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Bradley Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bradley Beach took in $19.9 million and spent $7.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes90%Fees for services (sewer)8.3%State tax money1.6%

What stands out

90%

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

Borough taxes90%

Property tax
90%$17.9 million
Other taxes
0.1%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$21 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.3%

Fees for services
8.3%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$1.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$318 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Interest on debt15%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Running the government and other costs7.6%Environment and natural resources3.3%

What stands out

15%

of Bradley Beach's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$100 thousand
  • Fire protection$85 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2.1 million
Interest on debt
15%$1.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$854 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$189 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$712 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$492 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$220 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$545 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$220 thousand
  • Government buildings$190 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$135 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.3%$238 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$238 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Bradley Beach. 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 Bradley Beach 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.