Township government · Middlesex County, NJ

Cranbury Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cranbury Township took in $11.1 million and spent $8.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes75%Fees for services (sewer)12%State tax money8.0%Fines and other4.9%

What stands out

12%

of Cranbury Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes75%

Property tax
73%$8.1 million
Other taxes
1.8%$199 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$166 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$16 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$10 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$119 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.0%

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

From the state
8.0%$886 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Fines
2.6%$294 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.3%$251 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs36%Parks, recreation and libraries9.8%Roads, transit and parking6.4%Interest on debt3.3%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

39%

of Cranbury Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$401 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$287 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$3.2 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$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$474 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$364 thousand
  • Government buildings$122 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.8%$849 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$701 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$148 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.4%$555 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$555 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$290 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$146 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$146 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$133 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$133 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$102 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$94 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$94 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cranbury Township. 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 Cranbury 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.