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CITY OF LAKE FOREST
City Manager: Deborah Rose
City Phone: (949)-461-3400
City Website: www.lakeforestca.gov
Public Utilities: Southern California Edison; Southern California Gas Company; Irvine Ranch Water District
Types of Taxes
Sales Tax Rate

7.75%

7.25% for State Sales and Use Tax

0.5% for Countywide Measure M Transportation Tax

 

Property Tax Rate

Use the Property Tax Allocation Guide

 

School District Bond Rate

School Bond information is located on your property tax bill. Use the Property Tax Allocation Guide

 

Pension Funding Liability - Funded Ratio

Misc. Employees - 78.4%

 

Unfunded Pension Liability

UAAL% - 1.10%

Pension Liability - $2,000,000

Pension Liability Per Capita - $23.73

 

Special Revenues

Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) - 10%

Other Taxes Particular to City - none

School Districts
Elementary Districts:

Saddleback Valley Unified School District

 

High School Districts:

Saddleback Valley Unified School District

 

Unified School Districts:

Saddleback Valley Unified School District

City Specific Budget Info
Total City Budget - General Fund 2022-2023

$57.3 million

Demographics
Population: 

85,742

 

Homeownership Rate:

70.6%

 

Median Income: 

$117,374

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Top Employers:

Oakley

Panasonic Avionics Corporation

Loan Depot

Invensys

Apria Healthcare

Spectrum Brands

The Home Depot

Walmart

Wet Seal

Saddleback Valley Unified School District

Legislators
City Council:

Mark Tettemer

Benjamin Yu

Doug Cirbo

Scott Voigts

Robert Pequeño

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U.S. Representative(s):

Young Kim (Dist 40)

 

State Senators:

Dave Min (Dist 37)

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Assembly Members:

Diane B Dixon (Dist 72)

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