Rancho Palos Verdes, CA town hall & government
Rancho Palos Verdes spent $36.8 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $900 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Rancho Palos Verdes's government.
Where Rancho Palos Verdes's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 37%
- Property taxes 35%
- Other taxes & licenses 12%
- From the state 6%
- From the federal government 4%
- Fees & charges 4%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
Who works for Rancho Palos Verdes
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
Rancho Palos Verdes's K–12 school district, shared with Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills and Rolling Hills Estates. 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.
Also serving Rancho Palos Verdes: Los Angeles Unified School District ($25,643 per pupil).
Which schools Rancho Palos Verdes kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes's government
Who represents Rancho Palos Verdes
Rancho Palos Verdes is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Ted Lieu. Gavin Newsom is governor.
All of Rancho Palos Verdes'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.