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Town Hall · Riverside Township

How is Riverside Township run?

Riverside Township’s town government spent $4.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $589 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Riverside Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

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Day-to-day spending, 2022
$4.6M
year to December 31, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$589
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$6.4M
end of 2022 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
35
full-time · 7 part-time · March payroll $294,054 · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$6,594
2.97% of home value · NJ 2.11%

What stands out about how Riverside Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

★ What stands out · Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $6,594 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.97% of the home’s value, vs 2.11% across New Jersey.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

New Jersey$9,590
Delran Township$8,739
Delanco Township$6,868
Riverside Township$6,594
$6,594
typical bill a year
2.97%
effective rate
$222,100
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $589 per resident a year, or $1.61 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 41%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 76%From the state 18%Other taxes & licenses 4%Interest, fines & other 2%Sales taxes <1%

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

An estimate

Riverside Township didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Interest on debt $141,000. With these, the whole budget was $4.8 million.
About “Other”.27% of Riverside Township’s day-to-day spending ($1.3 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 Riverside Township yet

Every year of Riverside 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 →
Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Riverside Township

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

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

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

Who works for Riverside Township

One full-time town employee for every 225 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 (7,864).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Police16 + 7 pt
Sewer & trash8
Administration & buildings5
Roads & transportation4
Courts, inspections & corrections2
35
full-time
7
part-time
$294,054
payroll for March 2022
$3.5M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$98,700
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
16
sworn police officers
Estimates.Riverside Township didn’t report its staff figures; these are the Census Bureau’s estimates, so they aren’t compared with other towns.

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

The school district

Riverside Township School District

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

Schools in Riverside Township →
$23,228
per pupil · NJ $28,441
1,567
students
$16.8 million
long-term debt

Of the $23,228 per pupil, $15,297 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 27%State 65%Federal 8%

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

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

Who represents Riverside Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Riverside Township.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
  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 Riverside Township compares with the towns next door

Riverside Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 2 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $601 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
Delran Township$601$8,739
Delanco Townshipestimate$6,868
Riverside Townshipestimate$6,594

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 Riverside Township’s government

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

The Handbook →

Questions about Riverside Township’s government

How much does Riverside Township spend per resident?

About $589 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Riverside Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $4.8 million.

What is the property tax rate in Riverside Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $6,594 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.97% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.11% across New Jersey. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see riversidetwp.org.

Who runs Riverside Township’s government?

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

How many people work for Riverside Township?

35 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $294,054 (about $3.5M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Riverside Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 7 (Troy Singleton) and General Assembly District 07 (Balvir Singh and Carol Murphy). The General Assembly district also covers 16 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Riverside 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 Riverside 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 →