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Rancho Cordova's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Rancho Cordova took in $204 million and spent $137 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fines and other33%Fees for services (sewer, housing)9.8%Federal tax money4.4%State tax money3.8%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

33%

of Rancho Cordova's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.9%.

City taxes48%

Other taxes
23%$46.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$34.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$7.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.9 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$553 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$465 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
13%$27.2 million
Property tax
12%$24.8 million

Fees for services9.8%

Fees for services
9.8%$20.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$16.2 million
  • Sewer$3.6 million
  • Housing$191 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$9.0 million

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$7.8 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%$449 thousand

Fines and other33%

Interest, rents and other
33%$67.3 million
Fines
0.4%$901 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking22%Interest on debt5.3%Housing and community development4.6%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

35%

of Rancho Cordova's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$48.4 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$28.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$41.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$30.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$11.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
22%$30.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$29.8 million
  • Public transit$752 thousand
Interest on debt
5.3%$7.3 million
Housing and community development
4.6%$6.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
Health and hospitals
0.6%$803 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$803 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rancho Cordova. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Rancho Cordova 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.