Borough government · York County, PA

New Freedom's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), New Freedom took in $6.4 million and spent $10.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)58%Borough taxes31%State tax money4.2%Federal tax money3.8%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

15%

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

Borough taxes31%

Individual income tax
15%$945 thousand
Property tax
13%$818 thousand
Other taxes
3.6%$231 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$149 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$81 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$447 thousand
  • Other service charges$72 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$62 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.8%

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

From the federal government
3.8%$245 thousand

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$268 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$169 thousand
Fines
0.2%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails6.6%Running the government and other costs3.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

61%

of New Freedom's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
61%$6.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.5 million
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$555 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.6%$684 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$549 thousand
  • Fire protection$125 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.3%$345 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$277 thousand
  • Government buildings$57 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$107 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$107 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$71 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of New Freedom. 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 New Freedom 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.