Photo: Tranistrider1979 · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Mountain House run?
Who represents Mountain House, what homeowners pay in property tax, and how Mountain House voted.
Typical bills top $10,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Mountain House’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Mountain House’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mountain House →
Who’s in charge in Mountain House
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Mountain House’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on mountainhouseca.gov ↗.
Lammersville Joint Unified School District
Mountain House’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,047 per pupil, $7,672 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
California districts overall: 36% local, 52% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Mountain House’s votes are counted by county
California reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Mountain House alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are San Joaquin County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican48.9%128,846 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat48.0%126,583 votesOthers: 3.0% (8,025 votes).
Most votes in San Joaquin County: Donald J Trump
California: Harris 58.5%, Trump 38.3%
100% of Mountain House lies in San Joaquin County. Every 2024 race in San Joaquin County is on the county’s page.
San Joaquin County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Mountain House.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: mountainhouseca.gov ↗
- 2California AssemblyState representatives
- 3California SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of California
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Mountain House’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Mountain House’s government
Who runs Mountain House’s government?
See mountainhouseca.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mountain House yet.
How did Mountain House vote in 2024?
California counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Mountain House alone. San Joaquin County, where 100% of Mountain House lies, voted Trump 48.9%, Harris 48.0% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Mountain House in the state legislature?
State Senate District 5 (Jerry McNerney) and Assembly District 13 (Rhodesia Ransom). The Assembly district also covers two neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Mountain House’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →