Town Hall · Englewood Cliffs

Englewood Cliffs, NJ town hall & government

Englewood Cliffs spent $13 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,451 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Englewood Cliffs

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 If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.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

Where Englewood Cliffs's money goes

Spent
$13 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,451
typical New Jersey cities: $1,679
Long-term debt
$6.9 million
$1,298 per resident
Police
$4.8 million37%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.3 million10%
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million8%
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million8%
Sewer & trash
$715,0005%
Interest on debt
$365,0003%
Fire
$238,0002%
Parks & libraries
$214,0002%
Health & welfare
$69,0001%
Other
$3.1 million24%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 89%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From the state <1%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Englewood Cliffs

Full-time staff
43
21 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$131,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
24
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
25 full-time
Roads & transportation
11 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time13 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time6 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part
Other
2 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Englewood Cliffs Borough School District

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

Spending per pupil
$36,165
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
430
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 78%
  • State 19%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $36,165 per pupil, $20,598 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 Englewood Cliffs pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Typical home value
$1,401,600
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 Englewood Cliffs's government

🏛️ Official websiteenglewoodcliffsnj.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Englewood Cliffs →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Englewood Cliffs

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

All of Englewood Cliffs'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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