Photo: Hikki Nagasaki · Public domainOrland spent less per resident in 2022 than 71% of similar cities
Orland’s city government spent $14.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,735 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.1 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Orland is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,180 per resident in 2022: less than 71% of them
Orland’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,180 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 76 California cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,562, and the middle half spent $1,070–$2,489. Orland spent less than 71% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.4 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
California cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Orland itself left out).
About $1,735 per resident a year, or $4.75 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: housing & development, at 28%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 50% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Orland reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,180 · 2024: $1,735.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,109 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.62% of the home’s value, vs 0.70% across California.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Orland’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 Orland’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Orland →
Who’s in charge in Orland
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Orland’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityoforland.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 249 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (8,217).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Orland Joint Unified School District
Orland’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,934 per pupil, $10,901 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.
Orland’s votes are counted by county
California reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Orland alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Glenn County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican66.0%6,737 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat31.3%3,191 votesOthers: 2.7% (273 votes).
Most votes in Glenn County: Donald J Trump
California: Harris 58.5%, Trump 38.3%
100% of Orland lies in Glenn County. Every 2024 race in Glenn County is on the county’s page.
Glenn 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 Orland.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityoforland.com ↗
- 2California AssemblyState representativesDistrict 3
- 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 Orland’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Orland’s government
How much does Orland spend per resident?
About $1,735 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,180 was less than 71% of 76 California cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Orland?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,109 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.62% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.70% across California. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityoforland.com.
Who runs Orland’s government?
See cityoforland.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Orland yet.
How did Orland vote in 2024?
California counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Orland alone. Glenn County, where 100% of Orland lies, voted Trump 66.0%, Harris 31.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Orland?
33 full-time and 14 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $263,189 (about $3.2M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Orland in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Megan Dahle) and Assembly District 3. The Assembly district also covers 14 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →