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Marina, CA town hall & government

Marina spent $92.5 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $4,110 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Marina's money goes

Spent
$92.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$4,110
typical California cities: $2,964
Long-term debt
$77.2 million
$3,431 per resident
Roads & transportation
$32.6 million35%
Administration & buildings
$21.9 million24%
Police
$8.3 million9%
Housing & development
$7.9 million9%
Fire
$5.2 million6%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$5.2 million6%
Parks & libraries
$2.6 million3%
Interest on debt
$2.1 million2%
Health & welfare
$45,000<1%
Other
$6.7 million7%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 36%
  • Sales taxes 22%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • From the state 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Marina

Full-time staff
92
23 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$128,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
25
and 15 full-time firefighters
Police
36 full-time2 part
Fire
18 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
13 full-time
Administration & buildings
13 full-time
Parks & libraries
5 full-time16 part
Housing & development
4 full-time
Other
3 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

Salinas Union High School District

Marina's middle and high school district, shared with Salinas. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,699
California: $21,206
Students
16,225
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$222.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $19,699 per pupil, $10,824 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 Marina: Monterey Peninsula Unified School District ($20,712 per pupil) · North Monterey County Unified School District ($20,580 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Marina pay

Typical tax bill
$5,568
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.68%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$818,700
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 Marina's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.marina.ca.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Marina →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Marina

Marina is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Jimmy Panetta. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Marina'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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