Van Ness House · Photo: Walter Van Ness · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Fairfield Township run?
Fairfield Township’s town government spent $12.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,631 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.9 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Fairfield Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,631 per resident a year, or $4.47 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 32%.
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No comparison or trend for Fairfield Township yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Fairfield Township’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
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 Fairfield 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 Fairfield Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Fairfield Township →
Who’s in charge in Fairfield Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Fairfield Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on fairfieldnj.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 71 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 2024 finance file (7,761).
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.
West Essex Regional School District
Fairfield Township’s middle and high school district, shared with Essex Fells, North Caldwell, Roseland. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $30,598 per pupil, $17,855 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.
Fairfield Township School District · $22,790 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Fairfield Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: fairfieldnj.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 Fairfield Township compares with the towns next door
Fairfield Township’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $940 to $2,297 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Park | $940 | $9,795 |
| Montville Township | $1,150 | $10,000+ |
| Wayne Township | $1,397 | $10,000+ |
| East Hanover Township | $2,297 | $9,774 |
| North Caldwell | estimate | $10,000+ |
| West Caldwell Township | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Fairfield 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 Fairfield Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Fairfield Township’s government
How much does Fairfield Township spend per resident?
About $1,631 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who runs Fairfield Township’s government?
See fairfieldnj.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Fairfield Township yet.
How many people work for Fairfield Township?
110 full-time and 22 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $938,159 (about $11.3M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Fairfield Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 40 (Kristin Corrado) and General Assembly District 40 (Al Barlas and Chris DePhillips). The General Assembly district also covers 14 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Fairfield 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; 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 →