Oiso Town finances

神奈川県大磯町の財政

Town Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Population 31,757 Area 17.18 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥12.5B
Per resident ¥392,291
Local bonds outstanding
¥7.2B
Per resident ¥225,782
Reserve funds
¥4.8B
Per resident ¥151,706
Fiscal strength index
0.73
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.73
#315 of 1718 in Japan · #25 of 33 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.63
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
90.8%
#782 of 1741 in Japan · #7 of 33 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 91.1%
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
¥225,782
#176 of 1741 in Japan · #15 of 33 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥303,943
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers
¥151,706
#1198 of 1741 in Japan · #7 of 33 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥135,471
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
54.5%
#164 of 1741 in Japan · #18 of 33 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 45.0%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioWorse than peers
17.8%
#1222 of 1718 in Japan · #13 of 33 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 22.5%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥13.1B · per resident ¥412,338

Local taxes 36.8%Shared taxes and grants 9.2%Local allocation tax 14.5%National subsidies 12.8%Prefectural subsidies 6.5%Borrowing (local bonds) 2.5%Donations 0.4%Other 17.3%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥4.8B¥151,64536.8%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥1.2B¥37,7989.2%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥1.9B¥59,75214.5%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥1.7B¥52,81312.8%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥854M¥26,8806.5%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥332M¥10,4512.5%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥52M¥1,6410.4%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥2.3B¥71,35717.3%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥45M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns with 20,000+ people (131)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥4.2B¥133,340¥168,25834.0%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥2.1B¥66,491¥66,27316.9%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥1.8B¥55,803¥40,67314.2%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.3B¥41,423¥56,48110.6%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥1.1B¥35,381¥35,8349.0%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥699M¥22,006¥30,1655.6%
Fire & emergency¥660M¥20,776¥17,4745.3%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥184M¥5,805¥5,7691.5%
Assembly¥138M¥4,358¥3,8461.1%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥108M¥3,403¥7,5080.9%
Disaster recovery¥101M¥3,165¥00.8%
Labor¥11M¥339¥2190.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥1.5B
Per resident ¥48,435 (median ¥73,617)
Elderly
¥1.1B
Per resident ¥33,782 (median ¥33,074)
Social welfare
¥1.6B
Per resident ¥51,119 (median ¥61,434)
Public assistance
¥50,000
Per resident ¥2 (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 47.2% 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

80%82%85%88%90%92%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

32K32K32K33K34K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202431,757¥12.5B¥7.2B¥4.8B0.7390.8%—
FY202332,054¥11.8B¥7.5B¥4.8B0.7586.6%—
FY202232,265¥11.6B¥8.0B¥4.4B0.7985.4%—
FY202132,464¥12.5B¥8.5B¥4.1B0.8382.3%—
FY202032,711¥14.2B¥8.2B¥3.4B0.8687.6%—
FY201932,773¥10.9B¥8.3B¥2.7B0.8790.0%—
FY201832,936¥9.3B¥7.8B¥2.2B0.8789.2%—
FY201733,054¥10.8B¥7.9B¥2.0B0.8789.6%—
FY201633,045¥10.2B¥7.4B¥1.7B0.8787.2%—
FY201533,010¥10.4B¥7.3B¥1.4B0.8784.2%—

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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)