Town Hall · Mantua

Mantua, NJ town hall & government

Mantua spent $15.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,039 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Mantua's money goes

Spent
$15.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,039
typical New Jersey towns: $1,238
Long-term debt
$8.3 million
$559 per resident
Sewer & trash
$4.6 million30%
Police
$3.3 million21%
Water & other utilities
$2.9 million19%
Roads & transportation
$912,0006%
Administration & buildings
$736,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$542,0004%
Interest on debt
$212,0001%
Paid to other governments
$210,0001%
Parks & libraries
$61,000<1%
Health & welfare
$54,000<1%
Other
$1.9 million13%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 39%
  • Utility sales 25%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • From the state 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%

Mantua 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 Mantua

Full-time staff
87
68 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$72,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
24
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
28 full-time28 part
Sewer & trash
23 full-time
Administration & buildings
12 full-time18 part
Roads & transportation
11 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time17 part
Water & other utilities
7 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time5 part
Health & welfare
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Clearview Regional School District

Mantua's middle and high school district, shared with Harrison. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,478
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
2,120
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$59.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 54%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $20,478 per pupil, $12,374 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 Mantua: Mantua Township School District ($23,380 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Mantua pay

Typical tax bill
$8,665
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Effective rate
2.59%
of home value · New Jersey 2.11%
Typical home value
$334,500
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 Mantua's government

🏛️ Official websitemantuatownship.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mantua →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mantua

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

All of Mantua'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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