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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), San Marino took in $32.6 million and spent $30.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes78%Fees for services (parks and recreation)16%State tax money3.3%Federal tax money2.6%

What stands out

60%

of San Marino's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes78%

Property tax
60%$19.7 million
Other taxes
13%$4.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.5 million
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$407 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$320 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.3%$1.4 million

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$5.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$4.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$700 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$842 thousand

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$1.1 million

Fines and other-0.2%

Fines
0.1%$47 thousand
Interest, rents and other
-0.4%-$124 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking19%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Health and hospitals0.9%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

47%

of San Marino'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
47%$14.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$7.6 million
  • Fire protection$6.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$173 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$6.7 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)$6.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$401 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$5.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$5.5 million
  • Public transit$389 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$3.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Libraries$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
0.9%$281 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$281 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$81 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of San Marino. 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 San Marino 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.