Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

Englewood Cliffs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Englewood Cliffs took in $18.6 million and spent $13.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes94%Fees for services (sewer)3.2%Fines and other1.6%Federal tax money1.1%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

89%

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

Borough taxes94%

Property tax
89%$16.6 million
Other taxes
4.9%$909 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$470 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$420 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$589 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$478 thousand
  • Other service charges$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$203 thousand

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$20 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Fines
0.8%$150 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$139 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails49%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking8.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.5%Interest on debt2.8%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

49%

of Englewood Cliffs' 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
49%$6.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$238 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$4.2 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$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$562 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$493 thousand
  • Government buildings$51 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.5%$715 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$541 thousand
  • Sewer systems$174 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$365 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$214 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$150 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$64 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$56 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$56 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$13 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Englewood Cliffs. 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 Englewood Cliffs 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.