Photo: Dinker022089 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Englewood run?
Englewood’s city government spent $139.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $4,786 per resident.
What stands out about how Englewood is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Englewood City School District
Englewood’s K–12 school district. The schools are run by Englewood, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $27,735 per pupil, $16,728 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 $4,786 per resident a year, or $13.11 a day
Schools are part of the city’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 65% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Englewood runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget. Comparisons are with New Jersey cities that run their own schools.
$4,802 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Englewood’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($4,802 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 15 New Jersey cities that run their own schools: the median was $4,752, and the middle half spent $4,428–$5,951. Englewood spent more than 60% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($4 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 that run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Englewood itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 3% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Englewood 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: $4,802 · 2023: $4,786.
full-time in March 2025, up from 614 in 2022.
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 Englewood’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 Englewood’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Englewood →
Who’s in charge in Englewood
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Englewood’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofenglewood.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 47 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (29,113).
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 Englewood.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofenglewood.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 Englewood compares with the towns next door
Englewood spent $4,802 per resident in 2022; the 4 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $1,115 to $2,382. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Tenafly | $1,115 | $10,000+ |
| Teaneck Township | $1,282 | $10,000+ |
| Fort Lee | $1,511 | $9,212 |
| Englewood Cliffs | $2,382 | $10,000+ |
| Leonia | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Englewood | $4,802 | $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 Englewood’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Englewood’s government
How much does Englewood spend per resident?
About $4,786 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $4,802 was more than 60% of 15 New Jersey cities that run their own schools.
Who runs Englewood’s government?
See cityofenglewood.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Englewood yet.
How many people work for Englewood?
615 full-time and 59 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $6.4M (about $76.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Englewood 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’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 →