Township government · Morris County, NJ

Long Hill Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Long Hill Township took in $16.7 million and spent $13.7 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 taxes75%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)11%State tax money10%Fines and other4.1%

What stands out

11%

of Long Hill Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes75%

Property tax
75%$12.6 million
Other taxes
0.1%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$226 thousand
  • Parking$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$1.7 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$588 thousand
Fines
0.5%$90 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Roads, transit and parking9.3%Parks, recreation and libraries7.8%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

31%

of Long Hill 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
37%$5.0 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$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$761 thousand
  • Government buildings$721 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$347 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$4.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Fire protection$367 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$155 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$143 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$763 thousand
  • Sewer systems$663 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.3%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
  • Parking$151 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$679 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$392 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$527 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$86 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$86 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Long Hill 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 Long Hill 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.