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California Special Districts Ranked by Expenditures

Normalized from state-comptroller audits and annual financial reports. Every agency is a live report card — click through for peer percentiles, fund balance, and distress indicators.

Cohort size 311
Median expenditures $400K
25th–75th percentile $98K  –  $1.7M
Total spend $958.9M
  1. #1
    Cosumnes Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 200,000
    Expenditures $157.2M
    Revenue $162.3M
  2. #2
    Jurupa Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 105,053
    Expenditures $96.8M
    Revenue $100.9M
  3. #3
    Mountain House Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 24,499
    Expenditures $60.5M
    Revenue $78.0M
  4. #4
    Temecula Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 110,003
    Expenditures $32.5M
    Revenue $33.0M
  5. #5
    San Juan Water District
    FY 2024
    Expenditures $29.6M
    Revenue $35.6M
  6. #6
    Rubidoux Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 34,500
    Expenditures $26.4M
    Revenue $27.3M
  7. #7
    Moreno Valley Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 208,634
    Expenditures $25.8M
    Revenue $23.8M
  8. #8
    El Dorado Hills Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 50,547
    Expenditures $23.0M
    Revenue $19.0M
  9. #9
    Northstar Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 2,500
    Expenditures $22.7M
    Revenue $25.6M
  10. #10
    Pebble Beach Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 4,400
    Expenditures $20.6M
    Revenue $24.5M
  11. #11
    Lake Arrowhead Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 12,401
    Expenditures $18.5M
    Revenue $24.4M
  12. #12
    Big Bear City Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 12,738
    Expenditures $18.1M
    Revenue $18.4M
  13. #13
    Rancho Murieta Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 5,903
    Expenditures $17.4M
    Revenue $18.2M
  14. #14
    Town of Discovery Bay Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 15,358
    Expenditures $16.5M
    Revenue $16.2M
  15. #15
    East Niles Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 28,390
    Expenditures $15.6M
    Revenue $17.1M
  16. #16
    Cambria Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 5,678
    Expenditures $15.1M
    Revenue $15.6M
  17. #17
    Nipomo Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 18,176
    Expenditures $13.8M
    Revenue $15.1M
  18. #18
    Murrieta Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 110,949
    Expenditures $13.1M
    Revenue $13.4M
  19. #19
    Bear Valley Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 128
    Expenditures $11.4M
    Revenue $20.4M
  20. #20
    Phelan Pinon Hill Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 17,000
    Expenditures $10.3M
    Revenue $15.0M
  21. #21
    McKinleyville Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 16,262
    Expenditures $10.3M
    Revenue $12.4M
  22. #22
    Santa Lucia Community Services District
    FY 2024
    Expenditures $9.9M
    Revenue $8.7M
  23. #23
    Rosamond Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 20,961
    Expenditures $9.3M
    Revenue $15.7M
  24. #24
    Groveland Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 540
    Expenditures $8.7M
    Revenue $9.0M
  25. #25
    Cameron Park Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 18,881
    Expenditures $8.6M
    Revenue $9.1M
  26. #26
    Tamalpais Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 11,492
    Expenditures $7.9M
    Revenue $11.8M
  27. #27
    Rancho Santa Fe Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 3,156
    Expenditures $6.8M
    Revenue $4.8M
  28. #28
    Twain Harte Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 2,378
    Expenditures $6.8M
    Revenue $7.6M
  29. #29
    Marinwood Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 6,259
    Expenditures $6.4M
    Revenue $7.6M
  30. #30
    Los Osos Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 14,465
    Expenditures $6.1M
    Revenue $10.3M
  31. #31
    Helendale Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 6,200
    Expenditures $5.9M
    Revenue $7.4M
  32. #32
    Hidden Valley Lake Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 6,235
    Expenditures $5.6M
    Revenue $8.1M
  33. #33
    Arvin Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 19,495
    Expenditures $4.6M
    Revenue $4.8M
  34. #34
    Stallion Springs Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 3,139
    Expenditures $4.3M
    Revenue $4.2M
  35. #35
    Vandenberg Village Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 7,308
    Expenditures $4.2M
    Revenue $5.4M
  36. #36
    Channel Islands Beach Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 2,870
    Expenditures $4.2M
    Revenue $5.0M
  37. #37
    Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 5,400
    Expenditures $4.2M
    Revenue $4.8M
  38. #38
    Brooktrails Township Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 4,200
    Expenditures $4.1M
    Revenue $5.3M
  39. #39
    American Valley Community Services District
    FY 2024
    Expenditures $4.0M
    Revenue $6.1M
  40. #40
    Oceano Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 7,183
    Expenditures $4.0M
    Revenue $7.0M
  41. #41
    Highlands Recreation Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 3,200
    Expenditures $3.5M
    Revenue $4.1M
  42. #42
    Golden Hills Community Service District
    FY 2024
    Expenditures $3.5M
    Revenue $4.3M
  43. #43
    Crockett Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 3,242
    Expenditures $3.4M
    Revenue $3.5M
  44. #44
    Clear Creek Community Services District (Shasta)
    FY 2024
    Expenditures $3.4M
    Revenue $3.6M
  45. #45
    Pajaro/Sunny Mesa Community Services District
    FY 2024
    Expenditures $3.3M
    Revenue $3.4M
  46. #46
    De Luz Community Service District
    FY 2024
    Expenditures $3.3M
    Revenue $2.6M
  47. #47
    Keyes Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 5,672
    Expenditures $3.2M
    Revenue $3.9M
  48. #48
    Heritage Ranch Community Services District
    FY 2024
    Expenditures $3.0M
    Revenue $3.6M
  49. #49
    Esparto Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 3,572
    Expenditures $2.9M
    Revenue $2.4M
  50. #50
    Lake Shastina Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 2,401
    Expenditures $2.6M
    Revenue $3.3M
  51. #51
    San Miguel Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 3,591
    Expenditures $2.6M
    Revenue $3.5M
  52. #52
    Mission Hills Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 3,571
    Expenditures $2.5M
    Revenue $2.6M
  53. #53
    Castroville Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 7,515
    Expenditures $2.4M
    Revenue $4.3M
  54. #54
    Salton Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 5,155
    Expenditures $2.3M
    Revenue $3.3M
  55. #55
    Armona Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 4,274
    Expenditures $2.3M
    Revenue $3.3M
  56. #56
    Isla Vista Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 15,500
    Expenditures $2.2M
    Revenue $2.0M
  57. #57
    Denair Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 4,865
    Expenditures $2.2M
    Revenue $2.9M
  58. #58
    Planada Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 4,164
    Expenditures $2.2M
    Revenue $2.0M
  59. #59
    Three Arch Bay Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 700
    Expenditures $2.2M
    Revenue $2.8M
  60. #60
    Indian Valley Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 1,200
    Expenditures $2.2M
    Revenue $2.0M
  61. #61
    Kettleman City Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 1,242
    Expenditures $2.1M
    Revenue $1.5M
  62. #62
    Rossmoor Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 10,625
    Expenditures $2.0M
    Revenue $2.2M
  63. #63
    Lake Don Pedro Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 1,765
    Expenditures $2.0M
    Revenue $2.1M
  64. #64
    Caruthers Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 2,613
    Expenditures $2.0M
    Revenue $2.3M
  65. #65
    Capistrano Bay Community Services District
    FY 2024
    Expenditures $1.9M
    Revenue $1.7M
  66. #66
    Avila Beach Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 1,576
    Expenditures $1.9M
    Revenue $2.3M
  67. #67
    Graton Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 1,683
    Expenditures $1.9M
    Revenue $1.5M
  68. #68
    Pauma Valley Community Services District
    FY 2024
    Expenditures $1.8M
    Revenue $1.8M
  69. #69
    Edgemont Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 7,300
    Expenditures $1.8M
    Revenue $2.8M
  70. #70
    Del Rey Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 1,358
    Expenditures $1.8M
    Revenue $1.6M
  71. #71
    Mountain Gate Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 815
    Expenditures $1.7M
    Revenue $1.8M
  72. #72
    Scotia Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 681
    Expenditures $1.7M
    Revenue $1.9M
  73. #73
    East Garrison Community Service District
    FY 2024
    Expenditures $1.7M
    Revenue $1.6M
  74. #74
    Santa Ynez Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 4,505
    Expenditures $1.7M
    Revenue $2.0M
  75. #75
    Fallen Leaf Lake Community Services District
    FY 2024
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $1.0M
  76. #76
    Los Alamos Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 1,839
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $1.4M
  77. #77
    Centerville Community Services District
    FY 2024
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $1.7M
  78. #78
    Morongo Valley Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 3,514
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $1.4M
  79. #79
    Redway Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 1,247
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $1.6M
  80. #80
    Whispering Palms Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 800
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $1.5M
  81. #81
    San Simeon Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 445
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $1.2M
  82. #82
    Plumas Eureka Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 334
    Expenditures $1.5M
    Revenue $1.7M
  83. #83
    Copper Valley Community Services District
    FY 2024
    Expenditures $1.5M
    Revenue $1.6M
  84. #84
    Eastern Sierra Community Services District
    FY 2024
    Expenditures $1.5M
    Revenue $1.3M
  85. #85
    Rural North Vacaville Water District
    FY 2024
    Expenditures $1.4M
    Revenue $1.1M
  86. #86
    Shasta Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 3,223
    Expenditures $1.4M
    Revenue $5.2M
  87. #87
    Poplar Community Service District
    FY 2024
    Expenditures $1.4M
    Revenue $557K
  88. #88
    Southern Cascades Community Services District
    FY 2024
    Expenditures $1.4M
    Revenue $1.5M
  89. #89
    Westwood Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 1,541
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.3M
  90. #90
    Mendocino City Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 932
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.5M
  91. #91
    Goshen Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 4,968
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.1M
  92. #92
    Gualala Community Services District
    FY 2024
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $908K
  93. #93
    Occidental Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 1,132
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.0M
  94. #94
    Anderson Valley Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 1,000
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.2M
  95. #95
    Laton Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 1,622
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.1M
  96. #96
    Weaverville Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 3,667
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.1M
  97. #97
    Westhaven Community Services District
    FY 2024
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $2.6M
  98. #98
    Ruth Lake Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 254
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.2M
  99. #99
    California Pines Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 473
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.3M
  100. #100
    Lockeford Community Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 3,333
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $2.6M