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Palos Verdes Estates, CA town hall & government

Palos Verdes Estates spent $22.2 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,695 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Palos Verdes Estates's money goes

Spent
$22.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,695
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$6.9 million31%
Fire
$6.4 million29%
Administration & buildings
$3.7 million17%
Roads & transportation
$3.6 million16%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$824,0004%
Parks & libraries
$750,0003%
Health & welfare
$43,000<1%
Sewer & trash
$3,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 44%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the state 5%
Town workforce

Who works for Palos Verdes Estates

Full-time staff
45
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$140,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
15
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
28 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Housing & development
4 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District

Palos Verdes Estates's K–12 school district, shared with Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,812
California: $21,206
Students
10,393
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$75.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 57%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $16,812 per pupil, $11,488 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 Palos Verdes Estates 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 Palos Verdes Estates's government

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Town hall & decisions in Palos Verdes Estates →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Palos Verdes Estates

Palos Verdes Estates is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Ted Lieu. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Palos Verdes Estates'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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