Town Hall · Napa

Napa, CA town hall & government

Napa spent $244.3 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $3,100 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Napa's money goes

Spent
$244.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$3,100
typical California cities: $2,457
Long-term debt
$45.9 million
$582 per resident
Sewer & trash
$41.3 million17%
Housing & development
$36.2 million15%
Police
$35.1 million14%
Water & other utilities
$28.3 million12%
Administration & buildings
$22.3 million9%
Roads & transportation
$18 million7%
Fire
$15.5 million6%
Parks & libraries
$9.3 million4%
Health & welfare
$7.9 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$5.2 million2%
Interest on debt
$292,000<1%
Other
$25 million10%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Sales taxes 21%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the state 3%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Napa

Full-time staff
438
41 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$127,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
68
and 69 full-time firefighters
Police
107 full-time
Fire
74 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
65 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
59 full-time8 part
Water & other utilities
54 full-time
Parks & libraries
35 full-time25 part
Housing & development
22 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
9 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
4 full-time
Other
9 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

Napa Valley Unified School District

Napa's K–12 school district, shared with American Canyon and Yountville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,443
California: $21,206
Students
16,116
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$494.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 66%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $16,443 per pupil, $9,535 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Napa pay

Typical tax bill
$5,921
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.69%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$856,400
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 Napa's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofnapa.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Napa →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Napa

Napa is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Mike Thompson. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Napa'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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