Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0Englewood Cliffs spent more per resident in 2022 than 79% of similar cities
Englewood Cliffs’ borough government spent $12.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,382 per resident.
What stands out about how Englewood Cliffs is run
Read from the borough’s budget and official records.
$2,382 per resident in 2022: more than 79% of them
Englewood Cliffs’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($2,382 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 $1,439, and the middle half spent $1,079–$2,186. Englewood Cliffs spent more than 79% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($715,000), 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 cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Englewood Cliffs itself left out).
About $2,382 per resident a year, or $6.53 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 38%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Englewood Cliffs collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
No trend yet
Englewood Cliffs reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
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 Englewood Cliffs’ 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 Englewood Cliffs’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Englewood Cliffs →
Who’s in charge in Englewood Cliffs
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Englewood Cliffs’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The borough posts agendas and minutes on englewoodcliffsnj.net ↗.
One full-time borough employee for every 124 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 (5,320).
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.
Englewood Cliffs Borough School District
Englewood Cliffs’ elementary school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $36,165 per pupil, $20,598 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.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Englewood Cliffs.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: englewoodcliffsnj.net ↗
- 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 Englewood Cliffs compares with the towns next door
Englewood Cliffs spent $2,382 per resident in 2022; the 3 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $1,115 to $4,802. 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 Englewood Cliffs’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Englewood Cliffs’ government
How much does Englewood Cliffs spend per resident?
About $2,382 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 $2,382 was more than 79% of 48 New Jersey cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Englewood Cliffs’ government?
See englewoodcliffsnj.net for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Englewood Cliffs yet.
How many people work for Englewood Cliffs?
43 full-time and 21 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $494,636 (about $5.9M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Englewood Cliffs in the state legislature?
State Senate District 37 (Gordon Johnson) and General Assembly District 37 (Ellen Park and Shama Haider). The General Assembly district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Englewood Cliffs’ 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 →