Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Willingboro Township run?
Willingboro Township’s town government spent $35.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,105 per resident. Water and other utilities ($4.4 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Willingboro Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,105 per resident a year, or $3.03 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 25%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,105 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Willingboro Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,105 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 28 New Jersey towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,164, and the middle half spent $798–$1,297. Willingboro Township spent less than 61% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($5.8 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 towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Willingboro Township itself left out).
No trend yet
Willingboro Township reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
full-time in March 2025, up from 242 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $7,014 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.59% 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 Willingboro 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 Willingboro Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Willingboro Township →
Who’s in charge in Willingboro Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Willingboro Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on willingboronj.gov ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 119 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (32,014).
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.
Willingboro Township School District
Willingboro Township’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $27,003 per pupil, $14,052 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 Willingboro Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: willingboronj.gov ↗
- 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 Willingboro Township compares with the towns next door
Willingboro Township spent $1,105 per resident in 2022; the 4 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $437 to $1,124. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Laurel Township | $437 | $7,468 |
| Delran Township | $601 | $8,739 |
| Edgewater Park Township | $884 | $6,532 |
| Moorestown Township | $1,124 | $10,000+ |
| Burlington Township | estimate | $8,040 |
| Westampton Township | estimate | $6,655 |
| Delanco Township | estimate | $6,868 |
| Willingboro Township | $1,105 | $7,014 |
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 Willingboro Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Willingboro Township’s government
How much does Willingboro Township spend per resident?
About $1,105 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,105 was less than 61% of 28 New Jersey towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Willingboro Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $7,014 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.59% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.11% across New Jersey. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see willingboronj.gov.
Who runs Willingboro Township’s government?
See willingboronj.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Willingboro Township yet.
How many people work for Willingboro Township?
269 full-time and 120 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $2.2M (about $26.7M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Willingboro Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 7 (Troy Singleton) and General Assembly District 07 (Balvir Singh and Carol Murphy). The General Assembly district also covers 16 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Willingboro 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 →