- by Teresa Mariani Hendrix
The Scoop on Taxes & Income in the Town of Windsor, California
By Teresa Mariani Hendrix
Sources:
Per Pupil School Spending, where available, from U.S. News & World ReportContext:CA Average: $14,035 Rank: No. 17 in Nation on annual per pupil school spendingCA Average teacher salary: $85,856 Teacher Pay rank in nation: No. 3
Sales Tax Info from Zamp, a sales-tax calculating, reporting and compliance firm targeting business clients. https://zamp.com/about/
Property Tax Info from Ownwell, a property tax database and appeal service (for lowering property tax assessments by appeal, based in Austin, TX and aimed at real estate investors)
Teacher salary data from CAPSLO, The California Association of Private School Organizations, a lobbying/advocacy group. Data is culled from public information from the State of CA contained in required public employee salary documents. https://www.capso.org/
Household Income and Residents in Poverty rates culled from U.S. Census Data by Census Reporter, a non-profit organization run largely through several major university journalism programs across the U.S. and funded by grant money. Income reflects data from the latest U.S. Census community survey in 2022. https://censusreporter.org/
2024 Income & Taxes By City in Sonoma County
Petaluma
Median Household Income: $108,527
Residents below poverty line: 5.9%
Sales Tax: 9.50%.
Average property tax rate: 1.23%,
** lower than the county average of 1.33%
Petaluma City Schools, Lowest Teacher Salary, Gross & Take Home
*Source, Petaluma City Schools Salary Schedule, Take Home est. = 70 percent of Gross
$58,300 $ 40,810
Cotati
Median Household Income: $107,321
Residents below poverty line: 7.5%
Sales Tax: 9.50%.
Average Property Tax Rate:1.39%
Lowest Teacher Salary, Gross & Take Home,
Cotati-Rohnert Park School Dist.$52,750 $36,925
Cotati Unified Elementary $52,750 $36,925
Santa Rosa
Median Household Income: $95,403
Residents below poverty line: 9.5%
Sales Tax: 9.25%
Average Property Tax Rate: 1.27%*
*lower than the county average of 1.33%
Lowest Teacher Salary, Santa Rosa City Schools (High & Middle Schools), Gross & Take Home: $66,412 $46,488
Sebastopol
Median Household Income: $98,185
Residents below poverty line: 8.3%
Sales Tax: 9.25%.
Average Property Tax Rate: 1.32%
Lowest Teacher Salaries, Gross & Take Home:
West Sonoma County Union High District $58,567 $40,997
Sebastopol Union Elementary$57,730 $40,411
Gravenstein Union Elementary:$65,605 $45,924
Sonoma
Median Household Income: $96,090
Residents below poverty line: 8.8%
Sales Tax: 9.00%
Average property tax rate: 1.46%
Lowest Teacher Salary Sonoma Valley Unified, Gross & Take Home
$57,362 $40,153
Healdsburg
Median Household Income: $94,799
Residents below poverty line: 10.8%
Sales Tax: 9.00%
Average property tax rate: 1.32%
Healdsburg Unified School District – annual per pupil spending: $21,011
Healdsburg Unified School District, Lowest Teacher Salary, Gross & Take Home
$62,501 $43,751
Rohnert Park
Median Household Income: $93,322
Residents below poverty line: 9.7%
Sales Tax: 9.00%
Average property tax rate: 1.37%
Lowest Teacher Salary, Gross & Take Home, Cotati-Rohnert Park School Dist.
$52,750 $36,925
Windsor
Median Household Income: $128,115
Residents below poverty line: 4.2%
Sales Tax 8.50%.
Average Property Tax Rate: 1.33%
*same as the county average
WUSD – Per Pupil Annual Spending $14,500
Lowest offered Teacher Salary, Gross & Take-home
$53,758 $37,631
*For Comparison: Mark West Union Elementary (K-8, Larkfield), Gross & Take Home
$62,282 $43,597
Cloverdale
Median Household Income: $96,894
Residents below poverty line: 6.2%
Sales tax: 8.50%
Average property tax rate: 1.41%
Cloverdale Unified School District Lowest Teacher Salary, Gross & Take Home
$56,286 $39,400
Guerneville
Median Household Income: $80,159
Residents below poverty line: 8.9%
Sales Tax, 8.5%
Average property tax rate in 1.98%
Lowest Teacher Salary, Gross & Take Home
$53,575 $37,503
