Township government · Sussex County, NJ

Hardyston Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hardyston Township took in $11.3 million and spent $8.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes76%County and local tax money8.8%State tax money6.2%Fines and other4.6%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.5%

What stands out

8.8%

of Hardyston Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes76%

Property tax
76%$8.6 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$507 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$504 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.2%

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

From the state
6.2%$701 thousand

County and local tax money8.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.8%$1.0 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$517 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails40%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt3.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%Sent to other local governments0.2%

What stands out

40%

of Hardyston Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$3.6 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$2.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$751 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$322 thousand
  • Government buildings$58 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$152 thousand
  • Fire protection$58 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Interest on debt
3.4%$281 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$60 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$60 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$13 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$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hardyston Township. 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 Hardyston Township 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.