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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Santa Fe took in $10.9 million and spent $8.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes66%State tax money18%Fines and other8.0%Fees for services (parks and recreation)4.2%Federal tax money3.4%

What stands out

35%

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

City taxes66%

Sales tax
35%$3.8 million
Property tax
27%$2.9 million
Other taxes
4.2%$456 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; amusement licenses and 3 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$430 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$16 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$6 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$459 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$443 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$372 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$2.0 million

Fines and other8.0%

Fines
5.5%$598 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.6%$279 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails49%Running the government and other costs46%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%Interest on debt1.5%

What stands out

46%

of Santa Fe's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
49%$3.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$557 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$216 thousand
Running the government and other costs
46%$3.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.5 million
  • Government buildings$112 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$330 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$330 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$117 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Santa Fe. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Santa Fe 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.