Township government · Essex County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Montclair Township took in $203 million and spent $293 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes69%Fees for services (water, sewer)15%State tax money11%Fines and other4.8%

What stands out

15%

of Montclair Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes69%

Property tax
67%$137 million
Other taxes
1.7%$3.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$2.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$482 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$311 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$31.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$11.5 million
  • Sewer$9.0 million
  • Parking$6.2 million
  • Other service charges$2.4 million
  • Other school charges$1.3 million
  • School lunches$998 thousand
  • Garbage collection$31 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$21.7 million

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$7.3 million
Fines
1.2%$2.4 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges64%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs8.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.2%Roads, transit and parking2.8%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

64%

of Montclair Township's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
64%$187 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$187 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$31.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$17.0 million
  • Fire protection$11.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
8.4%$24.7 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$21.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$363 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.2%$24.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$10.6 million
  • Water supply$9.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$8.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingParking and roads and highways
  • Parking$6.3 million
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Sent to other local governments
2.5%$7.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$7.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$167 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$4.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$2.8 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.6 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$216 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$1.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.9 million
Social services
0.1%$295 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$295 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Montclair Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Montclair 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.