Township government · Bergen County, NJ

River Vale Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), River Vale Township took in $57.9 million and spent $12.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes98%Fines and other0.7%State tax money0.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.2%

What stands out

98%

of River Vale Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes98%

Property tax
98%$56.8 million
Other taxes
0.4%$205 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$176 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$105 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$105 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$362 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$356 thousand
Fines
0.1%$71 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%All other spending4.4%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$4.7 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$3.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$643 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$424 thousand
  • Government buildings$57 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$3.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Fire protection$325 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$219 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$923 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$341 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$734 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$710 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$538 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

River Vale Township. 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 River Vale 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.