Photo: Tom Zmuda · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Oxford Township run?
Oxford Township’s town government spent $3.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,259 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Oxford Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Oxford Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,259 per resident a year, or $3.45 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 43%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Oxford Township didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Oxford Township yet
Every year of Oxford Township’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. 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 $7,800 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.96% 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 Oxford 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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Oxford Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Oxford Township →
Who’s in charge in Oxford Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 347 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 (2,426).
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.
Oxford Township School District
Oxford Township’s elementary school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $25,506 per pupil, $16,053 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 Oxford Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Oxford Township compares with the towns next door
Oxford Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 3 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $315 to $537 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| White Township | $315 | $6,778 |
| Mansfield Township | $537 | $8,637 |
| Washington Township | estimate | $9,649 |
| Oxford Township | estimate | $7,800 |
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 Oxford Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Oxford Township’s government
How much does Oxford Township spend per resident?
About $1,259 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Oxford Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $3.2 million.
What is the property tax rate in Oxford Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $7,800 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.96% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.11% across New Jersey. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Oxford Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Oxford Township yet.
How many people work for Oxford Township?
7 full-time and 66 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $94,699 (about $1.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Oxford Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 23 (Doug Steinhardt) and General Assembly District 23 (Erik Peterson and John DiMaio). The General Assembly district also covers 37 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Oxford 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 (for Oxford 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 →