Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

Fox Chapel's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fox Chapel took in $12.8 million and spent $13.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes60%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)23%State tax money7.1%Fines and other5.2%County and local tax money2.4%Federal tax money2.1%

What stands out

26%

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

Borough taxes60%

Property tax
28%$3.6 million
Individual income tax
26%$3.4 million
Other taxes
5.5%$702 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$492 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$143 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; road charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$2.7 million
  • Road charges$187 thousand
  • Other service charges$123 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$266 thousand

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$907 thousand

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$301 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$655 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries8.7%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

33%

of Fox Chapel's 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
33%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$842 thousand
  • Water supply$72 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$502 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$320 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$254 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$134 thousand
  • Fire protection$116 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$110 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.7%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$768 thousand
  • Libraries$390 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$185 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$48 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Fox Chapel. 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 Fox Chapel 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.