Photo: Sanfranman59 · CC BY-SA 3.0Piedmont spent more per resident in 2022 than 95% of similar cities
Piedmont’s city government spent $43.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,807 per resident.
What stands out about how Piedmont is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$3,807 per resident in 2022: more than 95% of them
Piedmont’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($3,807 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 101 California cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,377, and the middle half spent $885–$1,875. Piedmont spent more than 95% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.2 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 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Piedmont itself left out).
About $3,807 per resident a year, or $10.43 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 17%.
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No trend yet
Piedmont reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
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 Piedmont’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 Piedmont’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Piedmont →
Who’s in charge in Piedmont
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Piedmont’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on ci.piedmont.ca.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 126 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (11,335).
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.
Piedmont City Unified School District
Piedmont’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $23,192 per pupil, $13,896 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.
Piedmont’s votes are counted by county
California reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Piedmont alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Alameda County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat74.6%499,377 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican21.0%140,651 votesOthers: 4.4% (29,453 votes).
Most votes in Alameda County: Kamala D Harris
California: Harris 58.5%, Trump 38.3%
100% of Piedmont lies in Alameda County. Every 2024 race in Alameda County is on the county’s page.
Alameda 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 Piedmont.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: ci.piedmont.ca.us ↗
- 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 Piedmont’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Piedmont’s government
How much does Piedmont spend per resident?
About $3,807 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $3,807 was more than 95% of 101 California cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Piedmont’s government?
See ci.piedmont.ca.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Piedmont yet.
How did Piedmont vote in 2024?
California counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Piedmont alone. Alameda County, where 100% of Piedmont lies, voted Harris 74.6%, Trump 21.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Piedmont?
90 full-time and 83 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1.2M (about $13.8M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Piedmont in the state legislature?
State Senate District 7 (Jesse Arreguín) and Assembly District 14 (Buffy Wicks). The Assembly district also covers eight 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 →