Ranzan Town finances

埼玉県嵐山町の財政

Town Saitama Prefecture, Japan Population 17,328 Area 29.92 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥7.8B
Per resident ¥448,185
Local bonds outstanding
¥5.4B
Per resident ¥312,712
Reserve funds
¥1.8B
Per resident ¥106,472
Fiscal strength index
0.73
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

Fiscal health rank among 1,741 municipalities and within Saitama Prefecture

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.73
#315 of 1718 in Japan · #34 of 63 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.38
0.51.0
What this means

How much of the standard cost of public services a municipality can cover with its own tax revenue. Above 1.0, it receives no ordinary local allocation tax from the national government.

Current balance ratioBetter than peers
84.0%
#242 of 1741 in Japan · #5 of 63 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 90.0%
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What this means

Recurring costs that must be paid every year (personnel, social assistance, debt service) as a share of recurring general revenue. The higher it is, the less room for new spending; above 90% is considered rigid.

Local bonds outstanding per residentBetter than peers
¥312,712
#383 of 1741 in Japan · #45 of 63 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥554,217
What this means

Outstanding local government bonds at fiscal year-end divided by the population.

Reserve funds per residentWorse than peers
¥106,472
#1405 of 1741 in Japan · #24 of 63 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥293,873
What this means

Fiscal adjustment, debt reduction and special-purpose funds at fiscal year-end divided by the population.

Own-source revenue ratioBetter than peers
51.5%
#245 of 1741 in Japan · #14 of 63 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 35.3%
What this means

The share of revenue the municipality raises itself: taxes, fees, charges and similar.

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioWorse than peers
16.3%
#1292 of 1718 in Japan · #32 of 63 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 30.4%
What this means

The freely usable reserve (fiscal adjustment fund) as a percentage of standard annual revenue. Around 10–20% is considered comfortable.

Revenue ¥8.3B · per resident ¥476,232

Local taxes 36.5%Shared taxes and grants 9.7%Local allocation tax 14.2%National subsidies 13.8%Prefectural subsidies 6.0%Borrowing (local bonds) 4.9%Donations 1.9%Other 13.0%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥3.0B¥173,87836.5%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥804M¥46,3969.7%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥1.2B¥67,70214.2%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥1.1B¥65,49513.8%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥491M¥28,3556.0%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥403M¥23,2374.9%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥160M¥9,2161.9%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥1.1B¥61,95413.0%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥147M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns with 10,000–20,000 people (245)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥2.5B¥145,434¥196,56232.4%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥1.6B¥89,935¥132,74420.1%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥908M¥52,414¥64,17411.7%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥746M¥43,031¥56,4939.6%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥657M¥37,911¥57,4428.5%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥628M¥36,257¥74,0908.1%
Fire & emergency¥379M¥21,882¥27,8484.9%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥149M¥8,619¥16,8591.9%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥124M¥7,152¥30,7251.6%
Assembly¥88M¥5,070¥6,6361.1%
Disaster recovery¥6M¥369¥5310.1%
Labor¥2M¥110¥930.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥908M
Per resident ¥52,394 (median ¥68,686)
Elderly
¥634M
Per resident ¥36,570 (median ¥47,975)
Social welfare
¥979M
Per resident ¥56,470 (median ¥75,979)
Public assistance
¥0
Per resident ¥0 (median ¥0)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 43.7% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥100K¥200K¥300K¥400K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K¥800K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.200.400.600.802015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

75%80%85%90%95%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

17K18K18K18K18K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202417,328¥7.8B¥5.4B¥1.8B0.7384.0%—
FY202317,516¥7.4B¥5.7B¥1.6B0.7384.4%—
FY202217,596¥7.2B¥6.1B¥1.3B0.7482.2%—
FY202117,630¥7.2B¥6.5B¥1.0B0.7677.4%—
FY202017,747¥8.3B¥6.6B¥435M0.7986.9%—
FY201917,890¥6.6B¥6.8B¥335M0.7989.1%—
FY201817,996¥6.1B¥6.7B¥316M0.7988.8%—
FY201717,944¥6.3B¥6.9B¥424M0.7886.0%—
FY201618,052¥6.4B¥7.0B¥541M0.7886.2%—
FY201518,145¥6.2B¥7.0B¥607M0.7882.7%—

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Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, "Settlement of accounts by municipality" (ordinary accounts), processed by Zaisei Zukan. Per-resident amounts use that year's basic resident register population. Fiscal years run from April to March (FY2024 = April 2024 to March 2025). 日本語のページ(AIの要約・首長と選挙)