Town Hall · Middlesex

Middlesex, NJ town hall & government

Middlesex spent $16.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,208 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Middlesex

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 If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.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

Spent
$16.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,208
typical New Jersey cities: $1,679
Long-term debt
$11.9 million
$878 per resident
Police
$3.5 million22%
Sewer & trash
$3.4 million21%
Parks & libraries
$1.2 million7%
Roads & transportation
$708,0004%
Administration & buildings
$598,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$409,0002%
Interest on debt
$339,0002%
Fire
$196,0001%
Health & welfare
$87,0001%
Other
$6 million36%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 91%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • From the state 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Middlesex 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 Middlesex

Full-time staff
73
49 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$87,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
25
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
28 full-time10 part
Parks & libraries
11 full-time16 part
Administration & buildings
9 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
11 full-time
Sewer & trash
8 full-time4 part
Health & welfare
2 full-time3 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time1 part
Housing & development
2 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

Middlesex Borough School District

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

Spending per pupil
$23,731
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
2,095
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $23,731 per pupil, $14,441 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 Middlesex pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Typical home value
$446,400
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 Middlesex's government

🏛️ Official websitemiddlesexboro-nj.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Middlesex →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Middlesex

Middlesex is represented in Congress by Senators Cory A. Booker and Andy Kim and Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman. Mikie Sherrill is governor.

All of Middlesex'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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