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Town Hall · Livingston Township

How is Livingston Township run?

Livingston Township’s town government spent $43 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,415 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Livingston Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Town website
Next public meeting

Council Meeting

7:30 pm · 357 S LIVINGSTON AVE

All meetings →
Day-to-day spending, 2022
$43.0M
year to December 31, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$1,415
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of 2022 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2025
247
full-time · 125 part-time · March payroll $2.1M · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year

What stands out about how Livingston 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 & sewer21% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (a Census estimate).Its own police and fire73 sworn officers and 7 full-time firefighters on the payroll.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Livingston 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 2022 budget

About $1,415 per resident a year, or $3.88 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 33%.

Where the money comes from
Utility sales 35%From the state 23%Fees & charges 23%Other taxes & licenses 11%Sales taxes 5%Interest, fines & other 3%
An estimate

Livingston Township didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Interest on debt $2.5 million. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $49.3 million.
About “Other”.26% of Livingston Township’s day-to-day spending ($11.2 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 Livingston Township yet

Every year of Livingston 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 →
Town staff
247

full-time in March 2025, up from 245 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.

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

Livingston Township$10,000+
Florham Park$10,000+
Roseland$10,000+
Millburn Township$10,000+
Short Hills$10,000+
West Orange Township$10,000+
East Hanover Township$9,774
New Jersey$9,590
$10,000+
typical bill a year
$821,100
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Livingston Township

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

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

One full-time town employee for every 123 residents

On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (30,397).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025

Police82 + 31 pt
Parks & libraries49 + 90 pt
Administration & buildings46 + 1 pt
Roads & transportation18
Water & other utilities18
Health & welfare9
Courts, inspections & corrections7 + 2 pt
Fire7 + 1 pt
Sewer & trash3
Other8
247
full-time
125
part-time
$2.1M
payroll for March 2025
$25.2M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$96,500
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
73
sworn police officers
7
full-time firefighters
Estimates.Livingston 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.

The school district

Livingston Township School District

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

Schools in Livingston Township →
$24,489
per pupil · NJ $28,441
6,489
students
$54 million
long-term debt

Of the $24,489 per pupil, $15,687 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 73%State 25%Federal 1%

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

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

Who represents Livingston Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Livingston Township.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Officials: livingstonnj.org ↗
  2. 2
    New Jersey General AssemblyState representatives
    Alixon Collazos-GillRosy Bagolie
  3. 3
    New Jersey SenateState senator
    John McKeon
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Mikie Sherrill
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Analilia Mejia
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New Jersey
    Cory A. BookerAndy Kim

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

Next door

How Livingston Township compares with the towns next door

Livingston Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 5 of the 5 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,173 to $2,297 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.

Florham Park: $1,554 per resident (2022)East Hanover Township: $2,297 per resident (2022)Roseland: $2,262 per resident (2022)Millburn Township: $2,288 per resident (2022)Short Hills: unincorporated, no town budgetWest Orange Township: $1,173 per resident (2022)Florham ParkEast Hanover TownshipRoselandMillburn TownshipShort HillsWest Orange TownshipLivingston Township
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
West Orange Township$1,173$10,000+
Florham Park$1,554$10,000+
Roseland$2,262$10,000+
Millburn Township$2,288$10,000+
East Hanover Township$2,297$9,774
Livingston 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 Livingston Township’s government

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

The Handbook →
Official websitelivingstonnj.org ↗

Questions about Livingston Township’s government

How much does Livingston Township spend per resident?

About $1,415 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Livingston Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $49.3 million.

Who runs Livingston Township’s government?

See livingstonnj.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Livingston Township yet.

How many people work for Livingston Township?

247 full-time and 125 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $2.1M (about $25.2M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Livingston Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 27 (John McKeon) and General Assembly District 27 (Alixon Collazos-Gill and Rosy Bagolie). The General Assembly district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Livingston Township?

The next posted meeting is Council Meeting on Thursday, November 12, at 7:30 pm in 357 S LIVINGSTON AVE, from the town’s own agenda portal.

Ask neighbors about Livingston Township’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
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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 (for Livingston 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 →