Town government · Santa Clara County, CA

Los Altos Hills's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Los Altos Hills took in $20.9 million and spent $25.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)35%State tax money10%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

22%

of Los Altos Hills' 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 taxes57%

Property tax
34%$7.0 million
Other taxes
22%$4.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 3 more
  • Other licenses$3.1 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$541 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$414 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$393 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$218 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.6%$123 thousand

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$7.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$3.3 million
  • Other service charges$3.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$621 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$2.1 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$51 thousand

Fines and other-1.5%

Fines
0.7%$152 thousand
Interest, rents and other
-2.3%-$474 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.6%Parks, recreation and libraries9.5%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

10%

of Los Altos Hills' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$9.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.4 million
  • Government buildings$776 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$379 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$5.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; police and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$2.8 million
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$436 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$5.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
  • Parking$105 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.6%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.5%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$63 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Los Altos Hills. 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 Los Altos Hills 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.