Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

Cliffside Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Cliffside Park took in $91.3 million and spent $21.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes88%Federal tax money8.0%Fees for services (housing)2.1%State tax money0.9%Fines and other0.7%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

88%

of Cliffside Park's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Borough taxes88%

Property tax
88%$80.0 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$43 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesHousing
  • Housing$1.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$7.3 million

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$858 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$510 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$659 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 jails43%Housing and community development36%Running the government and other costs7.6%Interest on debt6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%Sent to other local governments0.5%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$9.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$9.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$325 thousand
Housing and community development
36%$7.9 million
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings and other and not broken out
  • Government buildings$850 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$797 thousand
Interest on debt
6.3%$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$110 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$110 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Cliffside Park. 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 Borough of Cliffside Park 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.