Town government · San Mateo County, CA

Atherton's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Atherton took in $28.4 million and spent $34.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes77%Fines and other11%Federal tax money6.0%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.7%State tax money1.8%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

30%

of Atherton's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes77%

Property tax
44%$12.5 million
Other taxes
30%$8.5 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 3 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.4 million
  • Other licenses$2.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$969 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$749 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$259 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.6%$1.0 million

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$755 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$546 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$209 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
6.0%$1.7 million

State tax money1.8%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
1.8%$510 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$211 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$2.4 million
Fines
3.0%$854 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Running the government and other costs16%Housing and community development10%Roads, transit and parking9.0%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

45%

of Atherton's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$15.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$14.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$6.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.2 million
  • Libraries$155 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$5.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
Housing and community development
10%$3.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$280 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$33 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Atherton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Atherton itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.