Township government · Atlantic County, NJ

Buena Vista Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Buena Vista Township took in $4.4 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes95%Fines and other2.5%State tax money2.1%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.3%

What stands out

12%

of Buena Vista Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes95%

Property tax
83%$3.7 million
Other taxes
12%$529 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$505 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$18 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$92 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$109 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Interest on debt11%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

16%

of Buena Vista Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$858 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$389 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$381 thousand
  • Government buildings$88 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$633 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$633 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$365 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$365 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$260 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$117 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$117 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.6%$13 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Buena Vista Township. 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 Buena Vista Township 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.