Borough government · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Narberth took in $6.2 million and spent $6.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes59%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)20%Fines and other14%State tax money4.7%Federal tax money1.9%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

51%

of Narberth's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Borough taxes59%

Property tax
51%$3.1 million
Other taxes
8.3%$512 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$264 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$154 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$94 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$669 thousand
  • Other service charges$263 thousand
  • Sewer$260 thousand
  • Parking$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$118 thousand

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$291 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$5 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
13%$795 thousand
Fines
1.0%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

41%

of Narberth's 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$296 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$174 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$118 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$662 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$497 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$102 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$951 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$951 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$916 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$652 thousand
  • Sewer systems$264 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$372 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$265 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$107 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$61 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Narberth. 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 Narberth 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.