Township government · Butler County, PA

Cranberry Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cranberry Township took in $61.9 million and spent $59.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)46%Township taxes35%State tax money10%Fines and other8.4%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

46%

of Cranberry Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes35%

Individual income tax
14%$9.0 million
Other taxes
11%$7.0 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$4.1 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2.4 million
  • Public utility licenses$528 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.3%$5.8 million

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$28.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$11.8 million
  • Water$8.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.0 million
  • Garbage collection$2.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$6.2 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$359 thousand

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$5.1 million
Fines
0.1%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Housing and community development9.4%All other spending10%

What stands out

32%

of Cranberry Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$19.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$8.3 million
  • Sewer systems$8.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
24%$14.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$14.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$7.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$6.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$6.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.4 million
  • Libraries$463 thousand
Housing and community development
9.4%$5.7 million
Running the government and other costs
7.2%$4.3 million
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)$2.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$904 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$732 thousand
  • Government buildings$49 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$1.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cranberry Township. 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 Cranberry 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.