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Town Hall · Saddle Brook Township

Saddle Brook Township runs its own hospital

Saddle Brook Township’s town government spent $10.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $763 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Saddle Brook Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Town website
Day-to-day spending, 2022
$10.4M
year to December 31, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$763
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$26.5M
end of 2022 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
80
full-time, hospital & welfare staff apart (80 in all) · March payroll $666,974
Typical tax bill
$9,939
1.97% of home value · NJ 2.11%

What stands out about how Saddle Brook Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

★ What stands out · Your share of the 2022 budget

About $763 per resident a year, or $2.09 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 48%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 87%Utility sales 13%Other taxes & licenses <1%

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

An estimate

Saddle Brook 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 $528,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $13.1 million.
Why the hospital is apart.The Census Bureau counts the hospital it runs in the town’s books ($2.2 million, 17% of all operations). Only 135 of the 11,301 towns and cities of 2,500+ run one (Census finance files), so it is shown here and left out of every per-resident comparison.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Saddle Brook Township yet

Every year of Saddle Brook 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 →
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $9,939 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.97% of the home’s value, vs 2.11% across New Jersey.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Lodi$10,000+
Fair Lawn$10,000+
Saddle Brook Township$9,939
New Jersey$9,590
Rochelle Park Township$9,353
Garfield$9,308
$9,939
typical bill a year
1.97%
effective rate
$503,400
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Saddle Brook Township

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

See saddlebrooknj.us for Saddle Brook Township’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Saddle Brook Township yet.saddlebrooknj.us ↗
Agendas

Saddle Brook Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on saddlebrooknj.us ↗.

Who works for Saddle Brook Township

One full-time town employee for every 170 residents, not counting hospital, health & welfare staff

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (13,591).

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

Police34 + 39 pt
Administration & buildings17
Roads & transportation15
Parks & libraries6 + 11 pt
Courts, inspections & corrections5
Water & other utilities3
Run separately
Hospital, health & welfare0 + 1 pt
80
full-time, hospital, health & welfare apart
51
part-time
$666,974
payroll for March 2022
$8.0M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$88,400
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
34
sworn police officers
The hospital.The 0 full-time hospital, health & welfare staff include the hospital the town runs, so they are counted apart, as the hospitals are in the budget. The payroll figures cover every employee, the hospital’s included: the Census file doesn’t split pay by function.
Not compared.Staff are compared with the same group as the budget, and Saddle Brook Township’s 2022 budget was a Census estimate, so there is no group to compare with.

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

Saddle Brook Township School District

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

Schools in Saddle Brook Township →
$24,356
per pupil · NJ $28,441
1,848
students
$21.3 million
long-term debt

Of the $24,356 per pupil, $13,891 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 74%State 22%Federal 4%

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

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

Who represents Saddle Brook Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Saddle Brook 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 Saddle Brook Township compares with the towns next door

Saddle Brook Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 4 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,010 to $1,997 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
Lodi$1,010$10,000+
Garfield$1,015$9,308
Fair Lawn$1,093$10,000+
Rochelle Park Township$1,997$9,353
Saddle Brook Townshipestimate$9,939

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 Saddle Brook Township’s government

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

The Handbook →

Questions about Saddle Brook Township’s government

How much does Saddle Brook Township spend per resident?

About $763 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Saddle Brook Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $13.1 million.

What is the property tax rate in Saddle Brook Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $9,939 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.97% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.11% across New Jersey. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see saddlebrooknj.us.

Who runs Saddle Brook Township’s government?

See saddlebrooknj.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Saddle Brook Township yet.

How many people work for Saddle Brook Township?

80 full-time and 51 part-time employees in March 2022 (plus 0 full-time hospital, health & welfare staff), with a March payroll of $666,974 (about $8.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Saddle Brook Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 38 (Joe Lagana) and General Assembly District 38 (Chris Tully and Lisa Swain). The General Assembly district also covers 15 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Saddle Brook 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 Saddle Brook 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 →