Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Warren Township spent less per resident in 2022 than 81% of similar towns
Warren Township’s town government spent $18.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,165 per resident.
What stands out about how Warren Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$834 per resident in 2022: less than 81% of them
Warren Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($834 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 32 New Jersey towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,149, and the middle half spent $959–$1,313. Warren Township spent less than 81% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
New Jersey towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Warren Township itself left out).
About $1,165 per resident a year, or $3.19 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 33%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Warren Township 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 up 42% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Warren Township 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: $834 · 2024: $1,165.
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 Warren 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 Warren Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Warren Township →
Who’s in charge in Warren Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Warren Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on warrennj.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 178 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (15,854).
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.
Watchung Hills Regional School District
Warren Township’s high school district, shared with Long Hill Township, Watchung. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $28,931 per pupil, $16,694 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.
Warren Township School District · $34,756 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Warren Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: warrennj.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 Warren Township compares with the towns next door
Warren Township spent $834 per resident in 2022; the 2 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $832 to $1,475. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater Township | $832 | $10,000+ |
| Watchung | $1,475 | $10,000+ |
| Bernards Township | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Long Hill Township | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Berkeley Heights Township | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Green Brook Township | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Warren Township | $834 | $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 Warren Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Warren Township’s government
How much does Warren Township spend per resident?
About $1,165 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $834 was less than 81% of 32 New Jersey towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Warren Township’s government?
See warrennj.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Warren Township yet.
How many people work for Warren Township?
89 full-time and 20 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $809,661 (about $9.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Warren Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 21 (Jon Bramnick) and General Assembly District 21 (Andrew Macurdy and Vinnie Kearney). The General Assembly district also covers 18 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Warren 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; 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 →