Photo: JackTheVicar · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Newton run?
Newton’s town government spent $8.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $986 per resident. Water and other utilities ($2.9 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Newton is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $986 per resident a year, or $2.70 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 41%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Newton collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
No comparison for Newton yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Newton’s 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2024; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is up 834600% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Newton 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: $0 · 2024: $986. Per resident it went from $0 to $986 (up 98500%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 7,977 to 8,466.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $9,187 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 3.04% 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 Newton’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 Newton’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Newton →
Who’s in charge in Newton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Newton’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on newtontownhall.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 143 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 (8,466).
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.
Newton Town School District
Newton’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $25,441 per pupil, $15,441 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 Newton.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: newtontownhall.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 Newton compares with the towns next door
Newton’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. None of its neighbors reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Fredon Township | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Andover Township | estimate | $9,729 |
| Newton | estimate | $9,187 |
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 Newton’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Newton’s government
How much does Newton spend per resident?
About $986 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Newton?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $9,187 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 3.04% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.11% across New Jersey. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see newtontownhall.com.
Who runs Newton’s government?
See newtontownhall.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Newton yet.
How many people work for Newton?
59 full-time and 46 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $520,732 (about $6.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Newton 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 Newton’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 →