Livermore →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Livermore

Livermore is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Aisha Wahab. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Livermore'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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