Where Trenton City’s taxes go

Trenton City residents pay property tax shared by the local governments where they live. In fiscal year 2025 the Trenton City spent $260.8M.

City spending, FY 2025
$260.8M

Of every $100 the city spends

FY 2025
  • Fixed Costs$35.19Insurance, Statutory Expenditures, Reserve for Uncollected Taxes, +1 more
  • Public Safety$31.58Public Safety, Court and Public Defender
  • Public Works$11.79Public Works, Utilities and Bulk Purchases, Landfill / Solid Waste Disposal
  • Debt Service$6.55
  • General Government$5.10
  • Recreation & Culture$2.83
  • Health & Human Services$2.56
  • Community & Economic Development$1.65Uniform Construction Code, Land-Use Administration
  • Intergovernmental$1.33
  • Education$0.98
  • Other$0.34Judgements, Unclassified
  • Capital & Infrastructure$0.10

Who taxes Trenton City residents

  • Federal governmentIncome, Social Security and Medicare taxes
  • State of New JerseyState taxes
  • Trenton CityA share of property tax

See what you pay, in your dollars

Your federal, state, and local taxes, and where each one goes.

See mine

Sources & methods

Where these numbers come from
  • Local budgetTrenton City budget (nj_dca_ufb)FY 2025

Educational estimates from official public data. Not tax advice.