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Pleasant Hill, CA town hall & government

Pleasant Hill spent $47.7 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,372 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pleasant Hill's money goes

Spent
$47.7 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,372
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$22.8 million
$655 per resident
Parks & libraries
$13.2 million28%
Police
$13.1 million27%
Administration & buildings
$10.2 million21%
Roads & transportation
$6.7 million14%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.8 million4%
Interest on debt
$994,0002%
Water & other utilities
$255,0001%
Housing & development
$139,000<1%
Health & welfare
$137,000<1%
Sewer & trash
$124,000<1%
Other
$1.1 million2%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 54%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Other taxes & licenses 12%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • From the state 4%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Utility sales <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Pleasant Hill

Full-time staff
112
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$133,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
44
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
57 full-time
Administration & buildings
34 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
21 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

Mount Diablo Unified School District

Pleasant Hill's K–12 school district, shared with Clayton, Concord and Walnut Creek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,629
California: $21,206
Students
29,356
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$412.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $16,629 per pupil, $10,157 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 Pleasant Hill pay

Typical tax bill
$7,616
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.71%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$1,077,100
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 Pleasant Hill's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.pleasant-hill.ca.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Pleasant Hill →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pleasant Hill

Pleasant Hill is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Mark DeSaulnier. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Pleasant Hill'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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