Borough government · Morris County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mendham took in $12.0 million and spent $8.9 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 taxes72%Fees for services (sewer)16%Fines and other10%State tax money2.3%

What stands out

69%

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

Borough taxes72%

Property tax
69%$8.3 million
Other taxes
2.8%$341 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$248 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$85 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$1.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$275 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$1.0 million
Fines
1.8%$211 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Roads, transit and parking7.9%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

30%

of Mendham'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%

Running the government and other costs
34%$3.1 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$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$517 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$236 thousand
  • Government buildings$204 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$274 thousand
  • Fire protection$261 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$122 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$296 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.9%$697 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$697 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$389 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$229 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$160 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$259 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$150 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$150 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Mendham. 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 Mendham 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.