Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Rockaway Township run?
Rockaway Township’s town government spent $38.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,491 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Rockaway Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Rockaway Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Morris Hills Regional School District
Rockaway Township’s high school district, shared with Denville Township, Rockaway, Wharton. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $34,335 per pupil, $19,699 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.
Rockaway Township School District · $28,101 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $1,491 per resident a year, or $4.08 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 21%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Rockaway Township didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Rockaway Township yet
Every year of Rockaway Township’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. 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 Rockaway 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 Rockaway Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Rockaway Township →
Who’s in charge in Rockaway Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Rockaway Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on rockawayborough.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 159 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (26,036).
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 Rockaway Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: rockawayborough.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 Rockaway Township compares with the towns next door
Rockaway Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 3 of the 8 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $876 to $1,163 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Boonton Township | $876 | $10,000+ |
| Dover | $1,091 | $7,043 |
| Jefferson Township | $1,163 | $9,659 |
| Denville Township | estimate | $10,000+ |
| West Milford Township | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Wharton | estimate | $9,296 |
| Rockaway | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Randolph Township | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Rockaway 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 Rockaway Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Rockaway Township’s government
How much does Rockaway Township spend per resident?
About $1,491 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Rockaway Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $43.1 million.
Who runs Rockaway Township’s government?
See rockawayborough.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Rockaway Township yet.
How many people work for Rockaway Township?
164 full-time and 36 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1.4M (about $17.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Rockaway Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 25 (Tony Bucco) and General Assembly District 25 (Aura Dunn and Marisa Sweeney). The General Assembly district also covers 18 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Rockaway 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 Rockaway 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 →