Borough government · Cape May County, NJ

Avalon's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Avalon took in $35.8 million and spent $30.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes73%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)23%Fines and other2.1%State tax money1.8%

What stands out

68%

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

Borough taxes73%

Property tax
68%$24.4 million
Other taxes
4.6%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$53 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$8.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and parks and recreation
  • Water$6.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.8%

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

From the state
1.8%$627 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$682 thousand
Fines
0.2%$85 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs26%Sent to other local governments24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Police, fire, courts and jails10%All other spending9.9%

What stands out

24%

of Avalon's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
26%$8.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.6 million
  • Government buildings$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$989 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$591 thousand
Sent to other local governments
24%$7.4 million
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$7.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$4.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.5 million
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$697 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$4.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$516 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$471 thousand
  • Fire protection$225 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$141 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Interest on debt
2.7%$836 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$458 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$378 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$513 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$513 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Avalon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Avalon 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.