Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

Ben Avon Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ben Avon Heights took in $621 thousand and spent $786 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes76%Fees for services (sewer)21%State tax money2.7%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

20%

of Ben Avon Heights' money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes76%

Property tax
53%$327 thousand
Individual income tax
20%$125 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$129 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$116 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$17 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries5.9%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

42%

of Ben Avon Heights' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
42%$330 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$330 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$151 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$83 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$68 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$139 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$102 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$37 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$111 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$74 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$46 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Ben Avon Heights. 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 Ben Avon Heights 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.