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Rolling Hills Estates's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Rolling Hills Estates took in $11.7 million and spent $11.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes77%Federal tax money8.6%State tax money6.3%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)5.7%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

20%

of Rolling Hills Estates' money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes77%

Property tax
33%$3.9 million
Other taxes
23%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$712 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$411 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$240 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$162 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
20%$2.4 million

Fees for services5.7%

Fees for services
5.7%$660 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$270 thousand
  • Garbage collection$196 thousand
  • Other service charges$194 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.6%

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

From the federal government
8.6%$1.0 million

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$737 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$215 thousand
Fines
0.6%$68 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Roads, transit and parking12%Health and hospitals1.3%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

20%

of Rolling Hills Estates' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$4.6 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)$4.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$80 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$155 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
1.3%$149 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$149 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$93 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$40 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rolling Hills Estates. 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 Rolling Hills Estates 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.