Township government · Chester County, PA

Tredyffrin Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tredyffrin Township took in $34.2 million and spent $37.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)26%State tax money14%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

29%

of Tredyffrin Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.2%.

Township taxes57%

Other taxes
29%$9.9 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$7.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.1 million
  • Public utility licenses$648 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
28%$9.5 million

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$9.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$5.3 million
  • Other service charges$3.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$218 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$4.9 million

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%$12 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$804 thousand
Fines
0.3%$114 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

28%

of Tredyffrin Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$14.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$11.7 million
  • Fire protection$2.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$10.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$9.7 million
  • Public transit$700 thousand
  • Parking$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$5.6 million
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$2.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Government buildings$821 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$626 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$3.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$144 thousand
  • Electric power$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$2.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
1.6%$616 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$616 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$234 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$48 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$48 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tredyffrin Township. 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 Tredyffrin Township 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.