Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY 4.0Hazlet Township spent more per resident in 2022 than 69% of similar towns
Hazlet Township’s town government spent $29.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,427 per resident.
What stands out about how Hazlet Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$1,224 per resident in 2022: more than 69% of them
Hazlet Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,224 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 32 New Jersey towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,148, and the middle half spent $852–$1,313. Hazlet Township spent more than 69% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($5.6 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 towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Hazlet Township itself left out).
About $1,427 per resident a year, or $3.91 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 18%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Hazlet Township 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 22% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Hazlet 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: $1,224 · 2024: $1,427. Per resident it went from $1,224 to $1,427 (up 17%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 19,641 to 20,614.
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 Hazlet 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 Hazlet Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Hazlet Township →
Who’s in charge in Hazlet Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Hazlet Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on hazlettwp.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 248 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 (20,614).
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.
Hazlet Township School District
Hazlet Township’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $25,395 per pupil, $14,546 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 Hazlet Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: hazlettwp.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 Hazlet Township compares with the towns next door
Hazlet Township spent $1,224 per resident in 2022; the 3 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $993 to $2,750. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Township | $993 | $10,000+ |
| Union Beach | $2,077 | $9,573 |
| Keansburg | $2,750 | $6,325 |
| Keyport | estimate | $9,057 |
| Holmdel Township | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Hazlet Township | $1,224 | $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 Hazlet Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Hazlet Township’s government
How much does Hazlet Township spend per resident?
About $1,427 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 $1,224 was more than 69% of 32 New Jersey towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Hazlet Township’s government?
See hazlettwp.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Hazlet Township yet.
How many people work for Hazlet Township?
83 full-time and 40 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $634,061 (about $7.6M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Hazlet Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 13 (Declan O'Scanlon) and General Assembly District 13 (Gerry Scharfenberger and Vicky Flynn). The General Assembly district also covers 15 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Hazlet 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 →