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Town Hall · Nutley Township

How is Nutley Township run?

Nutley Township’s town government spent $41.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,383 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Nutley Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

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Day-to-day spending, 2023
$41.2M
year to December 31, 2023 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2023
$1,383
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$3.8M
end of 2023 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2025
241
full-time · 101 part-time · March payroll $2.3M
Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year

What stands out about how Nutley Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

Who works for Nutley Township

One full-time town employee for every 124 residents

On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (29,786).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025

Police76 + 40 pt
Parks & libraries38 + 29 pt
Fire48 + 1 pt
Administration & buildings29 + 5 pt
Water & other utilities14 + 2 pt
Roads & transportation10 + 8 pt
Health & welfare11 + 4 pt
Courts, inspections & corrections5 + 9 pt
Sewer & trash7 + 1 pt
Other3 + 2 pt
241
full-time
101
part-time
$2.3M
payroll for March 2025
$27.3M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$105,100
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
65
sworn police officers
43
full-time firefighters
Not compared.Staff are compared with the same group as the budget, and Nutley Township’s 2022 budget was a Census estimate, so there is no group to compare with.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Your share of the 2023 budget

About $1,383 per resident a year, or $3.79 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 26%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 85%Utility sales 6%From the state 5%Fees & charges 1%Sales taxes 1%Interest, fines & other 1%Other taxes & licenses <1%From the federal government <1%

Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Nutley Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.

An estimate

Nutley Township didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Building projects $129,000; interest on debt $287,000; payments to other governments $6.5 million. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $50.4 million.
About “Other”.30% of Nutley Township’s day-to-day spending ($12.4 million) is filed by the Census Bureau outside the named functions above, so the receipt can’t say what it buys.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Nutley Township yet

Every year of Nutley Township’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town 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 →
Town staff
241

full-time in March 2025, down from 243 in 2022.

Property tax

Typical bills top $10,000 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Nutley Township$10,000+
Bloomfield Township$10,000+
Lyndhurst Township$10,000+
Brookdale$10,000+
Clifton$10,000+
Belleville Township$10,000+
New Jersey$9,590
$10,000+
typical bill a year
$516,300
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Nutley 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 Nutley Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Nutley Township →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Nutley Township

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See nutleynj.org for Nutley Township’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Nutley Township yet.nutleynj.org ↗
Agendas

Nutley Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on nutleynj.org ↗.

The school district

Nutley Town School District

Nutley Township’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Nutley Township →
$23,210
per pupil · NJ $28,441
4,284
students
$25.4 million
long-term debt

Of the $23,210 per pupil, $14,048 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 60%State 38%Federal 2%

New Jersey districts overall: 48% local, 46% state, 6% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who represents Nutley Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Nutley Township.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Officials: nutleynj.org ↗
  2. 2
    New Jersey General AssemblyState representatives
  3. 3
    New Jersey SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New Jersey

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Nutley Township compares with the towns next door

Nutley Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,147 to $1,212 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Clifton$1,147$10,000+
Bloomfield Township$1,212$10,000+
Lyndhurst Townshipestimate$10,000+
Belleville Townshipestimate$10,000+
Nutley Townshipestimate$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 Nutley Township’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Nutley Township’s government

How much does Nutley Township spend per resident?

About $1,383 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Nutley Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $50.4 million.

Who runs Nutley Township’s government?

See nutleynj.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Nutley Township yet.

How many people work for Nutley Township?

241 full-time and 101 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $2.3M (about $27.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Nutley Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 34 (Britnee Timberlake) and General Assembly District 34 (Carmen Morales and Mike Venezia). The General Assembly district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Nutley Township’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
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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 (for Nutley Township, 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 →