Town Hall · Mill Valley

Mill Valley, CA town hall & government

Mill Valley spent $85.6 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $6,066 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Mill Valley

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Mill Valley's money goes

Spent
$85.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$6,066
typical California cities: $2,457
Long-term debt
$16.7 million
$1,183 per resident
Roads & transportation
$23.5 million27%
Parks & libraries
$12.1 million14%
Fire
$9.1 million11%
Administration & buildings
$8.6 million10%
Sewer & trash
$8 million9%
Police
$7.8 million9%
Paid to other governments
$6.8 million8%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2.6 million3%
Health & welfare
$1.9 million2%
Interest on debt
$774,0001%
Housing & development
$418,000<1%
Other
$4 million5%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 34%
  • Fees & charges 34%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • From the state 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Mill Valley

Full-time staff
143
109 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$117,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
20
and 27 full-time firefighters
Parks & libraries
35 full-time101 part
Fire
28 full-time1 part
Police
25 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
16 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
17 full-time
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Other
17 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

Tamalpais Union High School District

Mill Valley's high school district, shared with Belvedere, Corte Madera, Fairfax, Sausalito, Tiburon and San Anselmo. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,705
California: $21,206
Students
4,730
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$65.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 90%
  • State 9%
  • Federal 1%

Of the $23,705 per pupil, $13,833 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 Mill Valley: Mill Valley Elementary School District ($24,180 per pupil) · Larkspur Elementary School District ($21,658 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Mill Valley 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 Mill Valley's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofmillvalley.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mill Valley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mill Valley

Mill Valley is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Jared Huffman. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Mill Valley'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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