Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Chesterfield Township run?
Chesterfield Township’s town government spent $5.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $549 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Chesterfield Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Chesterfield Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Northern Burlington Regional School District
Chesterfield Township’s middle and high school district, shared with Mansfield Township, North Hanover Township, Springfield Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $25,636 per pupil, $13,970 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.
Chesterfield Township School District · $23,804 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $549 per resident a year, or $1.50 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 22%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Chesterfield Township didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Chesterfield Township yet
Every year of Chesterfield Township’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →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 Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Chesterfield Township →
Who’s in charge in Chesterfield Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 456 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 2023 finance file (9,567).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Chesterfield Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Chesterfield Township compares with the towns next door
Chesterfield Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 3 of the 5 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $371 to $1,327 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| North Hanover Township | $371 | $7,690 |
| Bordentown Township | $1,135 | $8,769 |
| Hamilton Township | $1,327 | $7,622 |
| Mansfield Township | estimate | $8,106 |
| Springfield Township | estimate | $9,869 |
| Chesterfield Township | estimate | $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 Chesterfield Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Chesterfield Township’s government
How much does Chesterfield Township spend per resident?
About $549 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Chesterfield Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $5.7 million.
Who runs Chesterfield Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Chesterfield Township yet.
How many people work for Chesterfield Township?
21 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $151,258 (about $1.8M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Chesterfield Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 8 (Latham Tiver) and General Assembly District 08 (Andrea Katz and Anthony Angelozzi). The General Assembly district also covers 24 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Chesterfield Township’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 (for Chesterfield 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 →