Town government · Marin County, CA

San Anselmo's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), San Anselmo took in $28.8 million and spent $38.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes76%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parking)8.6%Federal tax money5.4%State tax money4.9%County and local tax money4.3%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes76%

Property tax
47%$13.6 million
Other taxes
18%$5.2 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 3 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.6 million
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$876 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$299 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$212 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
11%$3.1 million

Fees for services8.6%

Fees for services
8.6%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Other service charges$494 thousand
  • Parking$107 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.4%

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

From the federal government
5.4%$1.5 million

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$1.4 million

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.3%$1.3 million

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$227 thousand
Fines
0.3%$81 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Sent to other local governments24%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs11%Housing and community development9.8%All other spending10%

What stands out

24%

of San Anselmo'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
32%$12.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.7 million
  • Fire protection$4.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$367 thousand
Sent to other local governments
24%$9.2 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$9.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$4.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$4.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$661 thousand
Housing and community development
9.8%$3.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.5%$3.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.7 million
  • Libraries$947 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$177 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of San Anselmo. 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 San Anselmo 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.