Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Harrison Township run?
Harrison Township’s town government spent $9.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $690 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Harrison Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Harrison Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $690 per resident a year, or $1.89 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 27%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Harrison Township didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Harrison Township yet
Every year of Harrison Township’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
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 Harrison 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 Harrison Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Harrison Township →
Who’s in charge in Harrison Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Harrison Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on harrisontwp.us ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 292 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 (13,143).
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.
Clearview Regional School District
Harrison Township’s middle and high school district, shared with Mantua Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $20,478 per pupil, $12,374 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.
Harrison Township School District · $19,330 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Harrison Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: harrisontwp.us ↗
- 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 Harrison Township compares with the towns next door
Harrison Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 3 of the 6 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $227 to $1,223 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| South Harrison Township | $227 | $10,000+ |
| Woolwich Township | $422 | $10,000+ |
| Glassboro | $1,223 | $8,198 |
| Elk Township | estimate | $9,638 |
| Mantua Township | estimate | $8,665 |
| East Greenwich Township | estimate | $9,427 |
| Harrison 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 Harrison Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Harrison Township’s government
How much does Harrison Township spend per resident?
About $690 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Harrison Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $10.1 million.
Who runs Harrison Township’s government?
See harrisontwp.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Harrison Township yet.
How many people work for Harrison Township?
45 full-time and 38 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $342,707 (about $4.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Harrison Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 3 (John Burzichelli) and General Assembly District 03 (Dave Bailey and Heather Simmons). The General Assembly district also covers 37 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Harrison 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 (for Harrison Township, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →