Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ridgefield took in $32.1 million and spent $18.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes76%State tax money20%Fines and other2.3%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)2.0%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

73%

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

Borough taxes76%

Property tax
73%$23.5 million
Other taxes
2.3%$723 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$581 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$109 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$630 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$329 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$230 thousand
  • Other service charges$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$6.4 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$26 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$638 thousand
Fines
0.3%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%Interest on debt6.3%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

37%

of Ridgefield'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
37%$6.9 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$6.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$431 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$223 thousand
  • Government buildings$200 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$5.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Fire protection$727 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$293 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$647 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$709 thousand
  • Libraries$689 thousand
Interest on debt
6.3%$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
1.7%$310 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$310 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.5%$287 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$287 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$29 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$29 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Ridgefield. 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 Borough of Ridgefield 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.