Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Closter took in $16.8 million and spent $12.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes82%Fines and other14%Federal tax money1.2%State tax money1.2%County and local tax money0.7%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.5%

What stands out

82%

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

Borough taxes82%

Property tax
82%$13.8 million
Other taxes
0.3%$50 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$27 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$90 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$70 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$200 thousand

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$195 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$119 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
13%$2.3 million
Fines
0.5%$81 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%Interest on debt3.2%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

38%

of Closter'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
38%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Fire protection$711 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$479 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$135 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$4.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$412 thousand
  • Government buildings$205 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$145 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$717 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$913 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$751 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$162 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$404 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$129 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$129 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$15 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$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit
  • Public transit$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Closter. 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 Closter 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.