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.
Where Palos Verdes Estates's money goes
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%
Who works for Palos Verdes Estates
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
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.
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.
Which schools Palos Verdes Estates kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Palos Verdes Estates pay
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.
Contact Palos Verdes Estates's government
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.