Town Hall · Placerville

Placerville, CA town hall & government

Placerville spent $20.7 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,871 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Placerville's money goes

Spent
$20.7 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,871
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$43.9 million
$3,960 per resident
Sewer & trash
$5.6 million27%
Police
$3.8 million18%
Administration & buildings
$2.9 million14%
Roads & transportation
$2.5 million12%
Interest on debt
$1.8 million9%
Parks & libraries
$1.7 million8%
Water & other utilities
$1.7 million8%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$575,0003%
Other
$176,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 32%
  • Sales taxes 30%
  • Other taxes & licenses 13%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • From the state 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Placerville

Full-time staff
71
26 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$85,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
17
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
24 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
11 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
10 full-time8 part
Sewer & trash
13 full-time1 part
Housing & development
3 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Water & other utilities
5 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

El Dorado Union High School District

Placerville's middle and high school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,897
California: $21,206
Students
6,541
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$72.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $15,897 per pupil, $8,788 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 Placerville: Placerville Union Elementary School District ($15,923 per pupil) · Mother Lode Union Elementary School District ($17,545 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Placerville pay

Typical tax bill
$3,563
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.75%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$473,100
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 Placerville's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofplacerville.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Placerville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Placerville

Placerville is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Tom McClintock. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Placerville'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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