Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Mount Arlington run?
Mount Arlington’s borough government spent $6.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,098 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Mount Arlington didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
About $1,098 per resident a year, or $3.01 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 33%.
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Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Mount Arlington collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Mount Arlington didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Mount Arlington yet
Every year of Mount Arlington’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the borough reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $8,482 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.01% of the home’s value, vs 2.11% across New Jersey.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Mount Arlington’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 Mount Arlington’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mount Arlington →
Who’s in charge in Mount Arlington
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Mount Arlington’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The borough posts agendas and minutes on mountarlingtonnj.org ↗.
One full-time borough employee for every 211 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 2023 finance file (5,905).
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.
Mount Arlington Borough School District
Mount Arlington’s elementary school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $31,115 per pupil, $17,311 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 Mount Arlington.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: mountarlingtonnj.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 Mount Arlington compares with the towns next door
Mount Arlington’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 3 of the 3 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,101 to $1,163 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Hopatcong | $1,101 | $7,548 |
| Roxbury Township | $1,147 | $10,000+ |
| Jefferson Township | $1,163 | $9,659 |
| Mount Arlington | estimate | $8,482 |
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 Mount Arlington’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Mount Arlington’s government
How much does Mount Arlington spend per resident?
About $1,098 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Mount Arlington didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $7 million.
What is the property tax rate in Mount Arlington?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $8,482 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.01% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.11% across New Jersey. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see mountarlingtonnj.org.
Who runs Mount Arlington’s government?
See mountarlingtonnj.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mount Arlington yet.
How many people work for Mount Arlington?
28 full-time and 16 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $254,981 (about $3.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Mount Arlington 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 Mount Arlington’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 (for Mount Arlington, 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 →