Borough government · Susquehanna County, PA

Montrose's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Montrose took in $1.3 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes65%Fines and other16%State tax money11%Federal tax money5.9%Fees for services (parking)1.3%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

27%

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

Borough taxes65%

Property tax
29%$381 thousand
Individual income tax
27%$358 thousand
Other taxes
8.1%$106 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$48 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$34 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$17 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParking and other service charges
  • Parking$16 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$77 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$149 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$11 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
14%$188 thousand
Fines
1.5%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking36%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%Health and hospitals<0.1%

What stands out

36%

of Montrose'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%

Running the government and other costs
36%$447 thousand
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$205 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$136 thousand
  • Government buildings$78 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
36%$443 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$443 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$309 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$230 thousand
  • Fire protection$59 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$41 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Montrose. 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 Montrose 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.