Town Hall · Menifee

Menifee, CA town hall & government

Menifee spent $160.2 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,640 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Menifee

Bill ZimmermanMayorSince 2018 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Menifee's money goes

Spent
$160.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,640
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$36.3 million
$372 per resident
Roads & transportation
$40.8 million25%
Police
$24.7 million15%
Administration & buildings
$22.7 million14%
Paid to other governments
$22 million14%
Fire
$12.6 million8%
Housing & development
$12.3 million8%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$7.2 million5%
Parks & libraries
$6 million4%
Health & welfare
$1.4 million1%
Interest on debt
$968,0001%
Other
$9.6 million6%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 32%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 15%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 10%
  • From the state 5%
  • From the federal government 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Menifee

Full-time staff
243
45 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$101,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
77
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
103 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
51 full-time
Parks & libraries
20 full-time42 part
Roads & transportation
35 full-time
Housing & development
19 full-time2 part
Fire
2 full-time
Other
13 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

Menifee Union School District

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

Spending per pupil
$16,069
California: $21,206
Students
12,195
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$194.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $16,069 per pupil, $9,848 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 Menifee: Romoland Elementary School District ($16,529 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Menifee pay

Typical tax bill
$4,852
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.90%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$537,300
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 Menifee's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofmenifee.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Menifee →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Menifee

Menifee is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Ken Calvert. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Menifee'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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