Township government · Morris County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mendham Township took in $10.0 million and spent $10.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes81%Fines and other8.2%State tax money5.2%Fees for services (sewer)5.1%

What stands out

81%

of Mendham Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes81%

Property tax
81%$8.2 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$510 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$510 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$520 thousand

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$804 thousand
Fines
0.2%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

11%

of Mendham Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
31%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$245 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$159 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$202 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$201 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$183 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$785 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$295 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$306 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$229 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$77 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$208 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$121 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$121 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$100 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$100 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$25 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mendham Township. 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 Mendham 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.