Borough government · Morris County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chester took in $14.0 million and spent $2.4 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 taxes87%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)8.0%Fines and other3.7%State tax money1.0%

What stands out

87%

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

Borough taxes87%

Property tax
87%$12.2 million
Other taxes
0.2%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and amusement licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$15 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.0%

Fees for services
8.0%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; sewer and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$497 thousand
  • Sewer$472 thousand
  • Garbage collection$149 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$137 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$401 thousand
Fines
0.9%$122 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Interest on debt9.4%All other spending9.3%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$870 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$764 thousand
  • Fire protection$54 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$52 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$485 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$280 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$126 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$79 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$293 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$293 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$288 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$283 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Interest on debt
9.4%$223 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$158 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$143 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Housing and community development
2.1%$51 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$13 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$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Chester. 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 Chester 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.