Photo: Cerebral726 · CC BY-SA 4.0Glen Rock spent more per resident in 2022 than 71% of similar cities
Glen Rock’s borough government spent $17.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,488 per resident.
What stands out about how Glen Rock is run
Read from the borough’s budget and official records.
$1,403 per resident in 2022: more than 71% of them
Glen Rock’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,403 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 45 New Jersey cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,189, and the middle half spent $1,010–$1,449. Glen Rock spent more than 71% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.9 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 of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Glen Rock itself left out).
About $1,488 per resident a year, or $4.08 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 29%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Glen Rock collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Day-to-day spending is up 10% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Glen Rock 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: $1,403 · 2024: $1,488.
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 Glen Rock’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 Glen Rock’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Glen Rock →
Who’s in charge in Glen Rock
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Glen Rock’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The borough posts agendas and minutes on glenrocknj.net ↗.
One full-time borough employee for every 158 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (12,039).
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.
Glen Rock Borough School District
Glen Rock’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $25,471 per pupil, $14,932 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 Glen Rock.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: glenrocknj.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 Glen Rock compares with the towns next door
Glen Rock spent $1,403 per resident in 2022; the 3 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $665 to $1,216. 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 Glen Rock’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Glen Rock’s government
How much does Glen Rock spend per resident?
About $1,488 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,403 was more than 71% of 45 New Jersey cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Glen Rock’s government?
See glenrocknj.net for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Glen Rock yet.
How many people work for Glen Rock?
76 full-time and 68 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $735,023 (about $8.8M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Glen Rock in the state legislature?
State Senate District 38 (Joe Lagana) and General Assembly District 38 (Chris Tully and Lisa Swain). The General Assembly district also covers 15 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Glen Rock’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 →