Your Tax Dollar

See exactly where your money goes when you shop in Cerritos.

How Your Spending Funds City Services

For every $100 you spend in Cerritos, about $1 comes back to the city as sales tax. This local 1% share funds everything from sheriff patrols to park maintenance. Sales tax is the city's #1 revenue source at $43.8 million — 43% of the entire General Fund.

Your Annual Impact

Estimated annual spending in Cerritos ($)

Your city contribution

$50

per year in sales tax

Here's where your $50 goes:

Community Safety$13.07(26.1%)

Public Works$9.24(18.5%)

Community & Cultural Services$8.83(17.7%)

Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts$6.87(13.7%)

Administrative Services$6.37(12.7%)

Community Development$3.73(7.5%)

Legislative & Administrative$1.89(3.8%)

For every $1 of sales tax the city receives:

26¢

Community Safety

18¢

Public Works

18¢

Community & Cultural Services

14¢

Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts

Data: City of Cerritos FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget | Sales tax local share: 1% (Bradley-Burns)

Your Tax Dollar

How Your Spending Funds City Services

Your Annual Impact

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Your Tax Dollar

How Your Spending Funds City Services

Your Annual Impact

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