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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.

Town budget

Where Rancho Palos Verdes's money goes

Spent
$36.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$900
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$8 million
$196 per resident
Administration & buildings
$11.8 million32%
Police
$7.3 million20%
Parks & libraries
$6.3 million17%
Roads & transportation
$5.4 million15%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.5 million4%
Health & welfare
$670,0002%
Sewer & trash
$452,0001%
Interest on debt
$320,0001%
Housing & development
$186,0001%
Other
$2.9 million8%

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%
Town workforce

Who works for Rancho Palos Verdes

Full-time staff
66
54 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$93,000
a year, before benefits
Parks & libraries
10 full-time52 part
Administration & buildings
21 full-time
Roads & transportation
11 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Other
23 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

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.

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.

Also serving Rancho Palos Verdes: Los Angeles Unified School District ($25,643 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Rancho Palos Verdes pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · California typical $5,124
Typical home value
$1,609,400
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 Rancho Palos Verdes's government

🏛️ Official websiterpvca.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Rancho Palos Verdes →

Beyond town hall

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.

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