Borough government · Union County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mountainside took in $14.8 million and spent $11.0 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 taxes86%Fines and other7.0%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)3.8%State tax money2.9%

What stands out

83%

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

Borough taxes86%

Property tax
83%$12.3 million
Other taxes
3.2%$469 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$314 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$124 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$558 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$285 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$137 thousand
  • Other service charges$100 thousand
  • Parking$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$437 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$745 thousand
Fines
2.0%$296 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Running the government and other costs33%Parks, recreation and libraries9.8%Roads, transit and parking8.5%Sent to other local governments4.4%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

41%

of Mountainside'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$4.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$525 thousand
  • Fire protection$339 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$147 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$3.6 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$2.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$386 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$248 thousand
  • Government buildings$109 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.8%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$741 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$339 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$938 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$938 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.4%$481 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$481 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$160 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$141 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$141 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$15 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Mountainside. 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 Mountainside 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.