Borough government · Somerset County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bernardsville took in $15.2 million and spent $11.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes83%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)14%State tax money1.8%Fines and other0.9%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

78%

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

Borough taxes83%

Property tax
78%$11.8 million
Other taxes
5.5%$827 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$651 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$118 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$30 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$384 thousand
  • Other service charges$311 thousand
  • Parking$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.4%$56 thousand

State tax money1.8%

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

From the state
1.8%$274 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Fines
0.5%$82 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking13%Interest on debt5.1%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

33%

of Bernardsville'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
33%$3.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$564 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$106 thousand
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$3.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$705 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$623 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$530 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$50 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Interest on debt
5.1%$600 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$375 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$375 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$128 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$128 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Bernardsville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Bernardsville 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.