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CITY OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA
City Manager: Jennifer Cervantez
City Phone: (949)-635-1800
City Website: www.cityofrsm.org
Public Utilities: Southern California Edison
Types of Taxes
Sales Tax Rate

7.75%

7.25% for State Sales and Use Tax

0.5% for Countywide Measure M Transportation Tax

 

Property Tax Rate

Use the Property Tax Allocation Guide

 

School District Bond Rate

School Bond information is located on your property tax bill. Use the Property Tax Allocation Guide

 

Pension Funding Liability - Funded Ratio

Misc. Employees - 78.4%

 

Unfunded Pension Liability

UAAL% - 26.45%

Pension Liability - $1,656,931

Pension Liability Per Capita - $33.75

 

Special Revenues

Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) - none

Other Taxes Particular to City - none

School Districts
Elementary Districts:

Capistrano Unified School District

Saddleback Valley Unified School District

 

High School Districts:

Capistrano Unified School District

Saddleback Valley Unified School District

 

Unified School Districts:

Capistrano Unified School District

Saddleback Valley Unified School District

City Specific Budget Info
Total City Budget - General Fund 2022-2023

$21.7 million

Demographics
Population: 

47,442

 

Homeownership Rate:

72.1%

 

Median Income: 

$135,350

 

Top Employers:

Applied Medical

Cox Communications

O'connell Landscape Maintenance

Saddleback Unified School District

Lucas and Mercier Construction

Control Components Inc.

Target

Car Sound Exhaust System

Capistrano Unified School District

Santa Margarita Catholic High School

Legislators
City Council:

Jerry Holloway

Brad McGirr

L. Anthony Beall

Anne D. Figueroa

Carol A. Gamble

 

U.S. Representative(s):

Young Kim (Dist 40)

Mike Levin (Dist 49)

 

State Senators:

Catherine Blakespear (Dist 38)

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Assembly Members:

Kate A Sanchez (Dist 71)

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