Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cresskill took in $21.5 million and spent $16.6 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 taxes91%Fines and other4.8%State tax money2.2%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.6%

What stands out

89%

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

Borough taxes91%

Property tax
89%$19.2 million
Other taxes
2.3%$495 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$440 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$42 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$336 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$334 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$8 thousand

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$465 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$977 thousand
Fines
0.3%$60 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries8.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.1%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

32%

of Cresskill'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%

Running the government and other costs
33%$5.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$778 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$538 thousand
  • Government buildings$130 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$5.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$4.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$453 thousand
  • Fire protection$312 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$218 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.5%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$419 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.1%$854 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$823 thousand
  • Sewer systems$31 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$323 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$280 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$280 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$158 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$158 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Cresskill. 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 Cresskill 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.