Town Hall · Alpine

Alpine, NJ town hall & government

Alpine spent $5.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,866 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Alpine's government.

Local leadership

Who runs Alpine

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Alpine's money goes

Spent
$5.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,866
typical New Jersey cities: $1,679
Long-term debt
$893,000
$485 per resident
Police
$2.3 million44%
Administration & buildings
$492,0009%
Roads & transportation
$451,0009%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$247,0005%
Fire
$160,0003%
Interest on debt
$61,0001%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%
Other
$1.5 million29%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 72%
  • Interest, fines & other 19%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From the state 3%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Alpine collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Alpine didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Alpine

Full-time staff
18
21 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
12
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
12 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time5 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Alpine didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Alpine Borough School District

Alpine's elementary school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$37,929
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
169
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from New Jersey districts overall: 48% local, 46% state, 6% federal

  • Local 81%
  • State 18%
  • Federal 1%

Of the $37,929 per pupil, $22,112 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Alpine pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Typical home value
$2,000,001
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Alpine's government

🏛️ Official websitealpinenj07620.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Alpine →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Alpine

Alpine is represented in Congress by Senators Cory A. Booker and Andy Kim and Representative Josh Gottheimer. Mikie Sherrill is governor.

All of Alpine's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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