ZIP 95060 · Santa Cruz, CA

Five governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 95060: 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 95060?
95060 is served by the State of California, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz City School District, Bonny Doon Union Elementary and the City of Santa Cruz. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of California spent $522.8 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Santa Cruz County spent $1.03 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Santa Cruz City School District spent $146 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Bonny Doon Union Elementary spent $3.5 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) and City of Santa Cruz spent $291 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 95060?
Of the governments serving 95060, State of California collected $3.56 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Santa Cruz County collected $171 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Santa Cruz City School District collected $75.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), City of Santa Cruz collected $31.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and Bonny Doon Union Elementary collected $2.1 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 95060.

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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 Cruz County, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz City School District and Bonny Doon Union Elementary

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 2024 and 2025, each government's newest year on file). 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 95060

State of California$3.56 billion

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

Santa Cruz County$171 million

16% of its $1.06 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Santa Cruz City School District$75.8 million

47% of its $160 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

City of Santa Cruz$31.8 million

10% of its $307 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Bonny Doon Union Elementary$2.1 million

65% of its $3.2 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

Santa Cruz County

$1.03 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money46%County taxes23%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)21%Federal tax money4.9%Fines and other4.1%Local tax money1.4%

What stands out

46%

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

Full Santa Cruz County breakdown

County taxes23%

Property tax
16%$171 million
Other taxes
3.9%$41.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$12.8 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$7.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$7.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$6.6 million
  • Other licenses$4.6 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.7%$28.2 million

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$222 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 6 more
  • Other service charges$97.3 million
  • Garbage collection$57.0 million
  • Sewer$45.9 million
  • Other school charges$9.7 million
  • Road charges$5.9 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • Water$297 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$51.6 million

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$489 million

Local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.4%$14.5 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$40.9 million
Fines
0.3%$3.1 million
Santa Cruz County page →

Where the money goes

Health and hospitals24%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Social services17%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking9.6%All other spending20%

What stands out

17%

of Santa Cruz County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 4.3%.

Full Santa Cruz County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
24%$243 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$243 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$186 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$52.0 million
  • Police$51.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$49.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$22.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$10.5 million
Social services
17%$172 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$172 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$127 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$80.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$99.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$99.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.5%$77.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$42.8 million
  • Sewer systems$34.0 million
  • Water supply$218 thousand
Schools and colleges
6.2%$64.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$64.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$24.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$16.9 million
  • Libraries$7.0 million
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$15.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$13.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$2.0 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$12.4 million
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$8.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8.7 million
Santa Cruz County page →

Your city

City of Santa Cruz

$291 million budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended June 30, 2024), from the California State Controller's Office.

About 15% of this ZIP is in Santa Cruz.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services48%City taxes33%Fines and other8.3%State tax money6.9%Federal tax money2.4%County and local tax money1.2%
Full Santa Cruz breakdown

City taxes33%

Property tax
10%$31.8 million
Sales tax
9.5%$29.2 million
Other taxes
9.4%$28.7 million
Tourism taxes
4.2%$13.0 million

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$147 million

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$7.2 million

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$21.1 million

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$3.7 million

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$23.9 million
Fines
0.5%$1.6 million
Santa Cruz page →

Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs11%Housing and community development11%All other spending10%
Full Santa Cruz breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$100 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$62.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$37.1 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$30.9 million
Housing and community development
11%$30.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.8%$25.6 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
1.5%$4.3 million
Santa Cruz page →

Your schools

Santa Cruz City School District

$146 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 37% of this ZIP is in Santa Cruz City School District.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes52%State tax money30%County and local tax money11%Fines and other7.3%Fees for services (school lunches)0.4%

What stands out

11%

of Santa Cruz City School District's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 1%.

Full Santa Cruz City School District breakdown

School district taxes52%

Property tax
47%$75.8 million
Other taxes
4.3%$6.9 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6.9 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$595 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$446 thousand
  • School lunches$149 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$47.9 million

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$17.4 million

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$11.7 million
Santa Cruz City School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges95%Interest on debt5.3%Sent to other local governments0.1%

What stands out

5.3%

of Santa Cruz City School District's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students spends 2.3%.

Full Santa Cruz City School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$138 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$138 million
Interest on debt
5.3%$7.7 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$176 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$176 thousand
Santa Cruz City School District page →

Bonny Doon Union Elementary

$3.5 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the California Department of Education.

About 34% of this ZIP is in Bonny Doon Union Elementary.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes65%Fines and other18%State tax money11%Federal tax money3.4%County and local tax money2.3%
Full Bonny Doon Union Elementary breakdown

School district taxes65%

Property tax
65%$2.1 million

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$1 thousand

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$108 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$344 thousand

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$74 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$565 thousand
Bonny Doon Union Elementary page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges100%Sent to other local governments<0.1%
Full Bonny Doon Union Elementary breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
100%$3.5 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand
Bonny Doon Union Elementary 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
California page →

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

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

Bonny Doon Union Elementary. 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.

City of Santa Cruz. California State Controller's Office, Cities and Counties Annual Report (By The Numbers), fiscal year 2024, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022.

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 Cruz City Elementary School District and Santa Cruz City High School District (6-12), 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.