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How Rio Vista is run

Rio Vista spent $18.8 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,881 per resident.

Town website
City budget
$18.8 million
spent, year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,881
Below typical California cities ($1,906)
Long-term debt
$7.4 million
$740 per resident
City staff
36
full-time · 2 part-time
Typical tax bill
$4,630
a year · CA $5,124

What stands out about how Rio Vista is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $1,881 per resident a year, or $5.15 a day

The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 25% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Fees & charges 43%Utility sales 14%Property taxes 13%Sales taxes 13%From the federal government 6%Other taxes & licenses 5%From the state 3%Interest, fines & other 3%
The school district

River Delta Joint Unified School District

Rio Vista’s K–12 school district, shared with Isleton. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Rio Vista →
$21,033
per pupil · CA $21,206
1,753
students
$55.9 million
long-term debt

Of the $21,033 per pupil, $11,203 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 46%State 41%Federal 13%

California districts overall: 36% local, 52% state, 11% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Rio Vista

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Rio Vista yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Rio Vista

One full-time town employee for every 277 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Fire12
Sewer & trash10
Administration & buildings9
Roads & transportation2
Parks & libraries2
Police1 + 2 pt
36
full-time
2
part-time
$79,300
average full-time pay, before benefits
12
full-time firefighters

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $4,630 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.95% of the home’s value, vs 0.70% across California.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

California$5,124
Rio Vista$4,630
$4,630
typical bill a year
0.95%
effective rate
$489,700
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Rio Vista’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Who represents Rio Vista

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Rio Vista.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    California HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    California SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of California

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Rio Vista’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →
Official websiteriovistacity.com ↗

Questions about how Rio Vista is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Rio Vista get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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