Borough government · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Telford took in $3.0 million and spent $3.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes77%State tax money10%Fines and other6.6%County and local tax money4.4%Fees for services1.4%

What stands out

22%

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

Borough taxes77%

Property tax
46%$1.4 million
Individual income tax
22%$653 thousand
Other taxes
9.5%$283 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$136 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$83 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$42 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$309 thousand

County and local tax money4.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.4%$130 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$186 thousand
Fines
0.4%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs53%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking9.7%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%Interest on debt1.1%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

53%

of Telford's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
53%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$955 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$558 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$244 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$243 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$971 thousand
  • Fire protection$119 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$37 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.7%$366 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$361 thousand
  • Parking$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$181 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$115 thousand
  • Libraries$66 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$42 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$28 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Telford. 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 Telford 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.