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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Calistoga took in $31.5 million and spent $20.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes59%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%Fines and other6.5%State tax money1.8%Federal tax money1.3%

What stands out

40%

of Calistoga'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%.

City taxes59%

Other taxes

40%$12.7 million

What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 3 more

Other selective sales taxes$11.8 million
Other licenses$317 thousand
Public utility taxes$289 thousand
Real estate and stock transfer taxes$191 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$177 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax

9.9%$3.1 million

Sales tax

8.2%$2.6 million

Fees for services32%

Fees for services

32%$10.0 million

What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more

Water$4.1 million
Sewer$3.8 million
Housing$1.1 million
Other service charges$1.0 million
Parks and recreation$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government

1.3%$419 thousand

State tax money1.8%

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

From the state

1.8%$554 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other

6.4%$2.0 million

Fines

<0.1%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking9.3%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

31%

of Calistoga'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

31%$6.3 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$3.2 million
Fire protection$2.6 million
Inspections and regulation$422 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

27%$5.6 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems

Water supply$3.4 million
Sewer systems$2.2 million

Running the government and other costs

18%$3.7 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)$3.4 million
Other and not broken out$299 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

9.3%$1.9 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit

Roads and highways$1.9 million
Public transit$5 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

8.1%$1.7 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$1.5 million
Libraries$143 thousand

Interest on debt

3.5%$716 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$525 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$191 thousand

Housing and community development

2.9%$601 thousand

Health and hospitals

0.1%$21 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$21 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Calistoga. 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 Calistoga 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.