Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

Rosslyn Farms's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rosslyn Farms took in $955 thousand and spent $927 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes76%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)19%State tax money3.9%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

17%

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

Borough taxes76%

Property tax
53%$509 thousand
Individual income tax
17%$163 thousand
Other taxes
6.0%$57 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$26 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$24 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$180 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$147 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$31 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$37 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$7 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries29%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Environment and natural resources0.3%

What stands out

29%

of Rosslyn Farms' 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%

Parks, recreation and libraries
29%$269 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$269 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$222 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$222 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$178 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$91 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$144 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$108 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$36 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$111 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$67 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$26 thousand
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Rosslyn Farms. 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 Rosslyn Farms 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.