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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Portola Valley took in $8.6 million and spent $5.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes83%Federal tax money6.3%Fees for services (parks and recreation)5.6%State tax money4.6%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

38%

of Portola Valley'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%.

Town taxes83%

Other taxes
38%$3.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.5 million
  • Other licenses$884 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$673 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$207 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
37%$3.2 million
Sales tax
8.1%$701 thousand

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services
5.6%$487 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$459 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$546 thousand

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$393 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$70 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking21%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%Housing and community development1.6%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

37%

of Portola Valley'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%

Running the government and other costs
37%$2.1 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)$2.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$185 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$453 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$157 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$125 thousand
  • Libraries$32 thousand
Housing and community development
1.6%$93 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Portola 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 Town of Portola 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.