Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Squirrel 22~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). · Public domainBergenfield spent less per resident in 2022 than 100% of similar cities
Bergenfield’s borough government spent $19.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $700 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau.
What stands out about how Bergenfield is run
Read from the borough’s budget and official records.
$700 per resident in 2022: less than 100% of them
Bergenfield’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($700 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 15 New Jersey cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,321, and the middle half spent $1,054–$1,703. Bergenfield spent less than 100% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($6.6 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
New Jersey cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Bergenfield itself left out).
About $700 per resident a year, or $1.92 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 36%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Bergenfield collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
No trend yet
Bergenfield reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau (2023 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet.
full-time in March 2025, down from 136 in 2022.
Typical bills top $10,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Bergenfield’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Bergenfield’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bergenfield →
Who’s in charge in Bergenfield
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Bergenfield’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The borough posts agendas and minutes on bergenfieldboro.com ↗.
One full-time borough employee for every 211 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (27,371).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Bergenfield Borough School District
Bergenfield’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $24,999 per pupil, $15,290 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
New Jersey districts overall: 48% local, 46% state, 6% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Bergenfield.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: bergenfieldboro.com ↗
- 2New Jersey General AssemblyState representatives
- 3New Jersey SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New Jersey
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Bergenfield compares with the towns next door
Bergenfield spent $700 per resident in 2022; the 3 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $764 to $1,282. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Dumont | $764 | $10,000+ |
| Tenafly | $1,115 | $10,000+ |
| Teaneck Township | $1,282 | $10,000+ |
| New Milford | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Cresskill | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Bergenfield | $700 | $10,000+ |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Bergenfield’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Bergenfield’s government
How much does Bergenfield spend per resident?
About $700 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $700 was less than 100% of 15 New Jersey cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Bergenfield’s government?
See bergenfieldboro.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bergenfield yet.
How many people work for Bergenfield?
130 full-time and 62 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.2M (about $14.8M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Bergenfield in the state legislature?
State Senate District 38 (Joe Lagana) and General Assembly District 38 (Chris Tully and Lisa Swain). The General Assembly district also covers 15 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Bergenfield’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →