Town Hall · Maywood

Maywood, NJ town hall & government

Maywood spent $16.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,757 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Maywood

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 If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.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

Where Maywood's money goes

Spent
$16.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,757
typical New Jersey cities: $1,679
Long-term debt
$5.7 million
$593 per resident
Police
$4.7 million28%
Roads & transportation
$1.7 million10%
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million6%
Paid to other governments
$931,0006%
Parks & libraries
$886,0005%
Sewer & trash
$560,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$511,0003%
Interest on debt
$284,0002%
Fire
$233,0001%
Health & welfare
$166,0001%
Other
$5.7 million34%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 82%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the state 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%

Maywood didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Maywood

Full-time staff
47
49 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$109,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
21
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
25 full-time19 part
Administration & buildings
9 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time13 part
Fire
0 full-time4 part
Other
11 full-time10 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

Maywood Borough School District

Maywood's elementary school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,512
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
1,010
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$27.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 75%
  • State 21%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $21,512 per pupil, $13,632 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 Maywood pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Typical home value
$533,500
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 Maywood's government

🏛️ Official websitemaywoodboro.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Maywood →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Maywood

Maywood is represented in Congress by Senators Cory A. Booker and Andy Kim and Representatives Nellie Pou and Josh Gottheimer. Mikie Sherrill is governor.

All of Maywood'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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