Township government · Morris County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Montville Township took in $43.9 million and spent $40.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes61%Fees for services (sewer, water)24%State tax money7.8%Fines and other5.8%Federal tax money0.6%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

24%

of Montville 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 taxes61%

Property tax
61%$26.8 million
Other taxes
0.4%$186 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$150 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$10.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$4.6 million
  • Water$3.1 million
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$680 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.6%$247 thousand

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$3.4 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$204 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$2.5 million
Fines
0.2%$80 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Sent to other local governments12%Roads, transit and parking9.1%All other spending11%

What stands out

27%

of Montville Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$10.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$6.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.8 million
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$9.7 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$5.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$880 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$7.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$6.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$488 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$477 thousand
Sent to other local governments
12%$4.8 million
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$4.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.1%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
2.0%$800 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$800 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$690 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$654 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Montville 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 Montville 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.