Photo: Apc106 · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Moorestown Township run?
Moorestown Township’s town government spent $10.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $470 per resident. Water and other utilities ($6.6 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Moorestown Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $470 per resident a year, or $1.29 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 45%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,124 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Moorestown Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,124 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 $1,149, and the middle half spent $852–$1,313. Moorestown Township spent less than 62% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($3.3 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; Moorestown Township itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is down 56% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Moorestown Township reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,124 · 2024: $470.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
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 Moorestown 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 Moorestown Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Moorestown Township →
Who’s in charge in Moorestown Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Moorestown Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on moorestown.nj.us ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 192 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (21,500).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Moorestown Township School District
Moorestown Township’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $26,471 per pupil, $16,306 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 Moorestown Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: moorestown.nj.us ↗
- 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 Moorestown Township compares with the towns next door
Moorestown Township spent $1,124 per resident in 2022; the 5 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $437 to $1,192. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Laurel Township | $437 | $7,468 |
| Delran Township | $601 | $8,739 |
| Maple Shade Township | $840 | $6,245 |
| Willingboro Township | $1,105 | $7,014 |
| Cinnaminson Township | $1,192 | $9,095 |
| Moorestown Township | $1,124 | $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 Moorestown Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Moorestown Township’s government
How much does Moorestown Township spend per resident?
About $470 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,124 was less than 62% of 32 New Jersey towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Moorestown Township’s government?
See moorestown.nj.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Moorestown Township yet.
How many people work for Moorestown Township?
112 full-time and 31 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $974,854 (about $11.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Moorestown Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 7 (Troy Singleton) and General Assembly District 07 (Balvir Singh and Carol Murphy). The General Assembly district also covers 16 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Moorestown 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 →