Hess, Harold, Lustron House · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Closter run?
Closter’s borough government spent $11.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,373 per resident.
What stands out about how Closter is run
Read from the borough’s budget and official records.
Northern Valley Regional School District
Closter’s K–12 school district, shared with Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $44,187 per pupil, $22,454 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.
Closter Borough School District · $23,364 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $1,373 per resident a year, or $3.76 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 29%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Closter collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
$1,373 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Closter’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,373 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 48 New Jersey cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,535, and the middle half spent $1,079–$2,284. Closter spent less than 54% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.5 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Closter itself left out).
No trend yet
Closter reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
full-time in March 2025, up 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 Closter’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 Closter’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Closter →
Who’s in charge in Closter
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Closter’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The borough posts agendas and minutes on closterboro.com ↗.
One full-time borough employee for every 143 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 (8,446).
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.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Closter.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: closterboro.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 Closter compares with the towns next door
Closter spent $1,373 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $102. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
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 Closter’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Closter’s government
How much does Closter spend per resident?
About $1,373 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 $1,373 was less than 54% of 48 New Jersey cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Closter’s government?
See closterboro.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Closter yet.
How many people work for Closter?
59 full-time and 46 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $622,868 (about $7.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Closter in the state legislature?
State Senate District 39 (Holly Schepisi) and General Assembly District 39 (Bob Auth and John Azzariti). The General Assembly district also covers 27 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Closter’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 →