Town Hall · Winters

Winters, CA town hall & government

Winters spent $12.4 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,665 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Winters's money goes

Spent
$12.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,665
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$13.1 million
$1,749 per resident
Police
$2.8 million23%
Sewer & trash
$2 million16%
Water & other utilities
$1.7 million14%
Fire
$1.4 million11%
Administration & buildings
$1.4 million11%
Parks & libraries
$972,0008%
Roads & transportation
$969,0008%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$524,0004%
Interest on debt
$391,0003%
Housing & development
$330,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 25%
  • Sales taxes 19%
  • Interest, fines & other 16%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • From the state 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Winters

Full-time staff
32
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$103,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
14
and 3 full-time firefighters
Police
14 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
7 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time7 part
Fire
3 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Housing & development
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time8 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Winters Joint Unified School District

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

Spending per pupil
$19,362
California: $21,206
Students
1,579
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$39.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $19,362 per pupil, $10,581 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 Winters pay

Typical tax bill
$3,920
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.62%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$633,900
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 Winters's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofwinters.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Winters →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Winters

Winters is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Mike Thompson. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Winters'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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