Borough government · Middlesex County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Sayreville took in $142 million and spent $46.1 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 taxes93%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)4.3%Federal tax money1.7%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

93%

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

Borough taxes93%

Property tax
93%$132 million
Other taxes
0.1%$145 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$93 thousand
  • Other licenses$51 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$6.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$6.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$118 thousand
  • Parking$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.7%$2.4 million

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$770 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%Housing and community development6.3%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

6.3%

of Sayreville's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$15.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$14.6 million
  • Fire protection$760 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$495 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$12.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$9.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$9.0 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$5.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$893 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$3.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Housing and community development
6.3%$2.9 million
Interest on debt
5.5%$2.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.7 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$840 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$277 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$277 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Sayreville. 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 Sayreville 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.