Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Mount Olive Township spent less per resident in 2022 than 75% of similar towns
Mount Olive Township’s town government spent $23.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $805 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.6 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Mount Olive Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$805 per resident in 2022: less than 75% of them
Mount Olive Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($805 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 28 New Jersey towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,164, and the middle half spent $818–$1,297. Mount Olive Township spent less than 75% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($2.9 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 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Mount Olive Township itself left out).
About $805 per resident a year, or $2.21 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 32%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Mount Olive Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
No trend yet
Mount Olive 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 Mount Olive 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 Mount Olive Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mount Olive Township →
Who’s in charge in Mount Olive Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Mount Olive Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on mountolivetwpnj.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 173 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 (28,815).
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 Olive Township School District
Mount Olive Township’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $27,069 per pupil, $14,890 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 Olive Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: mountolivetwpnj.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 Olive Township compares with the towns next door
Mount Olive Township spent $805 per resident in 2022; the 3 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $1,079 to $1,147. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Byram Township | $1,079 | $9,780 |
| Stanhope | $1,084 | $9,799 |
| Roxbury Township | $1,147 | $10,000+ |
| Hackettstown | estimate | $9,262 |
| Allamuchy Township | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Washington Township | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Netcong | estimate | $9,142 |
| Mount Olive Township | $805 | $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 Mount Olive Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Mount Olive Township’s government
How much does Mount Olive Township spend per resident?
About $805 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 $805 was less than 75% of 28 New Jersey towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Mount Olive Township’s government?
See mountolivetwpnj.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mount Olive Township yet.
How many people work for Mount Olive Township?
167 full-time and 40 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1.5M (about $17.5M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Mount Olive Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 24 (Parker Space) and General Assembly District 24 (Dawn Fantasia and Mike Inganamort). The General Assembly district also covers 31 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Mount Olive 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 →