Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Montville Township run?
Montville Township’s town government spent $24.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,150 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.5 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Montville Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,150 per resident a year, or $3.15 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 25%.
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$1,150 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Montville Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,150 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 32 New Jersey towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,148, and the middle half spent $852–$1,313. Montville Township spent more than 53% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($3.8 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
New Jersey towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Montville Township itself left out).
No trend yet
Montville Township reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
full-time in March 2025, up from 109 in 2022.
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 Montville 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 Montville Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Montville Township →
Who’s in charge in Montville Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Montville Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on montvillenj.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 191 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (20,970).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Montville Township School District
Montville Township’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $30,743 per pupil, $18,215 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.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Montville Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: montvillenj.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 Montville Township compares with the towns next door
Montville Township spent $1,150 per resident in 2022; the 5 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $876 to $2,297. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Boonton Township | $876 | $10,000+ |
| Lincoln Park | $940 | $9,795 |
| Boonton | $981 | $10,000+ |
| Parsippany-Troy Hills Township | $1,337 | $10,000+ |
| East Hanover Township | $2,297 | $9,774 |
| Fairfield Township | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Kinnelon | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Montville Township | $1,150 | $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 Montville Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Montville Township’s government
How much does Montville Township spend per resident?
About $1,150 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 $1,150 was more than 53% of 32 New Jersey towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Montville Township’s government?
See montvillenj.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Montville Township yet.
How many people work for Montville Township?
110 full-time and 75 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.3M (about $15.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Montville Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 26 (Joe Pennacchio) and General Assembly District 26 (Brian Bergen and Jay Webber). The General Assembly district also covers 15 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Montville Township’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 →