Town Hall · Solana Beach

Solana Beach, CA town hall & government

Solana Beach spent $29.3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,219 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Solana Beach's money goes

Spent
$29.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,219
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$26.2 million
$1,987 per resident
Police
$8 million27%
Administration & buildings
$6.6 million22%
Fire
$5.3 million18%
Sewer & trash
$3.3 million11%
Roads & transportation
$2.2 million8%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.3 million4%
Interest on debt
$708,0002%
Parks & libraries
$691,0002%
Water & other utilities
$189,0001%
Health & welfare
$90,000<1%
Housing & development
$1,000<1%
Other
$851,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 31%
  • Fees & charges 30%
  • Sales taxes 22%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the state 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Utility sales <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Solana Beach

Full-time staff
60
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$121,100
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
17
on the town payroll
Administration & buildings
24 full-time3 part
Fire
18 full-time
Parks & libraries
7 full-time14 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Other
5 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

San Dieguito Union High School District

Solana Beach's middle and high school district, shared with Carlsbad, Del Mar, Encinitas, San Marcos and San Diego. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,720
California: $21,206
Students
12,364
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$433.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 83%
  • State 15%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $15,720 per pupil, $9,023 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 Solana Beach: Solana Beach Elementary School District ($23,796 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Solana Beach pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · California typical $5,124
Typical home value
$2,000,001
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 Solana Beach's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.solana-beach.ca.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Solana Beach →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Solana Beach

Solana Beach is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Mike Levin. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Solana 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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