Hackensack Water Company Complex · Photo: Jim.henderson · CC0Weehawken Township spent more per resident in 2022 than 78% of similar towns
Weehawken Township’s town government spent $19.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,340 per resident.
What stands out about how Weehawken Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$1,340 per resident in 2022: more than 78% of them
Weehawken Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,340 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 $1,148, and the middle half spent $852–$1,249. Weehawken Township spent more than 78% 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; Weehawken Township itself left out).
About $1,340 per resident a year, or $3.67 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 44%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Weehawken Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
No trend yet
Weehawken Township reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
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 Weehawken 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 Weehawken Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Weehawken Township →
Who’s in charge in Weehawken Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Weehawken Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on weehawken-nj.us ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 84 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 (14,442).
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.
Weehawken Township School District
Weehawken Township’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $29,204 per pupil, $18,409 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.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Weehawken Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: weehawken-nj.us ↗
- 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 Weehawken Township compares with the towns next door
Weehawken Township spent $1,340 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are cities, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar towns, above. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Hoboken | $1,927 | $10,000+ |
| West New York | $4,752 runs schools | $10,000+ |
| Union City | $7,562 runs schools | $10,000+ |
| Weehawken Township | $1,340 | $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 Weehawken Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Weehawken Township’s government
How much does Weehawken Township spend per resident?
About $1,340 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,340 was more than 78% of 32 New Jersey towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Weehawken Township’s government?
See weehawken-nj.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Weehawken Township yet.
How many people work for Weehawken Township?
172 full-time and 79 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1.1M (about $12.6M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Weehawken Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 33 (Brian Stack) and General Assembly District 33 (Gabe Rodriguez and Larry Wainstein). The General Assembly district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Weehawken 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; 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 →