Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Rockaway run?
Rockaway’s borough government spent $7 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,119 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Rockaway didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Rockaway is run
Read from the borough’s budget and official records.
About $1,119 per resident a year, or $3.07 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 33%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Rockaway collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Rockaway didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Rockaway yet
Every year of Rockaway’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the borough 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 →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’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’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Rockaway →
Who’s in charge in Rockaway
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Rockaway’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The borough posts agendas and minutes on rockawayborough.org ↗.
One full-time borough employee for every 169 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 (6,244).
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.
Morris Hills Regional School District
Rockaway’s high school district, shared with Denville Township, Rockaway Township, 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 Borough School District · $26,971 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Rockaway.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: 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 compares with the towns next door
Rockaway’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 2 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Rockaway Township | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Denville Township | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Rockaway | 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’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Rockaway’s government
How much does Rockaway spend per resident?
About $1,119 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Rockaway didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $8.6 million.
Who runs Rockaway’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 yet.
How many people work for Rockaway?
37 full-time and 50 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $340,975 (about $4.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Rockaway 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’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, 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 →