Borough government · Morris County, NJ

Victory Gardens's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Victory Gardens took in $1.9 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes54%Fees for services (sewer)30%Fines and other14%State tax money2.3%

What stands out

54%

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

Borough taxes54%

Property tax
54%$1.0 million

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$554 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$391 thousand
  • Sewer$163 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$43 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
12%$230 thousand
Fines
1.3%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs61%Roads, transit and parking13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Sent to other local governments4.8%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

61%

of Victory Gardens' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
61%$860 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$408 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$331 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$82 thousand
  • Government buildings$39 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$186 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$186 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$154 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and electric power
  • Garbage and solid waste$141 thousand
  • Electric power$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$98 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$66 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$31 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.8%$68 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$68 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.6%$36 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Victory Gardens. 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 Borough of Victory Gardens 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.