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Town Hall · Branchburg Township

How is Branchburg Township run?

Branchburg Township’s town government spent $19.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,361 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Branchburg Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Town website
Day-to-day spending, 2022
$19.7M
year to December 31, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$1,361
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of 2022 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
88
full-time · 28 part-time · March payroll $739,059 · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year

What stands out about how Branchburg Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

★ What stands out · Your share of the 2022 budget

About $1,361 per resident a year, or $3.73 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 21%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 62%Fees & charges 16%From the state 12%Interest, fines & other 4%Other taxes & licenses 4%Sales taxes 2%
An estimate

Branchburg Township didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Building projects $417,000; interest on debt $563,000. With these, the whole budget was $20.7 million.
About “Other”.30% of Branchburg Township’s day-to-day spending ($6 million) is filed by the Census Bureau outside the named functions above, so the receipt can’t say what it buys.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Branchburg Township yet

Every year of Branchburg Township’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.

How Town Hall compares budgets →
Property tax

Typical bills top $10,000 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Branchburg Township$10,000+
Hillsborough Township$10,000+
Neshanic Station$10,000+
Bridgewater Township$10,000+
Bridgewater Center$10,000+
Readington Township$10,000+
Flagtown$10,000+
Neshanic$9,888
New Jersey$9,590
Bradley Gardens$9,067
$10,000+
typical bill a year
$610,800
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Branchburg Township’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 Branchburg Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Branchburg Township →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Branchburg Township

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See branchburg.nj.us for Branchburg Township’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Branchburg Township yet.branchburg.nj.us ↗
Agendas

Branchburg Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on branchburg.nj.us ↗.

Who works for Branchburg Township

One full-time town employee for every 165 residents

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (14,512).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Police28 + 5 pt
Roads & transportation28
Administration & buildings19 + 7 pt
Parks & libraries3 + 10 pt
Sewer & trash4
Courts, inspections & corrections2 + 1 pt
Health & welfare2
Fire1 + 2 pt
Other1 + 3 pt
88
full-time
28
part-time
$739,059
payroll for March 2022
$8.9M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$94,700
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
27
sworn police officers
Estimates.Branchburg Township didn’t report its staff figures; these are the Census Bureau’s estimates, so they aren’t compared with other towns.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Branchburg Township School District

Branchburg Township’s elementary school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Branchburg Township →
$30,665
per pupil · NJ $28,441
1,376
students
$11.2 million
long-term debt

Of the $30,665 per pupil, $17,907 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 79%State 19%Federal 2%

New Jersey districts overall: 48% local, 46% state, 6% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who represents Branchburg Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Branchburg Township.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
  2. 2
    New Jersey General AssemblyState representatives
  3. 3
    New Jersey SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New Jersey

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Branchburg Township compares with the towns next door

Branchburg Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $832 to $1,048 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Bridgewater Township$832$10,000+
Readington Township$1,048$10,000+
Hillsborough Townshipestimate$10,000+
Bedminster Townshipestimate$5,911
Branchburg Townshipestimate$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 Branchburg Township’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Branchburg Township’s government

How much does Branchburg Township spend per resident?

About $1,361 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Branchburg Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $20.7 million.

Who runs Branchburg Township’s government?

See branchburg.nj.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Branchburg Township yet.

How many people work for Branchburg Township?

88 full-time and 28 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $739,059 (about $8.9M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Branchburg Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 16 (Andrew Zwicker) and General Assembly District 16 (Mitchelle Drulis and Roy Freiman). The General Assembly district also covers 13 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Branchburg Township’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors

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 (for Branchburg Township, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →