Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Morris Township spent more per resident in 2022 than 75% of similar towns
Morris Township’s town government spent $29.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,304 per resident.
What stands out about how Morris Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$1,304 per resident in 2022: more than 75% of them
Morris Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,304 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–$1,258. Morris Township spent more than 75% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($7.2 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; Morris Township itself left out).
About $1,304 per resident a year, or $3.57 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 25%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Morris Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
No trend yet
Morris Township reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
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 Morris 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 Morris Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Morris Township →
Who’s in charge in Morris Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Morris Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on morristwp.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 699 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 (22,352).
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.
Morris Township School District
Morris Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Morristown. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $25,494 per pupil, $14,211 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 Morris Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: morristwp.com ↗
- 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 Morris Township compares with the towns next door
Morris Township spent $1,304 per resident in 2022; the 3 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $1,337 to $1,871. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Parsippany-Troy Hills Township | $1,337 | $10,000+ |
| Hanover Township | $1,857 | $8,845 |
| Harding Township | $1,871 | $10,000+ |
| Morris Plains | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Denville Township | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Morris Township | $1,304 | $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 Morris Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Morris Township’s government
How much does Morris Township spend per resident?
About $1,304 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 $1,304 was more than 75% of 32 New Jersey towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Morris Township’s government?
See morristwp.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Morris Township yet.
How many people work for Morris Township?
32 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $455,599 (about $5.5M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Morris Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 25 (Tony Bucco) and General Assembly District 25 (Aura Dunn and Marisa Sweeney). The General Assembly district also covers 18 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Morris Township’s government
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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; 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 →