Town Hall · Redlands

Redlands, CA town hall & government

Redlands spent $235 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $3,182 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Redlands

Paul BarichMayorSince 2014 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Redlands's money goes

Spent
$235 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$3,182
typical California cities: $2,964
Long-term debt
$20.7 million
$280 per resident
Police
$41.2 million18%
Sewer & trash
$35.8 million15%
Administration & buildings
$33.5 million14%
Water & other utilities
$25.9 million11%
Fire
$19.3 million8%
Roads & transportation
$18.2 million8%
Parks & libraries
$11.7 million5%
Health & welfare
$6.3 million3%
Housing & development
$4.2 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3.4 million1%
Interest on debt
$616,000<1%
Other
$34.9 million15%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 25%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From the state 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Redlands

Full-time staff
471
25 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$96,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
76
and 50 full-time firefighters
Police
110 full-time
Administration & buildings
74 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
74 full-time
Fire
62 full-time
Parks & libraries
50 full-time16 part
Water & other utilities
41 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
26 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
4 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Other
29 full-time2 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

Redlands Unified School District

Redlands's K–12 school district, shared with Loma Linda and Highland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,357
California: $21,206
Students
19,673
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$66 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $18,357 per pupil, $10,678 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 Redlands: Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District ($17,058 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Redlands pay

Typical tax bill
$4,541
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.73%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$618,900
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 Redlands's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.redlands.ca.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Redlands →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Redlands

Redlands is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representatives Jay Obernolte and Pete Aguilar. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Redlands'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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