Watsonville, CA town hall & government
Watsonville spent $141.6 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,748 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Watsonville's government.
Where Watsonville's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 29%
- Property taxes 13%
- Interest, fines & other 13%
- Utility sales 13%
- Sales taxes 13%
- Other taxes & licenses 12%
- From the state 4%
- From the federal government 3%
- From other local governments <1%
Who works for Watsonville
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Pajaro Valley Joint Unified School District
Watsonville's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from California districts overall: 36% local, 52% state, 11% federal
- Local 29%
- State 58%
- Federal 13%
Of the $22,477 per pupil, $12,551 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.
Which schools Watsonville kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Watsonville pay
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.
Contact Watsonville's government
Who represents Watsonville
Watsonville is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representatives Zoe Lofgren and Jimmy Panetta. Gavin Newsom is governor.
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.