Town Hall · Hasbrouck Heights

Hasbrouck Heights, NJ town hall & government

Hasbrouck Heights spent $15.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,308 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Hasbrouck Heights

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 If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.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

Spent
$15.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,308
typical New Jersey cities: $1,679
Long-term debt
$9 million
$758 per resident
Police
$5.6 million36%
Sewer & trash
$3.5 million22%
Parks & libraries
$1.1 million7%
Administration & buildings
$800,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$436,0003%
Interest on debt
$311,0002%
Fire
$276,0002%
Health & welfare
$137,0001%
Other
$3.4 million22%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 81%
  • Interest, fines & other 15%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the state <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Hasbrouck Heights 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 Hasbrouck Heights

Full-time staff
84
59 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$82,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
28
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
30 full-time24 part
Sewer & trash
18 full-time
Parks & libraries
10 full-time11 part
Administration & buildings
9 full-time12 part
Fire
1 full-time11 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Health & welfare
2 full-time1 part
Other
6 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hasbrouck Heights Borough School District

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

Spending per pupil
$25,527
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
1,694
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 68%
  • State 29%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $25,527 per pupil, $15,903 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 Hasbrouck Heights pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Typical home value
$552,900
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 Hasbrouck Heights's government

🏛️ Official websitehasbrouck-heights.nj.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Hasbrouck Heights →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hasbrouck Heights

Hasbrouck Heights is represented in Congress by Senators Cory A. Booker and Andy Kim and Representative Nellie Pou. Mikie Sherrill is governor.

All of Hasbrouck Heights'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.

You’re browsing

Hasbrouck Heights

New Jersey · NJ
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Hasbrouck Heights is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01