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Corte Madera's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Corte Madera took in $38.9 million and spent $33.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)16%Fines and other16%Federal tax money4.5%State tax money2.0%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

31%

of Corte Madera's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes62%

Sales tax
31%$12.0 million
Property tax
22%$8.5 million
Other taxes
9.7%$3.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$763 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$755 thousand
  • Other licenses$570 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$313 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$88 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$6.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Road charges$378 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$1.8 million

State tax money2.0%

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

From the state
2.0%$793 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$23 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$6.0 million
Fines
0.2%$76 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%All other spending11%

What stands out

6.8%

of Corte Madera's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$8.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Fire protection$2.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$8.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$4.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$6.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$3.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
Health and hospitals
6.8%$2.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.3 million
Interest on debt
4.4%$1.5 million
Housing and community development
<0.1%$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Corte Madera. 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 Corte Madera 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.