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Mill Valley's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mill Valley took in $58.6 million and spent $68.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes58%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)36%State tax money2.6%Fines and other2.1%Federal tax money0.9%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

6.2%

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

City taxes58%

Property tax
35%$20.4 million
Other taxes
17%$10.1 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.9 million
  • Other licenses$1.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$992 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$539 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$360 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.2%$3.7 million

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$20.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 4 more
  • Sewer$10.3 million
  • Other service charges$5.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.0 million
  • Road charges$1.3 million
  • Parking$554 thousand
  • Housing$422 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$514 thousand

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$1.5 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$270 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$1.1 million
Fines
0.2%$143 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking23%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Running the government and other costs12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%All other spending13%

What stands out

9.1%

of Mill Valley's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$19.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$9.6 million
  • Police$7.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$468 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$15.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$15.0 million
  • Parking$547 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$9.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.5 million
  • Libraries$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$8.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$877 thousand
  • Government buildings$134 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$7.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$7.3 million
Sent to other local governments
9.1%$6.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$6.2 million
Health and hospitals
2.1%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$845 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$152 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mill Valley. 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 Mill Valley 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.