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Windsor, CA town hall & government

Windsor spent $48.6 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,866 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Windsor's money goes

Spent
$48.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,866
typical California cities: $2,457
Long-term debt
$14 million
$539 per resident
Sewer & trash
$10.5 million22%
Police
$7.7 million16%
Water & other utilities
$7.2 million15%
Housing & development
$5.9 million12%
Roads & transportation
$5 million10%
Administration & buildings
$4.9 million10%
Parks & libraries
$4 million8%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2.8 million6%
Interest on debt
$254,0001%
Health & welfare
$216,000<1%
Other
$227,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Sales taxes 19%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From the state 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Windsor

Full-time staff
105
46 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$99,800
a year, before benefits
Parks & libraries
24 full-time30 part
Administration & buildings
28 full-time8 part
Sewer & trash
14 full-time
Water & other utilities
9 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Housing & development
1 full-time
Other
24 full-time3 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

Windsor Unified School District

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

Spending per pupil
$17,675
California: $21,206
Students
4,565
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$104.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 51%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $17,675 per pupil, $10,621 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 Windsor: Mark West Union Elementary School District ($19,376 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Windsor pay

Typical tax bill
$6,361
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.79%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$801,100
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 Windsor's government

Town hall & decisions in Windsor →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Windsor

Windsor is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Jared Huffman. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Windsor'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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