Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

Saddle River's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Saddle River took in $17.2 million and spent $12.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes90%Fees for services (water, sewer)4.7%Fines and other4.6%State tax money0.5%

What stands out

86%

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

Borough taxes90%

Property tax
86%$14.7 million
Other taxes
4.4%$760 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$499 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$205 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$803 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$477 thousand
  • Other service charges$223 thousand
  • Sewer$103 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$94 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$560 thousand
Fines
1.4%$234 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.0%Roads, transit and parking7.4%Interest on debt1.4%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

46%

of Saddle River'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
46%$5.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$4.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$496 thousand
  • Fire protection$430 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$239 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$4.4 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$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$562 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$496 thousand
  • Government buildings$142 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.0%$975 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$585 thousand
  • Water supply$365 thousand
  • Sewer systems$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.4%$898 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$898 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$173 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$104 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$104 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$44 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$9 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$5 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$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Saddle River. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Saddle River 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.