Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

Forest Hills's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Forest Hills took in $8.5 million and spent $8.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes53%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)39%State tax money5.0%County and local tax money1.9%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

13%

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

Borough taxes53%

Property tax
35%$3.0 million
Individual income tax
13%$1.1 million
Other taxes
5.1%$436 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$161 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$140 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$135 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Garbage collection$690 thousand
  • Other service charges$239 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$149 thousand
  • Road charges$141 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$423 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$166 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$73 thousand
Fines
0.4%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs21%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

23%

of Forest Hills' 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$725 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$353 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$133 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$893 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$616 thousand
  • Government buildings$190 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$163 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$610 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$585 thousand
  • Libraries$25 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$146 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Forest Hills. 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 Forest Hills 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.