Photo: Jallgor · CC BY-SA 3.0How is River Vale Township run?
River Vale Township’s town government spent $12.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,307 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: River Vale Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how River Vale Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Pascack Valley Regional School District
River Vale Township’s high school district, shared with Hillsdale, Montvale, Woodcliff Lake. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $39,622 per pupil, $23,463 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.
River Vale Township School District · $29,546 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $1,307 per resident a year, or $3.58 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 28%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means River Vale Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
River Vale Township didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for River Vale Township yet
Every year of River Vale 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 →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 River Vale 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 River Vale Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in River Vale Township →
Who’s in charge in River Vale Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
River Vale Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on rivervalenj.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 89 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 (9,840).
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.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for River Vale Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: rivervalenj.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 River Vale Township compares with the towns next door
River Vale Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 7 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Old Tappan | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Westwood | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Hillsdale | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Harrington Park | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Park Ridge | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Emerson | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Montvale | estimate | $10,000+ |
| River Vale Township | estimate | $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 River Vale Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about River Vale Township’s government
How much does River Vale Township spend per resident?
About $1,307 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (River Vale Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $13.4 million.
Who runs River Vale Township’s government?
See rivervalenj.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for River Vale Township yet.
How many people work for River Vale Township?
110 full-time and 23 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $704,450 (about $8.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents River Vale Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 39 (Holly Schepisi) and General Assembly District 39 (Bob Auth and John Azzariti). The General Assembly district also covers 27 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about River Vale Township’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 (for River Vale 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 →