Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Chester Township spent more per resident in 2022 than 67% of similar towns
Chester Township’s town government spent $6.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $840 per resident.
What stands out about how Chester Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$840 per resident in 2022: more than 67% of them
Chester Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($840 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 36 New Jersey towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $432, and the middle half spent $279–$896. Chester Township spent more than 67% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($444,000), 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 towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Chester Township itself left out).
About $840 per resident a year, or $2.30 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 33%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Chester Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
No trend yet
Chester Township reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
full-time in March 2025, down from 57 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 Chester 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 Chester Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Chester Township →
Who’s in charge in Chester Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Chester Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on chesterborough.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 152 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 (7,619).
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.
West Morris Regional School District
Chester Township’s high school district, shared with Chester, Mendham, Mendham Township, Washington Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $27,126 per pupil, $16,322 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.
Chester Township School District · $27,852 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Chester Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: chesterborough.org ↗
- 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 Chester Township compares with the towns next door
Chester Township spent $840 per resident in 2022; the 3 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $805 to $1,340. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Olive Township | $805 | $10,000+ |
| Roxbury Township | $1,147 | $10,000+ |
| Mendham Township | $1,340 | $10,000+ |
| Randolph Township | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Washington Township | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Bedminster Township | estimate | $5,911 |
| Tewksbury Township | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Chester Township | $840 | $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 Chester Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Chester Township’s government
How much does Chester Township spend per resident?
About $840 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 $840 was more than 67% of 36 New Jersey towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Chester Township’s government?
See chesterborough.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Chester Township yet.
How many people work for Chester Township?
50 full-time and 39 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $488,174 (about $5.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Chester Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 24 (Parker Space) and General Assembly District 24 (Dawn Fantasia and Mike Inganamort). The General Assembly district also covers 31 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Chester Township’s government
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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 →