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Burlingame's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Burlingame took in $2.8 million and spent $1.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)80%City taxes12%Fines and other6.8%State tax money1.3%

What stands out

80%

of Burlingame's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes12%

Property tax
5.7%$162 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$90 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$86 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.6%$73 thousand

Fees for services80%

Fees for services
80%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 3 more
  • Electric power$996 thousand
  • Gas$538 thousand
  • Water$415 thousand
  • Sewer$163 thousand
  • Garbage collection$157 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$37 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$178 thousand
Fines
0.5%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Interest on debt13%Running the government and other costs8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%

What stands out

13%

of Burlingame's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
56%$755 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$418 thousand
  • Sewer systems$190 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$147 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$213 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$191 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
Interest on debt
13%$178 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.4%$113 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$105 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$92 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$60 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Burlingame. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Burlingame 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.