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Millbrae, CA town hall & government

Millbrae spent $74.6 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,297 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Millbrae's money goes

Spent
$74.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,297
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$82.1 million
$3,629 per resident
Parks & libraries
$20.3 million27%
Sewer & trash
$11.3 million15%
Fire
$9.7 million13%
Administration & buildings
$8.7 million12%
Police
$8.4 million11%
Water & other utilities
$8 million11%
Interest on debt
$3.5 million5%
Roads & transportation
$2.4 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2 million3%
Health & welfare
$236,000<1%
Housing & development
$9,000<1%
Other
$5,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 30%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 16%
  • Sales taxes 14%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the state 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Millbrae

Full-time staff
82
25 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$87,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
22 full-time10 part
Parks & libraries
12 full-time15 part
Sewer & trash
18 full-time
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Water & other utilities
7 full-time
Health & welfare
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

San Mateo Union High School District

Millbrae's high school district, shared with Burlingame, Hillsborough, Foster City, San Bruno and San Mateo. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$26,598
California: $21,206
Students
8,841
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$858.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 87%
  • State 10%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $26,598 per pupil, $14,561 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 Millbrae: Millbrae Elementary School District ($16,578 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Millbrae pay

Typical tax bill
$9,996
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.52%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$1,934,900
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 Millbrae's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.millbrae.ca.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Millbrae →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Millbrae

Millbrae is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Kevin Mullin. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Millbrae'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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