Photo: Hudconja · CC BY-SA 3.0How is West New York run?
West New York’s town government spent $268.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $5,165 per resident.
What stands out about how West New York is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
West New York Town School District
West New York’s K–12 school district. The schools are run by West New York, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $21,611 per pupil, $13,399 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 $5,165 per resident a year, or $14.15 a day
Schools are part of the town’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 72% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
West New York runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget. Comparisons are with New Jersey cities that run their own schools.
$4,752 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
West New York’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($4,752 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 15 New Jersey cities that run their own schools: the median was $4,797, and the middle half spent $4,428–$5,951. West New York spent less than 53% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($5.6 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
New Jersey cities that run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; West New York itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 6% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years West New York 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: $4,752 · 2023: $5,660 · 2024: $5,165.
full-time in March 2025, down from 1,461 in 2022.
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 West New York’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 West New York’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in West New York →
Who’s in charge in West New York
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
West New York’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on westnewyorknj.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 37 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (51,981).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
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 West New York.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: westnewyorknj.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 West New York compares with the towns next door
West New York spent $4,752 per resident in 2022; the 3 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $1,340 to $7,562. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Weehawken Township | $1,340 | $10,000+ |
| North Bergen Township | $2,163 | $8,629 |
| Union City | $7,562 runs schools | $10,000+ |
| Guttenberg | estimate | $8,765 |
| West New York | $4,752 | $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 West New York’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about West New York’s government
How much does West New York spend per resident?
About $5,165 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $4,752 was less than 53% of 15 New Jersey cities that run their own schools.
Who runs West New York’s government?
See westnewyorknj.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for West New York yet.
How many people work for West New York?
1,420 full-time and 419 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $11.6M (about $139.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents West New York 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 West New York’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 →