Photo: Bestbudbrian · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Upper Freehold Township run?
Upper Freehold Township’s town government spent $3.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $450 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Upper Freehold Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Upper Freehold Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Upper Freehold Regional School District
Upper Freehold Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Allentown. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $24,714 per pupil, $14,020 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.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $450 per resident a year, or $1.23 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 23%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Upper Freehold 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 Upper Freehold Township yet
Every year of Upper Freehold 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 →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 Upper Freehold 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 Upper Freehold Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Upper Freehold Township →
Who’s in charge in Upper Freehold Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Upper Freehold Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on uftnj.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 203 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 (7,091).
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 Upper Freehold Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: uftnj.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 Upper Freehold Township compares with the towns next door
Upper Freehold 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 $275 to $1,703 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Millstone Township | $275 | $10,000+ |
| North Hanover Township | $371 | $7,690 |
| Hamilton Township | $1,327 | $7,622 |
| Allentown | $1,703 | $9,360 |
| Roosevelt | estimate | $8,381 |
| Robbinsville Township | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Upper Freehold 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 Upper Freehold Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Upper Freehold Township’s government
How much does Upper Freehold Township spend per resident?
About $450 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Upper Freehold Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $4.2 million.
Who runs Upper Freehold Township’s government?
See uftnj.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Upper Freehold Township yet.
How many people work for Upper Freehold Township?
35 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $150,265 (about $1.8M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Upper Freehold Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 12 (Owen Henry) and General Assembly District 12 (Alex Sauickie and Rob Clifton). The General Assembly district also covers 12 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Upper Freehold 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 Upper Freehold 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 →