Town Hall · Weed

Weed, CA town hall & government

Weed spent $11.9 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $4,230 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Weed's money goes

Spent
$11.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$4,230
typical California cities: $2,964
Long-term debt
$2.2 million
$794 per resident
Water & other utilities
$3.6 million30%
Police
$2 million17%
Sewer & trash
$1.4 million11%
Roads & transportation
$1.3 million11%
Administration & buildings
$1.3 million11%
Fire
$931,0008%
Parks & libraries
$655,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$195,0002%
Interest on debt
$95,0001%
Housing & development
$94,0001%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%
Other
$422,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 37%
  • Sales taxes 23%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Weed

Full-time staff
25
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$76,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
12 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Other
2 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Weed didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Siskiyou Union High School District

Weed's high school district, shared with Mount Shasta. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,204
California: $21,206
Students
515
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 52%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $22,204 per pupil, $11,685 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 Weed: Weed Union Elementary School District ($24,115 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Weed pay

Typical tax bill
$1,360
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.52%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$259,600
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 Weed's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.weed.ca.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Weed →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Weed

Weed is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative James Gallagher. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Weed'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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