Township government · Chester County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Valley Township took in $6.5 million and spent $5.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes56%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)21%Fines and other12%State tax money7.6%County and local tax money2.6%Federal tax money1.3%

What stands out

21%

of Valley Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes56%

Property tax
25%$1.6 million
Individual income tax
21%$1.4 million
Other taxes
9.1%$595 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$306 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$197 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$938 thousand
  • Other service charges$343 thousand
  • Sewer$70 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Water$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$88 thousand

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$499 thousand

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$171 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$756 thousand
Fines
0.5%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Health and hospitals2.3%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

13%

of Valley Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$1.9 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$966 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$421 thousand
  • Government buildings$286 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$230 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$221 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$186 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$141 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$755 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$755 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$133 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$133 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$121 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$113 thousand
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$55 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$55 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Valley Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Valley 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.