Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

Harrington Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Harrington Park took in $7.5 million and spent $6.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes91%State tax money4.4%Fines and other4.1%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)0.2%

What stands out

88%

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

Borough taxes91%

Property tax
88%$6.6 million
Other taxes
2.9%$215 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$133 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$15 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and parks and recreation
  • Sewer$13 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$330 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$240 thousand
Fines
0.8%$63 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries7.6%Sent to other local governments4.0%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

37%

of Harrington Park's 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
37%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$190 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$79 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$79 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$2.0 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$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$245 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$139 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$863 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$863 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.6%$471 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$452 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.0%$244 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$244 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.3%$206 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$206 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$57 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$52 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Harrington Park. 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 Borough of Harrington Park 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.