Town government · Prince Georges County, MD

Riverdale Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Riverdale Park took in $10.7 million and spent $8.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes76%Fines and other17%State tax money7.1%Fees for services0.3%

What stands out

65%

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

Town taxes76%

Property tax
65%$7.0 million
Individual income tax
7.7%$830 thousand
Other taxes
3.1%$328 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$262 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$63 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$37 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$756 thousand

Fines and other17%

Fines
16%$1.8 million
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.6%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

45%

of Riverdale Park's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$629 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$72 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$257 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$206 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$803 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$803 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.6%$452 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; electric power and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$367 thousand
  • Electric power$77 thousand
  • Water supply$8 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$101 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Riverdale Park. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Riverdale Park 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.