Photo: JERRYE · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Hillsdale run?
Hillsdale’s borough government spent $12.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,264 per resident.
What stands out about how Hillsdale is run
Read from the borough’s budget and official records.
Pascack Valley Regional School District
Hillsdale’s high school district, shared with Montvale, River Vale Township, Woodcliff Lake. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $39,622 per pupil, $23,463 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.
Hillsdale Borough School District · $27,683 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $1,264 per resident a year, or $3.46 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 24%.
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No comparison or trend for Hillsdale yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Hillsdale’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
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 Hillsdale’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 Hillsdale’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Hillsdale →
Who’s in charge in Hillsdale
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Hillsdale’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The borough posts agendas and minutes on hillsdalenj.org ↗.
One full-time borough employee for every 279 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 (10,044).
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.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Hillsdale.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: hillsdalenj.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 Hillsdale compares with the towns next door
Hillsdale’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. None of its neighbors reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood | estimate | $10,000+ |
| River Vale Township | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Washington Township | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Woodcliff Lake | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Park Ridge | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Saddle River | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Hillsdale | 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 Hillsdale’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Hillsdale’s government
How much does Hillsdale spend per resident?
About $1,264 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who runs Hillsdale’s government?
See hillsdalenj.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Hillsdale yet.
How many people work for Hillsdale?
36 full-time and 46 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $363,626 (about $4.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Hillsdale in the state legislature?
State Senate District 39 (Holly Schepisi) and General Assembly District 39 (Bob Auth and John Azzariti). The General Assembly district also covers 27 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Hillsdale’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 →