City government · Guadalupe County, NM

Santa Rosa's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Santa Rosa took in $3.8 million and spent $4.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)85%City taxes9.4%State tax money4.5%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

85%

of Santa Rosa'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 taxes9.4%

Property tax
6.6%$255 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$106 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$106 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services85%

Fees for services
85%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Sewer$693 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$560 thousand
  • Garbage collection$451 thousand
  • Airport$77 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$174 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs24%Health and hospitals12%Roads, transit and parking4.6%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

12%

of Santa Rosa's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$494 thousand
  • Sewer systems$461 thousand
  • Water supply$407 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$993 thousand
  • Fire protection$153 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$72 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$31 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther government-run businesses; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other government-run businesses$800 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$271 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$52 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$548 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$548 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$219 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$125 thousand
  • Airports$94 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$189 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$151 thousand
  • Libraries$38 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Santa Rosa. 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 Santa Rosa 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.