Photo: KForce at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Edison Township run?
Edison Township’s town government spent $528.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $4,926 per resident. Water and other utilities ($9.8 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Edison Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Edison Township School District
Edison Township’s K–12 school district. The schools are run by Edison Township, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $21,234 per pupil, $13,209 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.
About $4,926 per resident a year, or $13.50 a day
Schools are part of the town’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 70% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Edison Township runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget.
No comparison for Edison Township yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Edison Township’s 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2024; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is up 14% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Edison Township reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $4,683 · 2023: $4,480 · 2024: $4,926. Per resident it went from $4,683 to $4,926 (up 5%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 98,721 to 107,361.
full-time in March 2025, up from 2,500 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
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 Edison 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 Edison Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Edison Township →
Who’s in charge in Edison Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Edison Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on edisonnj.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 43 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (107,361).
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 Edison Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: edisonnj.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 Edison Township compares with the towns next door
Edison Township’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $736 to $6,520 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Sayreville | $736 | $8,832 |
| Piscataway Township | $1,123 | $9,018 |
| South Plainfield | $1,180 | $8,596 |
| East Brunswick Township | $1,201 | $10,000+ |
| Woodbridge Township | $1,465 | $9,775 |
| New Brunswick | $6,520 runs schools | $6,316 |
| Highland Park | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Edison 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 Edison Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Edison Township’s government
How much does Edison Township spend per resident?
About $4,926 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who runs Edison Township’s government?
See edisonnj.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Edison Township yet.
How many people work for Edison Township?
2,516 full-time and 653 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $25.9M (about $310.9M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Edison Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 18 (Patrick Diegnan) and General Assembly District 18 (Robert Karabinchak and Sterley Stanley). The General Assembly district also covers six other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Edison 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 →