Musashimurayama City finances

東京都武蔵村山市の財政

City Tokyo, Japan Population 70,696 Area 15.32 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥36.4B
Per resident ¥514,802
Local bonds outstanding
¥12.7B
Per resident ¥179,718
Reserve funds
¥5.1B
Per resident ¥72,017
Fiscal strength index
0.77
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

Fiscal health rank among 1,741 municipalities and within Tokyo

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.77
#254 of 1718 in Japan · #22 of 39 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.64
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 ratio
96.2%
#1441 of 1741 in Japan · #57 of 62 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 94.0%
708090100
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
¥179,718
#102 of 1741 in Japan · #35 of 62 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥382,998
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentWorse than peers
¥72,017
#1591 of 1741 in Japan · #58 of 62 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥126,853
What this means

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

Own-source revenue ratioWorse than peers
37.8%
#842 of 1741 in Japan · #38 of 62 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 43.4%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioWorse than peers
9.5%
#1606 of 1718 in Japan · #37 of 39 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 18.8%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥37.8B · per resident ¥535,281

Local taxes 27.8%Shared taxes and grants 9.1%Local allocation tax 8.7%National subsidies 27.5%Prefectural subsidies 14.7%Borrowing (local bonds) 2.2%Donations 0.0%Other 9.9%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥10.5B¥148,80627.8%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥3.5B¥48,8299.1%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥3.3B¥46,7748.7%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥10.4B¥147,01727.5%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥5.6B¥78,86014.7%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥824M¥11,6562.2%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥14M¥2030.0%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥3.8B¥53,1379.9%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥12M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of cities with 50,000–100,000 people (234)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥17.8B¥252,145¥194,51749.0%
Fire & emergency¥5.0B¥70,143¥17,62313.6%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥3.7B¥51,727¥69,05310.0%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥3.4B¥48,770¥57,0589.5%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥2.5B¥34,939¥39,9136.8%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥2.1B¥29,389¥44,1775.7%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥1.3B¥17,787¥38,6833.5%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥316M¥4,474¥8,6410.9%
Assembly¥263M¥3,724¥3,3390.7%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥103M¥1,452¥9,0050.3%
Labor¥18M¥253¥4580.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥6.6B
Per resident ¥93,349 (median ¥77,676)
Elderly
¥2.4B
Per resident ¥34,119 (median ¥34,812)
Social welfare
¥5.5B
Per resident ¥77,716 (median ¥63,964)
Public assistance
¥3.3B
Per resident ¥46,959 (median ¥17,030)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 50.8% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

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

Spending per resident

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

Fiscal strength index

0.600.700.800.902015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

88%90%92%94%96%98%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

70K71K72K72K72K73K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202470,696¥36.4B¥12.7B¥5.1B0.7796.2%—
FY202371,018¥32.2B¥13.1B¥6.1B0.7894.6%—
FY202271,296¥31.5B¥13.9B¥6.7B0.7992.6%—
FY202171,872¥32.2B¥14.7B¥6.4B0.8188.3%—
FY202072,023¥37.4B¥14.8B¥5.2B0.8292.4%—
FY201972,382¥28.2B¥14.7B¥4.8B0.8395.3%—
FY201872,546¥27.5B¥14.8B¥4.7B0.8394.6%—
FY201772,489¥28.6B¥14.6B¥4.2B0.8494.1%—
FY201672,238¥27.8B¥14.2B¥3.6B0.8395.2%—
FY201572,243¥27.4B¥14.3B¥3.7B0.8192.0%—

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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)