Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

Fair Lawn's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fair Lawn took in $57.8 million and spent $46.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes77%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)18%State tax money2.8%Federal tax money1.8%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

73%

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

Borough taxes77%

Property tax
73%$42.0 million
Other taxes
3.8%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$580 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$43 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$10.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$9.2 million
  • Other service charges$715 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$426 thousand
  • Sewer$64 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$1.0 million

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$1.6 million

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$326 thousand
Fines
0.3%$175 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Interest on debt2.5%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

2.3%

of Fair Lawn's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$15.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$8.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$13.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$11.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$694 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$41 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$9.4 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$6.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$933 thousand
  • Government buildings$591 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$5.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.0 million
  • Libraries$2.3 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$1.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$937 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$206 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.3%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$587 thousand
  • Parking$480 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$500 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$500 thousand
Social services
0.1%$61 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$61 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Fair Lawn. 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 Fair Lawn 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.