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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Calabasas took in $45.8 million and spent $44.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes68%Fees for services (parks and recreation, transit fares)19%County and local tax money7.1%State tax money4.6%Federal tax money2.1%

What stands out

23%

of Calabasas' money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes68%

Property tax
26%$12.0 million
Sales tax
23%$10.4 million
Other taxes
19%$8.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$4.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.1 million
  • Other licenses$1.9 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$429 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$8.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$8.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$955 thousand
  • Transit fares$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$957 thousand

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$2.1 million

County and local tax money7.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.1%$3.3 million

Fines and other-1.3%

Fines
<0.1%$36 thousand
Interest, rents and other
-1.3%-$618 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Interest on debt3.7%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

36%

of Calabasas' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$15.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$15.1 million
  • Public transit$788 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$13.6 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)$11.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$6.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$5.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$5.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.7 million
  • Libraries$1.5 million
Interest on debt
3.7%$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
3.2%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Housing and community development
1.1%$509 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Calabasas. 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 City of Calabasas 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.