Interested in helping the 516 Canal Neighbors?

Please consider donating to the Canal Alliance Support Fund or the Marin Community Foundation Canal Residents Emergency Fund.

Watch the City Council meeting on YouTube at 6:00 p.m.

 

What is the sales tax in the city?

Effective 10/1/2022, the current sales tax rate in San Rafael is 9.25%.  Check out the break down:

 

State General Fund 3.94%
County Health and Safety 1.56%
City of San Rafael 1.00%
San Rafael Transactions and Use Tax – 3/31/2034* 0.75%
Measure R – 4/1/2021 – 3/31/2030 0.25%
Marin County Measure A (Parks and Open Spaces) – 10/1/2022 – 09/30/2031 0.25%
County Public Safety (Proposition 172) 0.50%
Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM) – 3/31/2049 0.50%
Countywide Transportation 0.25%
Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) in Marin County – 3/31/2029 0.25%

*On June 16, 2014, the City Council officially set aside 0.25% to go towards public safety facility improvements.  In October, 2014, the City Council appointed a community Measure E Oversight Committee to ensure that all Measure E funds are spent on permissible uses.

To find out if an address is within the City of San Rafael jurisdiction, use this online map.

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