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Town Hall · Mantua Township

How is Mantua Township run?

Mantua Township’s town government spent $12 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $810 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Mantua Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Town website
Day-to-day spending, 2022
$12.0M
year to December 31, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$810
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$8.3M
end of 2022 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
87
full-time · 68 part-time · March payroll $566,646 · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$8,665
2.59% of home value · NJ 2.11%

What stands out about how Mantua Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

★ What stands out · Your share of the 2022 budget

About $810 per resident a year, or $2.22 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 38%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 39%Utility sales 25%Fees & charges 21%From the state 8%Other taxes & licenses 4%Interest, fines & other 2%From other local governments 1%Sales taxes <1%
An estimate

Mantua 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.Building projects $105,000; interest on debt $472,000; payments to other governments $210,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $15.5 million.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Mantua Township yet

Every year of Mantua 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 →
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $8,665 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.59% of the home’s value, vs 2.11% across New Jersey.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Wenonah$10,000+
Harrison Township$10,000+
Richwood$10,000+
New Jersey$9,590
East Greenwich Township$9,427
Sewell$8,860
Washington Township$8,807
Mantua Township$8,665
Pitman$8,231
West Deptford Township$7,221
$8,665
typical bill a year
2.59%
effective rate
$334,500
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Mantua Township

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

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

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

Who works for Mantua Township

One full-time town employee for every 171 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 (14,877).

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

Police28 + 28 pt
Sewer & trash23
Administration & buildings12 + 18 pt
Roads & transportation11
Courts, inspections & corrections2 + 17 pt
Water & other utilities7
Parks & libraries3 + 5 pt
Health & welfare1
87
full-time
68
part-time
$566,646
payroll for March 2022
$6.8M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$72,200
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
24
sworn police officers
Estimates.Mantua 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

Clearview Regional School District

Mantua Township’s middle and high school district, shared with Harrison Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Mantua Township →
$20,478
per pupil · NJ $28,441
2,120
students
$59.8 million
long-term debt

Of the $20,478 per pupil, $12,374 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 54%State 43%Federal 3%

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

Also serving Mantua Township

Mantua Township School District · $23,380 per pupil

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

Who represents Mantua Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Mantua 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 Mantua Township compares with the towns next door

Mantua Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 7 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $869 to $1,004 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Washington Township$869$8,807
West Deptford Township$1,004$7,221
Deptford Townshipestimate$6,590
Wenonahestimate$10,000+
Pitmanestimate$8,231
Harrison Townshipestimate$10,000+
East Greenwich Townshipestimate$9,427
Mantua Townshipestimate$8,665

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 Mantua Township’s government

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

The Handbook →

Questions about Mantua Township’s government

How much does Mantua Township spend per resident?

About $810 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Mantua Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $15.5 million.

What is the property tax rate in Mantua Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $8,665 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.59% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.11% across New Jersey. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see mantuatownship.com.

Who runs Mantua Township’s government?

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

How many people work for Mantua Township?

87 full-time and 68 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $566,646 (about $6.8M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Mantua Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 3 (John Burzichelli) and General Assembly District 03 (Dave Bailey and Heather Simmons). The General Assembly district also covers 37 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Mantua 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 Mantua 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 →