Town Hall · Montclair

Montclair, CA town hall & government

Montclair spent $52.7 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,299 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Montclair's money goes

Spent
$52.7 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,299
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$234.9 million
$5,786 per resident
Police
$12.3 million23%
Sewer & trash
$8 million15%
Roads & transportation
$7 million13%
Administration & buildings
$6.1 million12%
Health & welfare
$5 million10%
Housing & development
$3.4 million7%
Interest on debt
$2.3 million4%
Parks & libraries
$2 million4%
Fire
$1.8 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$673,0001%
Other
$4.1 million8%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 28%
  • Other taxes & licenses 22%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • From the state 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Montclair

Full-time staff
229
89 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$93,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
67
and 24 full-time firefighters
Administration & buildings
73 full-time11 part
Police
67 full-time
Health & welfare
20 full-time77 part
Fire
30 full-time
Sewer & trash
16 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Housing & development
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Other
15 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Montclair didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Chaffey Joint Union High School District

Montclair's high school district, shared with Chino, Fontana, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga and Upland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,582
California: $21,206
Students
22,628
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$638.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $18,582 per pupil, $11,328 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 Montclair: Ontario-Montclair School District ($24,222 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Montclair pay

Typical tax bill
$3,177
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.56%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$569,100
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 Montclair's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofmontclair.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Montclair →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Montclair

Montclair is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Norma J. Torres. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Montclair'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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