Town Hall · Bound Brook

Bound Brook, NJ town hall & government

Bound Brook spent $12.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,210 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Bound Brook

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 If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.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 Bound Brook's money goes

Spent
$12.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,210
typical New Jersey cities: $1,679
Long-term debt
$8.9 million
$873 per resident
Police
$3.7 million30%
Roads & transportation
$801,0007%
Administration & buildings
$729,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$692,0006%
Sewer & trash
$518,0004%
Paid to other governments
$495,0004%
Interest on debt
$488,0004%
Health & welfare
$183,0001%
Fire
$162,0001%
Parks & libraries
$126,0001%
Other
$4.4 million35%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 72%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From the state 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Sales taxes 1%

Bound Brook 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 Bound Brook

Full-time staff
42
40 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$88,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
19
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
24 full-time18 part
Administration & buildings
7 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time1 part
Housing & development
0 full-time4 part
Fire
0 full-time4 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 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. Bound Brook didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bound Brook Borough School District

Bound Brook's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,894
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
2,110
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$19.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $23,894 per pupil, $14,019 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 Bound Brook pay

Typical tax bill
$9,303
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Effective rate
2.34%
of home value · New Jersey 2.11%
Typical home value
$397,100
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.

Local

Contact Bound Brook's government

🏛️ Official websiteboundbrooknj.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Bound Brook →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bound Brook

Bound Brook is represented in Congress by Senators Cory A. Booker and Andy Kim and Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman. Mikie Sherrill is governor.

All of Bound Brook'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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