Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

Green Tree's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Green Tree took in $9.6 million and spent $9.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes62%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)26%State tax money6.7%Fines and other3.4%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

22%

of Green Tree's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Borough taxes62%

Property tax
28%$2.7 million
Other taxes
22%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.5 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$508 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$117 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
12%$1.1 million

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$2.3 million
  • Other service charges$92 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$59 thousand
  • Road charges$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$647 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$160 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$304 thousand
Fines
0.3%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Roads, transit and parking11%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

18%

of Green Tree's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$432 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$698 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$481 thousand
  • Government buildings$100 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$212 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$72 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Libraries$255 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$192 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Green Tree. 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 Green Tree 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.