Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

Glen Rock's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Glen Rock took in $78.8 million and spent $18.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes98%Fines and other1.1%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parking)0.9%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

98%

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

Borough taxes98%

Property tax
98%$77.1 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$15 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$681 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; parking and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$442 thousand
  • Parking$196 thousand
  • Sewer$28 thousand
  • Garbage collection$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$110 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$834 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Running the government and other costs51%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Interest on debt3.2%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%All other spending0.4%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
51%$9.4 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$8.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$632 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$440 thousand
  • Government buildings$121 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$6.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$5.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$380 thousand
  • Fire protection$372 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$670 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$584 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$514 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$514 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$47 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$47 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Glen Rock. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Glen Rock 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.