Town Hall · Glen Rock

Glen Rock, NJ town hall & government

Glen Rock spent $18.5 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,540 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Glen Rock

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 If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.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

Spent
$18.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,540
typical New Jersey cities: $2,212
Long-term debt
$7.2 million
$600 per resident
Police
$5.2 million28%
Sewer & trash
$1.9 million10%
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million6%
Interest on debt
$584,0003%
Parks & libraries
$514,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$380,0002%
Fire
$372,0002%
Health & welfare
$47,000<1%
Housing & development
$36,000<1%
Other
$8.2 million44%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 98%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Glen Rock 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 Glen Rock

Full-time staff
76
68 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$106,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
23
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
26 full-time28 part
Roads & transportation
17 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
9 full-time17 part
Sewer & trash
14 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
7 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time4 part
Fire
1 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time8 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

Glen Rock Borough School District

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

Spending per pupil
$25,471
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
2,607
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$39.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 75%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 1%

Of the $25,471 per pupil, $14,932 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 Glen Rock pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Typical home value
$856,900
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 Glen Rock's government

🏛️ Official websiteglenrocknj.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Glen Rock →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Glen Rock

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

All of Glen Rock'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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