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Rancho Santa Margarita's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Rancho Santa Margarita took in $26.7 million and spent $22.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes76%State tax money10%Federal tax money9.5%Fees for services3.2%Fines and other0.6%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

35%

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

City taxes76%

Sales tax
35%$9.4 million
Property tax
31%$8.1 million
Other taxes
10%$2.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.5 million
  • Other licenses$783 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$492 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$865 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$865 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.5%

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

From the federal government
9.5%$2.5 million

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$2.7 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$36 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Fines
0.8%$211 thousand
Interest, rents and other
-0.2%-$48 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking21%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%Interest on debt3.1%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

42%

of Rancho Santa Margarita's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$9.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$8.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$464 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$5.1 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)$3.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
21%$4.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$4.7 million
  • Public transit$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
Interest on debt
3.1%$683 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.9%$645 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$645 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rancho Santa Margarita. 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 Rancho Santa Margarita 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.