Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fairview took in $22.4 million and spent $20.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes71%Fees for services (electric power, sewer)25%Fines and other3.3%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

71%

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

Borough taxes71%

Property tax
71%$15.9 million
Other taxes
0.3%$77 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$47 thousand
  • Other licenses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$5.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; electric power and 3 more
  • Other service charges$4.3 million
  • Electric power$1.0 million
  • Sewer$192 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
  • Garbage collection$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$90 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$419 thousand
Fines
1.4%$324 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs68%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.6%Health and hospitals1.0%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

68%

of Fairview's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
68%$13.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$13.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$388 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$299 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$5.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Fire protection$364 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$290 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$203 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$554 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$326 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$228 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$329 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$297 thousand
  • Sewer systems$23 thousand
  • Water supply$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$208 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$208 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$45 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Fairview. 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 Fairview 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.