Photo: Lalmeister · CC BY-SA 3.0Roseland spent more per resident in 2022 than 75% of similar cities
Roseland’s borough government spent $11.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,874 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.3 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Roseland is run
Read from the borough’s budget and official records.
$2,262 per resident in 2022: more than 75% of them
Roseland’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($2,262 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 48 New Jersey cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,439, and the middle half spent $1,079–$2,207. Roseland spent more than 75% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($2.3 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Roseland itself left out).
About $1,874 per resident a year, or $5.13 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 25%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Roseland collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Day-to-day spending is down 11% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Roseland 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: $2,262 · 2023: $1,874. Per resident it went from $2,262 to $1,874 (down 17%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 5,822 to 6,219.
full-time in March 2025, down from 53 in 2022.
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 Roseland’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 Roseland’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Roseland →
Who’s in charge in Roseland
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Roseland’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The borough posts agendas and minutes on roselandnj.org ↗.
One full-time borough employee for every 132 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (6,219).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
West Essex Regional School District
Roseland’s middle and high school district, shared with Essex Fells, Fairfield Township, North Caldwell. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $30,598 per pupil, $17,855 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.
Roseland Borough School District · $25,693 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Roseland.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: roselandnj.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 Roseland compares with the towns next door
Roseland spent $2,262 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $2,297. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| East Hanover Township | $2,297 | $9,774 |
| Livingston Township | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Essex Fells | estimate | $10,000+ |
| West Caldwell Township | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Roseland | $2,262 | $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 Roseland’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Roseland’s government
How much does Roseland spend per resident?
About $1,874 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 $2,262 was more than 75% of 48 New Jersey cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Roseland’s government?
See roselandnj.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Roseland yet.
How many people work for Roseland?
47 full-time and 58 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $377,099 (about $4.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Roseland in the state legislature?
State Senate District 27 (John McKeon) and General Assembly District 27 (Alixon Collazos-Gill and Rosy Bagolie). The General Assembly district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Roseland’s government
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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; 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 →