Village government · Bergen County, NJ

Ridgefield Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ridgefield Park took in $23.7 million and spent $23.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes86%State tax money5.1%Fines and other4.9%Fees for services (parks and recreation, hospital bills)4.1%

What stands out

84%

of Ridgefield Park's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Village taxes86%

Property tax
84%$19.9 million
Other taxes
2.0%$470 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$470 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$966 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Other service charges$805 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$100 thousand
  • Hospital bills$26 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$20 thousand
  • Parking$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$1.2 million

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$1.0 million
Fines
0.6%$142 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Parks, recreation and libraries8.0%Roads, transit and parking6.9%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

35%

of Ridgefield Park's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$8.1 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$5.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$744 thousand
  • Government buildings$236 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$7.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.1 million
  • Fire protection$875 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$465 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$344 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.3 million
  • Sewer systems$70 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.0%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$575 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
0.8%$186 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$186 thousand
Social services
0.4%$97 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$97 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$73 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Ridgefield Park. 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 Village of Ridgefield Park 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.