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City of Sanford

Audited figures filed with the Local Government Commission.

$97,435,325
spent in 2025
$215,341,818
revenue
32,813
residents

Year by year

City of Sanford, as filed
YearPopulation Revenue SpendingSpent per resident Fund balance Property taxLong-term debt Rate
2016 28,802 $49,619,984 $55,206,169 $1,917 $15,009,917
2017 29,267 $52,736,470 $51,133,019 $1,747 $15,230,252
2018 29,444 $60,110,742 $50,061,012 $1,700 $15,497,692
2019 29,962 $63,966,188 $82,099,810 $2,740 $16,307,598
2020 30,037 $62,195,647 $51,603,338 $1,718 $17,138,941
2021 30,398 $69,936,437 $55,963,924 $1,841 $17,724,961
2022 30,762 $70,171,063 $56,337,679 $1,831 $18,844,060
2023 31,596 $130,604,039 $68,255,572 $2,160 $19,820,601
2024 32,371 $143,656,709 $81,097,507 $2,505 $24,686,665
2025 32,813 $215,341,818 $97,435,325 $2,969 $25,579,032

A dash means the field was not in that year's filing. It does not mean zero dollars. These figures come from the Local Government Commission's reporting portal, which serves them a year at a time rather than as a document per filing.