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Town Hall · Lebanon Township

How is Lebanon Township run?

Lebanon Township’s town government spent $4.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $757 per resident.

Town website
Day-to-day spending, 2022
$4.6M
year to December 31, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$757
In 2022: $757, more than 61% of 36 similar towns
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of 2022, reported
Town staff, 2022
21
full-time · 19 part-time · March payroll $202,204 · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year

What stands out about how Lebanon Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

The school district

North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional School District

Lebanon Township’s high school district, shared with Bethlehem Township, Califon, Clinton, Clinton Township, Franklin Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Lebanon Township →
$30,628
per pupil · NJ $28,441
2,044
students
$5.7 million
long-term debt

Of the $30,628 per pupil, $18,755 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 74%State 24%Federal 2%

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

Also serving Lebanon Township

Lebanon Township School District · $30,013 per pupil

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

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $757 per resident a year, or $2.07 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 32%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 96%From the federal government 1%Interest, fines & other 1%From other local governments 1%From the state 1%Other taxes & licenses <1%Sales taxes <1%

Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Lebanon Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.

Not in the receipt.Building projects $200,000; interest on debt $18,000. With these, the whole budget was $4.8 million.
About “Other”.29% of Lebanon Township’s day-to-day spending ($1.3 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

$757 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns

Lebanon Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($757 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 36 New Jersey towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $432, and the middle half spent $279–$896. Lebanon Township spent more than 61% of them.

Middle half of the group, $279–$896Median $432Lebanon Township

Includes sewer and trash ($14,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
36

New Jersey towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Lebanon Township itself left out).

Over the years

No trend yet

Lebanon Township reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.

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

Lebanon Township$10,000+
Tewksbury Township$10,000+
Califon$10,000+
Clinton Township$10,000+
Washington Township$10,000+
Bethlehem Township$10,000+
Washington Township$9,649
New Jersey$9,590
Union Township$9,193
Mansfield Township$8,637
$10,000+
typical bill a year
$491,200
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Lebanon Township

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

See lebanonboro.com for Lebanon Township’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Lebanon Township yet.lebanonboro.com ↗
Agendas

Lebanon Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on lebanonboro.com ↗.

Who works for Lebanon Township

One full-time town employee for every 288 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 (6,056).

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

Police9 + 2 pt
Roads & transportation9
Administration & buildings2 + 10 pt
Parks & libraries1 + 5 pt
Health & welfare0 + 1 pt
Sewer & trash0 + 1 pt
21
full-time
19
part-time
$202,204
payroll for March 2022
$2.4M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$93,000
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
9
sworn police officers
Estimates.Lebanon Township didn’t report its staff figures; these are the Census Bureau’s estimates, so they aren’t compared with other towns.

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

Who represents Lebanon Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Lebanon Township.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
  2. 2
    New Jersey General AssemblyState representatives
  3. 3
    New Jersey SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New Jersey

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

Next door

How Lebanon Township compares with the towns next door

Lebanon Township spent $757 per resident in 2022; the 4 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $231 to $537. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Bethlehem Township$231$10,000+
Union Township$277$9,193
Glen Gardner$398$7,206
Mansfield Township$537$8,637
Washington Townshipestimate$9,649
Tewksbury Townshipestimate$10,000+
Califonestimate$10,000+
Clinton Townshipestimate$10,000+
Washington Townshipestimate$10,000+
Lebanon Township$757$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 Lebanon Township’s government

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

The Handbook →

Questions about Lebanon Township’s government

How much does Lebanon Township spend per resident?

About $757 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $757 was more than 61% of 36 New Jersey towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.

Who runs Lebanon Township’s government?

See lebanonboro.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lebanon Township yet.

How many people work for Lebanon Township?

21 full-time and 19 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $202,204 (about $2.4M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Lebanon Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 23 (Doug Steinhardt) and General Assembly District 23 (Erik Peterson and John DiMaio). The General Assembly district also covers 37 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Lebanon Township’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

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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 →