One of the most
frequent questions we hear is “How is my property tax spent? Where does it
go?”
Property taxes are a major source of unrestricted revenue for schools, cities, special districts and the County general fund. Generally, property taxes are allocated within a county based upon the historical share of property tax received by local agencies prior to
Proposition 13. Under certain conditions, taxes may be reallocated. In El Dorado County, it looks like this: