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Town Hall · Middletown Township

How is Middletown Township run?

Middletown Township’s town government spent $76.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,142 per resident.

Town website
Next public meeting

Township Committee

6:00 pm · 1 Kings Highway

All meetings →
Day-to-day spending, 2024
$76.3M
year to December 31, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$1,142
2022 was an estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$64.2M
end of 2024, reported
Town staff, 2022
345
full-time · 153 part-time · March payroll $2.7M · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year

What stands out about how Middletown Township is run

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

Agendas posted online4 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Split between districts2 U.S. House districts cover Middletown Township; your street decides yours.
★ What stands out · Meetings

4 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Middletown 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 $1,142 per resident a year, or $3.13 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 22%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 67%Fees & charges 17%From the federal government 6%Interest, fines & other 4%Other taxes & licenses 3%Sales taxes 1%From the state 1%From other local governments <1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $2 million; interest on debt $1.7 million; payments to other governments $1.8 million. With these, the whole budget was $81.8 million.
About “Other”.34% of Middletown Township’s day-to-day spending ($25.9 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 Middletown Township yet

The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Middletown Township’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported 16% of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 and 2023 are estimates), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.

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

Middletown Township$10,000+
Lincroft$10,000+
Atlantic Highlands$10,000+
Colts Neck Township$10,000+
Navesink$10,000+
Holmdel Township$10,000+
New Jersey$9,590
Red Bank$8,971
Highlands$8,963
Tinton Falls$7,448
$10,000+
typical bill a year
$608,300
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Middletown Township

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

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

One full-time town employee for every 194 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 2024 finance file (66,807).

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

Police126 + 71 pt
Roads & transportation76 + 10 pt
Administration & buildings40 + 15 pt
Parks & libraries33 + 22 pt
Sewer & trash35 + 8 pt
Health & welfare7 + 8 pt
Courts, inspections & corrections7 + 6 pt
Housing & development9 + 2 pt
Fire1 + 3 pt
Other11 + 8 pt
345
full-time
153
part-time
$2.7M
payroll for March 2022
$31.8M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$82,900
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
114
sworn police officers
Estimates.Middletown 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

Middletown Township School District

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

Schools in Middletown Township →
$28,604
per pupil · NJ $28,441
8,895
students
$26.8 million
long-term debt

Of the $28,604 per pupil, $16,103 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.

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

Who represents Middletown Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Middletown Township.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Officials: middletownnj.org ↗
  2. 2
    New Jersey General AssemblyState representatives
    Gerry ScharfenbergerVicky Flynn
  3. 3
    New Jersey SenateState senator
    Declan O'Scanlon
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Mikie Sherrill
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseSplit between districts
    Christopher H. SmithFrank Pallone, 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 Middletown Township compares with the towns next door

Middletown Township’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $931 to $2,750 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.

Lincroft: unincorporated, no town budgetAtlantic Highlands: $1,065 per resident (2022)Tinton Falls: $1,248 per resident (2022)Colts Neck Township: $931 per resident (2022)Navesink: unincorporated, no town budgetRed Bank: $1,791 per resident (2022)Holmdel Township: no reported 2022 figuresKeansburg: $2,750 per resident (2022)North Middletown: unincorporated, no town budgetHighlands: $2,348 per resident (2022)LincroftAtlantic HighlandsTinton FallsColts Neck TownshipNavesinkRed BankHolmdel TownshipKeansburgNorth MiddletownHighlandsMiddletown Township
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Colts Neck Township$931$10,000+
Atlantic Highlands$1,065$10,000+
Tinton Falls$1,248$7,448
Red Bank$1,791$8,971
Highlands$2,348$8,963
Keansburg$2,750$6,325
Holmdel Townshipestimate$10,000+
Middletown 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 Middletown Township’s government

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

The Handbook →
Official websitemiddletownnj.org ↗

Questions about Middletown Township’s government

How much does Middletown Township spend per resident?

About $1,142 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who runs Middletown Township’s government?

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

How many people work for Middletown Township?

345 full-time and 153 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2.7M (about $31.8M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Middletown Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 13 (Declan O'Scanlon) and General Assembly District 13 (Gerry Scharfenberger and Vicky Flynn). The General Assembly district also covers 15 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Middletown Township?

The next posted meeting is Township Committee on Monday, November 9, at 6:00 pm in 1 Kings Highway, from the town’s own agenda portal.

Ask neighbors about Middletown 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; 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 →