Borough government · Monmouth County, NJ

Atlantic Highlands's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Atlantic Highlands took in $20.1 million and spent $7.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes91%Fines and other7.1%State tax money0.8%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

91%

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

Borough taxes91%

Property tax
91%$18.4 million

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$155 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$150 thousand

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Health and hospitals9.9%Running the government and other costs8.7%Interest on debt4.8%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

10%

of Atlantic Highlands' spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$2.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$301 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$143 thousand
  • Fire protection$95 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.9%$692 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$692 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.7%$604 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$250 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$229 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$95 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 thousand
Interest on debt
4.8%$336 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.8%$196 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$196 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$58 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Atlantic Highlands. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Atlantic Highlands 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.