Town Hall · Freehold

Freehold, NJ town hall & government

Freehold spent $17.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,469 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Freehold's money goes

Spent
$17.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,469
typical New Jersey cities: $1,679
Long-term debt
$4.4 million
$379 per resident
Police
$4.9 million29%
Sewer & trash
$2.5 million15%
Housing & development
$1.8 million10%
Paid to other governments
$1.4 million8%
Water & other utilities
$1.3 million8%
Administration & buildings
$1 million6%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$919,0005%
Roads & transportation
$850,0005%
Parks & libraries
$484,0003%
Interest on debt
$400,0002%
Fire
$231,0001%
Health & welfare
$30,000<1%
Other
$1.3 million8%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 55%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the state 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%

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

Freehold 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 Freehold

Full-time staff
50
107 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$105,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
24
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
24 full-time43 part
Administration & buildings
10 full-time28 part
Roads & transportation
14 full-time3 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time13 part
Fire
0 full-time13 part
Housing & development
2 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time3 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time3 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Freehold Regional School District

Freehold's high school district, shared with Colts Neck, Englishtown, Farmingdale, Freehold, Howell and Manalapan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,900
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
10,250
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 65%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $21,900 per pupil, $13,384 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 Freehold: Freehold Borough School District ($30,123 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Freehold pay

Typical tax bill
$8,830
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Effective rate
2.12%
of home value · New Jersey 2.11%
Typical home value
$416,800
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 Freehold's government

🏛️ Official websitefreeholdboro.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Freehold →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Freehold

Freehold is represented in Congress by Senators Cory A. Booker and Andy Kim and Representative Herbert C. Conaway, Jr.. Mikie Sherrill is governor.

All of Freehold'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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