Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Franklin Township run?
Franklin Township’s town government spent $129,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $39 per resident.
What stands out about how Franklin Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional School District
Franklin Township’s high school district, shared with Bethlehem Township, Califon, Clinton, Clinton Township, Glen Gardner and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $30,628 per pupil, $18,755 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.
Franklin Township School District · $31,974 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $39 per resident a year, or $0.11 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 39%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Franklin Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
No comparison for Franklin Township yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Franklin Township’s 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2023; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is up 12800% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Franklin 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: $0 · 2023: $39. Per resident it went from $0 to $39 (up 3800%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 3,499 to 3,280.
full-time in March 2025, up from 3 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 Franklin 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 Franklin Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Franklin Township →
Who’s in charge in Franklin Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Franklin Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on franklin-twp.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 234 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 (3,280).
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 Franklin Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: franklin-twp.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 Franklin Township compares with the towns next door
Franklin Township’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $277 to $1,198 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Union Township | $277 | $9,193 |
| Alexandria Township | $413 | $10,000+ |
| Delaware Township | $795 | $10,000+ |
| Clinton | $1,142 | $10,000+ |
| Raritan Township | $1,198 | $10,000+ |
| Clinton Township | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Kingwood Township | estimate | $9,167 |
| Franklin 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 Franklin Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Franklin Township’s government
How much does Franklin Township spend per resident?
About $39 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who runs Franklin Township’s government?
See franklin-twp.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Franklin Township yet.
How many people work for Franklin Township?
14 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $124,567 (about $1.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Franklin Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 23 (Doug Steinhardt) and General Assembly District 23 (Erik Peterson and John DiMaio). The General Assembly district also covers 37 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Franklin 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 →