Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Oradell took in $20.2 million and spent $11.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes81%Fines and other13%State tax money4.3%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)1.4%

What stands out

81%

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

Borough taxes81%

Property tax
81%$16.4 million
Other taxes
0.1%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$16 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$288 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$134 thousand
  • Other service charges$92 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$877 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$2.7 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Sent to other local governments9.3%Parks, recreation and libraries7.8%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

9.3%

of Oradell's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
50%$5.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.0 million
  • Government buildings$297 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$218 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$142 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$203 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$197 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$73 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.3%$1.1 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$1.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$38 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$893 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$803 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$90 thousand
Interest on debt
5.3%$599 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$85 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$85 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Oradell. 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 Borough of Oradell 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.