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Scotts Valley's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Scotts Valley took in $27.2 million and spent $20.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes60%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)22%Fines and other6.1%Federal tax money5.2%County and local tax money3.6%State tax money2.9%

What stands out

38%

of Scotts Valley's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes60%

Other taxes
38%$10.4 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.7 million
  • Other licenses$1.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$353 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$174 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
11%$3.0 million
Property tax
11%$3.0 million

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$6.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$3.4 million
  • Other service charges$2.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$1.4 million

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$781 thousand

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$982 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$1.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs26%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.7%Roads, transit and parking6.0%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

20%

of Scotts Valley's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$7.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$5.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$5.3 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)$5.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$73 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$4.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.0 million
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.7%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.0%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Interest on debt
2.6%$529 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$103 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$102 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$102 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Scotts Valley. 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 Scotts Valley 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.