Town Hall · Byram

Byram, NJ town hall & government

Byram spent $8.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,109 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Byram's money goes

Spent
$8.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,109
typical New Jersey towns: $1,238
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
$220 per resident
Police
$2.1 million24%
Roads & transportation
$1.6 million18%
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million14%
Sewer & trash
$929,00011%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$284,0003%
Paid to other governments
$149,0002%
Fire
$99,0001%
Interest on debt
$87,0001%
Parks & libraries
$43,000<1%
Health & welfare
$25,000<1%
Other
$2.2 million26%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 80%
  • From the state 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments <1%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Byram

Full-time staff
34
22 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$122,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
13
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
13 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
7 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
12 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time4 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time4 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Byram Township School District

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

Spending per pupil
$22,306
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
831
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 66%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $22,306 per pupil, $13,301 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.

Also serving Byram: Lenape Valley Regional School District ($30,313 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Byram pay

Typical tax bill
$9,780
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Effective rate
2.51%
of home value · New Jersey 2.11%
Typical home value
$389,900
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 Byram's government

🏛️ Official websitebyramtwp.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Byram →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Byram

Byram is represented in Congress by Senators Cory A. Booker and Andy Kim and Representative Thomas H. Kean, Jr.. Mikie Sherrill is governor.

All of Byram'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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