Paulison-Christie House · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0Ridgefield Park spent more per resident in 2022 than 87% of similar cities
Ridgefield Park’s village government spent $24.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,867 per resident.
What stands out about how Ridgefield Park is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$1,790 per resident in 2022: more than 87% of them
Ridgefield Park’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,790 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 45 New Jersey cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,189, and the middle half spent $1,010–$1,440. Ridgefield Park spent more than 87% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($3.3 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 cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Ridgefield Park itself left out).
About $1,867 per resident a year, or $5.12 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 27%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 7% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Ridgefield Park 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: $1,790 · 2023: $1,867.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
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 Ridgefield Park’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 Ridgefield Park’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Ridgefield Park →
Who’s in charge in Ridgefield Park
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Ridgefield Park’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on ridgefieldpark.org ↗.
One full-time village employee for every 151 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (13,136).
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.
Ridgefield Park Township School District
Ridgefield Park’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $27,628 per pupil, $17,776 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 Ridgefield Park.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: ridgefieldpark.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 Ridgefield Park compares with the towns next door
Ridgefield Park spent $1,790 per resident in 2022; the 4 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $611 to $1,524. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Little Ferry | $611 | $10,000+ |
| Hackensack | $1,187 | $9,652 |
| Teaneck Township | $1,282 | $10,000+ |
| Ridgefield | $1,524 | $10,000+ |
| Palisades Park | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Bogota | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Leonia | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Ridgefield Park | $1,790 | $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 Ridgefield Park’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Ridgefield Park’s government
How much does Ridgefield Park spend per resident?
About $1,867 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,790 was more than 87% of 45 New Jersey cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Ridgefield Park’s government?
See ridgefieldpark.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Ridgefield Park yet.
How many people work for Ridgefield Park?
87 full-time and 70 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $768,339 (about $9.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Ridgefield Park in the state legislature?
State Senate District 37 (Gordon Johnson) and General Assembly District 37 (Ellen Park and Shama Haider). The General Assembly district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Ridgefield Park’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 →