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Ripon, CA town hall & government

Ripon spent $26.8 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,595 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ripon's money goes

Spent
$26.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,595
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$7.3 million
$435 per resident
Police
$8.5 million32%
Roads & transportation
$8 million30%
Sewer & trash
$5.4 million20%
Parks & libraries
$2.2 million8%
Water & other utilities
$1.9 million7%
Administration & buildings
$422,0002%
Interest on debt
$67,000<1%
Housing & development
$34,000<1%
Other
$116,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 29%
  • Sales taxes 18%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the state 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Ripon

Full-time staff
80
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$87,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
24
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
35 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
15 full-time8 part
Sewer & trash
16 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
7 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
7 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

Ripon Unified School District

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

Spending per pupil
$13,827
California: $21,206
Students
3,348
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$30.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $13,827 per pupil, $8,335 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 Ripon pay

Typical tax bill
$5,034
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.71%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$704,800
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 Ripon's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofripon.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Ripon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ripon

Ripon is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Josh Harder. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Ripon'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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