Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Piscataway Township run?
Piscataway Township’s town government spent $58.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $970 per resident.
About $970 per resident a year, or $2.66 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 23%.
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Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Piscataway Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
$1,123 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Piscataway Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,123 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 44 New Jersey towns and townships of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,128, and the middle half spent $800–$1,305. Piscataway Township spent more than 50% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($8.7 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 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Piscataway Township itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is down 9% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Piscataway Township 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: $1,123 · 2023: $869 · 2024: $970.
full-time in March 2025, up from 221 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $9,018 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.00% 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 Piscataway 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 Piscataway Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Piscataway Township →
Who’s in charge in Piscataway Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Piscataway Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on piscatawaynj.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 272 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (60,366).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Piscataway Township School District
Piscataway Township’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $22,884 per pupil, $12,878 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 Piscataway Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: piscatawaynj.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 Piscataway Township compares with the towns next door
Piscataway Township spent $1,123 per resident in 2022; the 5 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $694 to $6,520. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Dunellen | $694 | $10,000+ |
| Franklin Township | $796 | $8,498 |
| South Plainfield | $1,180 | $8,596 |
| Edison Township | $4,683 runs schools | $10,000+ |
| New Brunswick | $6,520 runs schools | $6,316 |
| Middlesex | estimate | $10,000+ |
| South Bound Brook | estimate | $8,709 |
| Piscataway Township | $1,123 | $9,018 |
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 Piscataway Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Piscataway Township’s government
How much does Piscataway Township spend per resident?
About $970 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,123 was more than 50% of 44 New Jersey towns and townships of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Piscataway Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $9,018 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.00% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.11% across New Jersey. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see piscatawaynj.org.
Who runs Piscataway Township’s government?
See piscatawaynj.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Piscataway Township yet.
How many people work for Piscataway Township?
222 full-time and 161 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $2.1M (about $25.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Piscataway Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 17 (Bob Smith) and General Assembly District 17 (Joe Danielsen and Kevin Egan). The General Assembly district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Piscataway 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; 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 →