Town Hall · Glassboro

Glassboro, NJ town hall & government

Glassboro spent $36.3 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,536 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Glassboro

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 If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.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

Spent
$36.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,536
typical New Jersey cities: $2,212
Long-term debt
$38.9 million
$1,649 per resident
Police
$7 million19%
Sewer & trash
$5.4 million15%
Housing & development
$4.1 million11%
Water & other utilities
$4 million11%
Roads & transportation
$2.3 million6%
Administration & buildings
$1.4 million4%
Interest on debt
$1.3 million3%
Fire
$1.2 million3%
Parks & libraries
$885,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$385,0001%
Health & welfare
$128,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$25,000<1%
Other
$8.1 million22%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 37%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 15%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • From the state 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Glassboro

Full-time staff
166
43 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$86,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
50
and 11 full-time firefighters
Police
55 full-time11 part
Administration & buildings
26 full-time9 part
Sewer & trash
25 full-time
Roads & transportation
19 full-time
Fire
11 full-time7 part
Parks & libraries
9 full-time3 part
Housing & development
7 full-time5 part
Water & other utilities
9 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
4 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time6 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

Glassboro Borough School District

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

Spending per pupil
$24,365
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
1,953
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 45%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $24,365 per pupil, $13,408 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 Glassboro pay

Typical tax bill
$8,198
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Effective rate
2.61%
of home value · New Jersey 2.11%
Typical home value
$314,400
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 Glassboro's government

🏛️ Official websiteglassboro.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Glassboro →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Glassboro

Glassboro is represented in Congress by Senators Cory A. Booker and Andy Kim and Representative Donald Norcross. Mikie Sherrill is governor.

All of Glassboro'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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