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Town Hall · Hillsborough Township

How is Hillsborough Township run?

Hillsborough Township’s town government spent $39.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $923 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Hillsborough Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Town website
Next public meeting

Sign Review Committee

6:30 pm · 379 South Branch Road

All meetings →
Day-to-day spending, 2024
$39.9M
year to December 31, 2024 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2024
$923
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$1.3M
end of 2024 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
184
full-time · 25 part-time · March payroll $1.4M
Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year

What stands out about how Hillsborough Township is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and official records.

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Runs its own water & sewer24% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (a Census estimate).A shared school districtShares Hillsborough Township School District with 1 other town.Split between districts2 U.S. House districts cover Hillsborough Township; your street decides yours.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Hillsborough Township’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

Recent meetings

Go in person

Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

Agenda portal ↗
Your share of the 2024 budget

About $923 per resident a year, or $2.53 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 24%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 52%Fees & charges 30%Other taxes & licenses 6%From the state 6%Interest, fines & other 5%Sales taxes <1%
An estimate

Hillsborough Township didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Building projects $4 million; interest on debt $216,000; payments to other governments $3.3 million. With these, the whole budget was $47.4 million.
About “Other”.26% of Hillsborough Township’s day-to-day spending ($10.4 million) is filed by the Census Bureau outside the named functions above, so the receipt can’t say what it buys.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Hillsborough Township yet

Every year of Hillsborough Township’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.

How Town Hall compares budgets →
Property tax

Typical bills top $10,000 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Hillsborough Township$10,000+
Branchburg Township$10,000+
Neshanic Station$10,000+
Readington Township$10,000+
Montgomery Township$10,000+
Bridgewater Township$10,000+
Neshanic$9,888
Weston$9,793
New Jersey$9,590
Millstone$8,849
$10,000+
typical bill a year
$547,600
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Hillsborough Township →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Hillsborough Township

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See hillsborough-nj.org for Hillsborough Township’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Hillsborough Township yet.hillsborough-nj.org ↗
Who works for Hillsborough Township

One full-time town employee for every 235 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 (43,228).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Police63 + 3 pt
Roads & transportation32 + 2 pt
Administration & buildings22 + 5 pt
Sewer & trash14 + 6 pt
Parks & libraries15
Fire10 + 2 pt
Health & welfare8 + 6 pt
Courts, inspections & corrections4
Other16 + 1 pt
184
full-time
25
part-time
$1.4M
payroll for March 2022
$16.7M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$89,500
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
54
sworn police officers
5
full-time firefighters
Not compared.Staff are compared with the same group as the budget, and Hillsborough Township’s 2022 budget was a Census estimate, so there is no group to compare with.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Hillsborough Township School District

Hillsborough Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Millstone. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Hillsborough Township →
$23,351
per pupil · NJ $28,441
7,263
students
$32.4 million
long-term debt

Of the $23,351 per pupil, $13,680 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 65%State 32%Federal 3%

New Jersey districts overall: 48% local, 46% state, 6% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who represents Hillsborough Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Hillsborough Township.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Officials: hillsborough-nj.org ↗
  2. 2
    New Jersey General AssemblyState representatives
    Mitchelle DrulisRoy Freiman
  3. 3
    New Jersey SenateState senator
    Andrew Zwicker
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Mikie Sherrill
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseSplit between districts
    Bonnie Watson ColemanThomas H. Kean, Jr.
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New Jersey
    Cory A. BookerAndy Kim
Find your House district by ZIP code ↗

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Hillsborough Township compares with the towns next door

Hillsborough Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 4 of the 7 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $796 to $1,157 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.

Branchburg Township: no reported 2022 figuresNeshanic Station: unincorporated, no town budgetFranklin Township: $796 per resident (2022)Manville: no reported 2022 figuresNeshanic: unincorporated, no town budgetReadington Township: $1,048 per resident (2022)Montgomery Township: $1,157 per resident (2022)Millstone: no reported 2022 figuresWeston: unincorporated, no town budgetBridgewater Township: $832 per resident (2022)Branchburg TownshipNeshanic StationFranklin TownshipManvilleNeshanicReadington TownshipMontgomery TownshipMillstoneWestonBridgewater TownshipHillsborough Township
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Franklin Township$796$8,498
Bridgewater Township$832$10,000+
Readington Township$1,048$10,000+
Montgomery Township$1,157$10,000+
Branchburg Townshipestimate$10,000+
Manvilleestimate$8,589
Millstoneestimate$8,849
Hillsborough Townshipestimate$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 Hillsborough Township’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →
Official websitehillsborough-nj.org ↗

Questions about Hillsborough Township’s government

How much does Hillsborough Township spend per resident?

About $923 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Hillsborough Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $47.4 million.

Who runs Hillsborough Township’s government?

See hillsborough-nj.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Hillsborough Township yet.

How many people work for Hillsborough Township?

184 full-time and 25 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1.4M (about $16.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Hillsborough Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 16 (Andrew Zwicker) and General Assembly District 16 (Mitchelle Drulis and Roy Freiman). The General Assembly district also covers 13 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Hillsborough Township?

The next posted meeting is Sign Review Committee on Monday, November 9, at 6:30 pm in 379 South Branch Road, from the town’s own agenda portal.

Ask neighbors about Hillsborough Township’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors

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 Hillsborough 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 →