Town government · Prince Georges County, MD

Berwyn Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Berwyn Heights took in $3.9 million and spent $4.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes83%Fines and other8.9%State tax money7.7%Fees for services<0.1%

What stands out

66%

of Berwyn Heights' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes83%

Property tax
66%$2.6 million
Individual income tax
14%$554 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$136 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$88 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$28 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.7%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
7.7%$300 thousand

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$229 thousand
Fines
3.0%$116 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%

What stands out

28%

of Berwyn Heights' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$391 thousand
  • Government buildings$113 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$950 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$182 thousand
  • Fire protection$82 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.8%$294 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$294 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$65 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$65 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Berwyn Heights. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Berwyn Heights itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.