Town Hall · Redondo Beach

Redondo Beach, CA town hall & government

Redondo Beach spent $334.9 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $5,110 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Redondo Beach

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Redondo Beach's money goes

Spent
$334.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$5,110
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$514.7 million
$7,855 per resident
Administration & buildings
$203.8 million61%
Police
$37.3 million11%
Roads & transportation
$26 million8%
Parks & libraries
$17.6 million5%
Fire
$11.2 million3%
Housing & development
$8.7 million3%
Sewer & trash
$7.6 million2%
Health & welfare
$7.2 million2%
Interest on debt
$6.3 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3.7 million1%
Water & other utilities
$22,000<1%
Other
$5.4 million2%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Property taxes 25%
  • Sales taxes 19%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From the state 7%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Utility sales 3%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Redondo Beach

Full-time staff
411
226 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$155,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
93
and 58 full-time firefighters
Police
143 full-time50 part
Parks & libraries
41 full-time150 part
Fire
65 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
57 full-time8 part
Administration & buildings
37 full-time7 part
Housing & development
30 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
12 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
12 full-time
Other
14 full-time4 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Redondo Beach Unified School District

Redondo Beach's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,714
California: $21,206
Students
9,485
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$195.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 53%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $15,714 per pupil, $10,288 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 Redondo Beach pay

Typical tax bill
$8,510
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.67%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$1,279,200
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 Redondo Beach's government

🏛️ Official websiteredondo.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Redondo Beach →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Redondo Beach

Redondo Beach is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Ted Lieu. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Redondo Beach'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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