Town Hall · Ewing

Ewing, NJ town hall & government

Ewing spent $48.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,319 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ewing's money goes

Spent
$48.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,319
typical New Jersey towns: $1,238
Long-term debt
$25.2 million
$691 per resident
Sewer & trash
$11.7 million24%
Police
$9.5 million20%
Administration & buildings
$3.6 million8%
Fire
$2.7 million6%
Parks & libraries
$1.5 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1 million2%
Roads & transportation
$993,0002%
Interest on debt
$852,0002%
Health & welfare
$736,0002%
Housing & development
$239,000<1%
Other
$15.2 million32%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 74%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Ewing

Full-time staff
215
54 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$80,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
75
and 22 full-time firefighters
Police
80 full-time19 part
Administration & buildings
24 full-time8 part
Fire
23 full-time6 part
Health & welfare
17 full-time7 part
Parks & libraries
12 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
12 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
7 full-time2 part
Other
40 full-time10 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

Ewing Township School District

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

Spending per pupil
$27,678
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
3,612
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$50.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 58%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $27,678 per pupil, $15,072 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 Ewing pay

Typical tax bill
$7,891
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Effective rate
2.68%
of home value · New Jersey 2.11%
Typical home value
$294,400
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 Ewing's government

🏛️ Official websiteewingnj.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Ewing →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ewing

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

All of Ewing'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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