Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Verona took in $3.0 million and spent $3.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes42%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)34%State tax money23%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

8.9%

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

Borough taxes42%

Property tax
27%$808 thousand
Individual income tax
8.9%$264 thousand
Other taxes
5.2%$154 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$71 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$46 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$992 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$939 thousand
  • Other service charges$41 thousand
  • Road charges$8 thousand
  • Parking$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$685 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$30 thousand
Fines
0.6%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Running the government and other costs8.7%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

15%

of Verona's 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%

Roads, transit and parking
28%$867 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$867 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$743 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$642 thousand
  • Fire protection$53 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$48 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$721 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$721 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$452 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$452 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.7%$267 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$112 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$80 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$64 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Verona. 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 Verona 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.