ZIP 93108 · Santa Barbara County, CA

Seven governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 93108: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for California governments, the California State Controller's Office and the California Department of Education, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 93108?
93108 is served by the State of California, Santa Barbara County, Montecito Elementary School District, Carpinteria Unified School District, College Elementary School District, Santa Ynez Val Union High School District and Cold Spring Elementary School District. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of California spent $522.8 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Santa Barbara County spent $1.49 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Montecito Elementary School District spent $22.1 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Carpinteria Unified School District spent $51.1 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), College Elementary School District spent $10.6 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Santa Ynez Val Union High School District spent $23.1 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) and Cold Spring Elementary School District spent $7.1 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 93108?
Of the governments serving 93108, State of California collected $3.56 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Santa Barbara County collected $490 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Carpinteria Unified School District collected $36.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Montecito Elementary School District collected $18.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Santa Ynez Val Union High School District collected $17.5 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), College Elementary School District collected $7.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) and Cold Spring Elementary School District collected $5.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 93108.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Santa Barbara County, Montecito Elementary School District, Carpinteria Unified School District and College Elementary School District

Why not this year? California governments with newer filings show figures from the California State Controller's Office and the California Department of Education (for 2025). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 93108

State of California$3.56 billion

0.7% of its $477.8 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Santa Barbara County$490 million

30% of its $1.66 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Carpinteria Unified School District$36.3 million

73% of its $50.0 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Montecito Elementary School District$18.3 million

83% of its $21.9 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Santa Ynez Val Union High School District$17.5 million

74% of its $23.6 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

College Elementary School District$7.8 million

73% of its $10.6 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Cold Spring Elementary School District$5.4 million

80% of its $6.8 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

This ZIP is outside any city or town, so Santa Barbara County provides local services like police and parks.

Santa Barbara County

$1.49 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

County taxes34%State tax money31%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)24%Fines and other5.3%Federal tax money3.5%Local tax money2.2%

What stands out

31%

of Santa Barbara County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 19%.

Full Santa Barbara County breakdown

County taxes34%

Property tax

30%$490 million

Other taxes

3.1%$52.1 million

What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 4 more

Other selective sales taxes$17.7 million
Other licenses$16.2 million
Occupation and business licenses$8.3 million
Real estate and stock transfer taxes$5.1 million
Public utility taxes$4.5 million
Other taxes not classified elsewhere$238 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax

1.3%$21.6 million

Fees for services24%

Fees for services

24%$398 million

What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 7 more

Other service charges$284 million
Garbage collection$72.3 million
Sewer$16.8 million
Parks, land and natural resources$9.8 million
Parks and recreation$9.5 million
Other school charges$4.7 million
Road charges$907 thousand
Transit fares$46 thousand
Water$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government

3.5%$57.7 million

State tax money31%

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

From the state

31%$512 million

Local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments

2.2%$36.5 million

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other

5.1%$84.5 million

Fines

0.2%$3.9 million

Santa Barbara County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Health and hospitals19%Social services14%Running the government and other costs11%Schools and colleges8.7%All other spending16%

What stands out

8.7%

of Santa Barbara County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 250,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Full Santa Barbara County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails

32%$470 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 4 more

Police$131 million
Fire protection$112 million
Prisons and jails$98.9 million
Courts and legal services$81.0 million
Probation, parole and other corrections$46.5 million
Inspections and regulation$904 thousand

Health and hospitals

19%$285 million

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$285 million

Social services

14%$203 million

What's in social servicesOther public welfare

Other public welfare$203 million

Running the government and other costs

11%$164 million

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more

Other and not broken out$102 million
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38.6 million
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23.2 million

Schools and colleges

8.7%$129 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$129 million

Roads, transit and parking

5.7%$84.4 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit

Roads and highways$84.1 million
Public transit$362 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

3.4%$50.1 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more

Garbage and solid waste$40.3 million
Sewer systems$6.8 million
Water supply$3.0 million

Environment and natural resources

2.5%$36.6 million

What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation

Natural resources, farming and conservation$36.6 million

Parks, recreation and libraries

2.3%$34.4 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$29.5 million
Libraries$4.9 million

Interest on debt

1.7%$25.2 million

Sent to other local governments

0.5%$7.3 million

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out

Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$7.3 million

Santa Barbara County page →

Your schools

Montecito Elementary School District

$22.1 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the California Department of Education.

About 33% of this ZIP is in Montecito Elementary School District.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes83%Fines and other11%State tax money5.6%Federal tax money0.5%

Full Montecito Elementary School District breakdown

School district taxes83%

Property tax

83%$18.3 million

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government

0.5%$113 thousand

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state

5.6%$1.2 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other

11%$2.3 million

Montecito Elementary School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges89%Sent to other local governments6.4%Debt payments (principal and interest)4.6%

Full Montecito Elementary School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

89%$19.7 million

Sent to other local governments

6.4%$1.4 million

Debt payments (principal and interest)

4.6%$1.0 million

Montecito Elementary School District page →

Carpinteria Unified School District

$51.1 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the California Department of Education.

About 33% of this ZIP is in Carpinteria Unified School District.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes73%State tax money14%Fines and other7.2%Federal tax money3.7%County and local tax money2.5%

Full Carpinteria Unified School District breakdown

School district taxes73%

Property tax

73%$36.3 million

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government

3.7%$1.9 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state

14%$7.0 million

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

2.5%$1.2 million

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other

7.2%$3.6 million

Carpinteria Unified School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges90%Debt payments (principal and interest)9.4%Sent to other local governments0.3%

Full Carpinteria Unified School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

90%$46.1 million

Debt payments (principal and interest)

9.4%$4.8 million

Sent to other local governments

0.3%$134 thousand

Carpinteria Unified School District page →

College Elementary School District

$10.6 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the California Department of Education.

About 20% of this ZIP is in College Elementary School District.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes73%State tax money16%Fines and other9.4%Federal tax money1.7%

Full College Elementary School District breakdown

School district taxes73%

Property tax

73%$7.8 million

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services

<0.1%$2 thousand

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government

1.7%$178 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state

16%$1.7 million

Fines and other9.4%

Interest, rents and other

9.4%$1.0 million

College Elementary School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges62%Sent to other local governments28%Debt payments (principal and interest)10%

Full College Elementary School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

62%$6.6 million

Sent to other local governments

28%$3.0 million

Debt payments (principal and interest)

10%$1.1 million

College Elementary School District page →

Santa Ynez Val Union High School District

$23.1 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the California Department of Education.

About 20% of this ZIP is in Santa Ynez Val Union High School District.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes74%Fines and other13%State tax money11%Federal tax money1.4%Fees for services0.2%

Full Santa Ynez Val Union High School District breakdown

School district taxes74%

Property tax

74%$17.5 million

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services

0.2%$45 thousand

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government

1.4%$335 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state

11%$2.6 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other

13%$3.1 million

Santa Ynez Val Union High School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges83%Sent to other local governments11%Debt payments (principal and interest)5.9%

Full Santa Ynez Val Union High School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

83%$19.2 million

Sent to other local governments

11%$2.5 million

Debt payments (principal and interest)

5.9%$1.4 million

Santa Ynez Val Union High School District page →

Cold Spring Elementary School District

$7.1 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the California Department of Education.

About 11% of this ZIP is in Cold Spring Elementary School District.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes80%State tax money10%Fines and other8.8%Federal tax money1.0%

Full Cold Spring Elementary School District breakdown

School district taxes80%

Property tax

80%$5.4 million

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government

1.0%$65 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state

10%$679 thousand

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other

8.8%$595 thousand

Cold Spring Elementary School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges89%Debt payments (principal and interest)6.3%Sent to other local governments4.5%

Full Cold Spring Elementary School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

89%$6.3 million

Debt payments (principal and interest)

6.3%$449 thousand

Sent to other local governments

4.5%$317 thousand

Cold Spring Elementary School District page →

Your state

State of California

$522.8 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes56%Federal tax money28%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)8.7%Fines and other6.4%Local tax money1.4%

Full California breakdown

What stands out

26%

of California's money comes from a personal income tax.A typical state government gets 14%.

State taxes56%

Individual income tax

26%$123.1 billion

Sales tax

11%$53.3 billion

Other taxes

9.2%$44.1 billion

What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 16 more

Motor fuel taxes$9.24 billion
Motor vehicle licenses$8.51 billion
Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8.27 billion
Occupation and business licenses$5.13 billion
Other selective sales taxes$4.65 billion
Insurance premium taxes$4.01 billion
Tobacco taxes$1.43 billion
Public utility taxes$967 million
Public utility licenses$605 million
Alcoholic beverage taxes$418 million
Driver's licenses$400 million
Severance taxes$133 million
Hunting and fishing licenses$124 million
Corporation licenses$102 million
Alcoholic beverage licenses$98.6 million
Amusement licenses$22.0 million
Other licenses$18.4 million
Estate and gift taxes$891 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax

8.7%$41.4 billion

Property tax

0.7%$3.56 billion

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services

8.7%$41.4 billion

What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 10 more

Hospital bills$22.1 billion
College tuition$10.6 billion
Other service charges$3.55 billion
University housing and dining$2.78 billion
Parks, land and natural resources$1.96 billion
Parks and recreation$257 million
Electric power$149 million
Road charges$34.3 million
Parking$21.6 million
Other government-run businesses$8.8 million
Housing$1.0 million
Other education charges$683 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money28%

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

From the federal government

28%$133.8 billion

Local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments

1.4%$6.66 billion

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other

6.0%$28.7 billion

Fines

0.4%$1.77 billion

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Where the money goes

Sent to local governments39%Social services30%Schools and colleges12%Health and hospitals5.5%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%All other spending8.3%

What stands out

39%

of California's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.

Full California breakdown

Spending by category100%

Sent to local governments

39%$205.0 billion

What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other public welfare and 22 more

Sent to school districts$68.1 billion
Sent to local governments: other public welfare$67.8 billion
Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$11.5 billion
Sent to school districts (colleges)$9.41 billion
Sent to local governments: roads and highways$8.79 billion
Sent to local governments: public health$8.48 billion
Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$4.85 billion
Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$4.30 billion
Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$3.93 billion
Sent to local governments: general support$3.92 billion
Sent to the federal government$3.60 billion
Sent to local governments: housing and community development$3.21 billion
Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$1.80 billion
Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$1.63 billion
Sent to local governments: sewer systems$1.00 billion
Sent to local governments: other government administration$998 million
Sent to local governments: libraries$671 million
Sent to local governments: colleges and universities$250 million
Sent to local governments: other education$226 million
Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$203 million
Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$185 million
Sent to local governments: police$75.2 million
Sent to local governments: airports$3.5 million
Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$190 thousand

Social services

30%$158.6 billion

What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more

Other public welfare$156.1 billion
Unemployment and social insurance offices$1.83 billion
Welfare institutions$559 million
Veterans' services$22.8 million

Schools and colleges

12%$62.1 billion

What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 3 more

Colleges and universities$44.7 billion
Scholarships and other education subsidies$7.82 billion
College housing, dining and bookstores$4.29 billion
Elementary and secondary schools$3.95 billion
Other education$1.34 billion

Health and hospitals

5.5%$29.0 billion

What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health

Hospitals$25.2 billion
Public health$3.80 billion

Police, fire, courts and jails

4.8%$25.1 billion

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; inspections and regulation and 3 more

Prisons and jails$12.6 billion
Inspections and regulation$5.00 billion
Police$3.20 billion
Courts and legal services$2.29 billion
Probation, parole and other corrections$1.97 billion

Roads, transit and parking

2.5%$13.2 billion

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more

Roads and highways$12.0 billion
Public transit$1.18 billion
Parking$6.1 million
Airports$5.7 million

Running the government and other costs

2.5%$12.9 billion

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.89 billion
Other and not broken out$3.16 billion
Other government administration$1.10 billion
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$729 million
Other government-run businesses$8.3 million

Environment and natural resources

1.7%$9.02 billion

What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation

Natural resources, farming and conservation$9.02 billion

Interest on debt

1.0%$5.39 billion

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

0.3%$1.54 billion

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; electric power and 2 more

Sewer systems$665 million
Electric power$378 million
Garbage and solid waste$284 million
Water supply$214 million

Parks, recreation and libraries

0.2%$900 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$861 million
Libraries$39.4 million

Housing and community development

<0.1%$211 million

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Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of California. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Santa Barbara County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Montecito Elementary School District. California Department of Education, SACS Unaudited Actual Financial Data, fiscal year 2024-25, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Carpinteria Unified School District. California Department of Education, SACS Unaudited Actual Financial Data, fiscal year 2024-25, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

College Elementary School District. California Department of Education, SACS Unaudited Actual Financial Data, fiscal year 2024-25, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Santa Ynez Val Union High School District. California Department of Education, SACS Unaudited Actual Financial Data, fiscal year 2024-25, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Cold Spring Elementary School District. California Department of Education, SACS Unaudited Actual Financial Data, fiscal year 2024-25, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How these figures are counted. Revenue and spending are the figures that a California government reported to the California State Controller's Office in its annual cities and counties financial report, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. The report covers general-purpose and enterprise funds, such as water, sewer, trash, transit and hospitals, and leaves out internal service funds and depreciation. Fiscal years end June 30.

Spending by service. The report shows spending by service, with capital projects counted under the service they paid for. Debt repayment is shown separately.

Separate governments. Dependent special districts are not included.

School districts. School district figures are the unaudited actuals filed with the California Department of Education for the 2024-25 school year (ended June 30, 2025). The "Debt payments" line for a school district includes principal as well as interest, so spending can be higher than the Census figure.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Not shown. Part of this ZIP is also served by Santa Barbara Unified School District (7-12), which are not matched to a finance record here.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.