How is Stow Creek Township run?
Stow Creek Township’s town government spent $477,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $351 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Stow Creek Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Stow Creek Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $351 per resident a year, or $0.96 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 32%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Stow Creek Township 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 Stow Creek Township yet
Every year of Stow Creek 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 →The typical homeowner pays $6,804 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.48% of the home’s value, vs 2.11% across New Jersey.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Stow Creek 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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Stow Creek Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Stow Creek Township →
Who’s in charge in Stow Creek Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Stow Creek Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on stowcreektwp.com ↗.
Cumberland Regional School District
Stow Creek Township’s high school district, shared with Deerfield Township, Fairfield Township, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township, Shiloh and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $22,144 per pupil, $12,505 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.
Stow Creek Township School District · $20,248 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Stow Creek Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: stowcreektwp.com ↗
- 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 Stow Creek Township compares with the towns next door
Stow Creek Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 4 of the 6 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $299 to $1,468 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Greenwich Township | $299 | $7,906 |
| Hopewell Township | $364 | $5,918 |
| Alloway Township | $368 | $7,385 |
| Lower Alloways Creek Township | $1,468 | $2,635 |
| Quinton Township | estimate | $5,716 |
| Shiloh | estimate | $5,212 |
| Stow Creek Township | estimate | $6,804 |
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 Stow Creek Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Stow Creek Township’s government
How much does Stow Creek Township spend per resident?
About $351 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Stow Creek Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $485,000.
What is the property tax rate in Stow Creek Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $6,804 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.48% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.11% across New Jersey. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see stowcreektwp.com.
Who runs Stow Creek Township’s government?
See stowcreektwp.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Stow Creek Township yet.
How many people work for Stow Creek Township?
0 full-time and 15 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $6,423 (about $77,076 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Stow Creek Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 3 (John Burzichelli) and General Assembly District 03 (Dave Bailey and Heather Simmons). The General Assembly district also covers 37 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Stow Creek Township’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 (for Stow Creek 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 →