Town Hall · Middletown

Middletown, NJ town hall & government

Middletown spent $81.8 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,224 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Middletown

Anthony S. PerryHead of governmentSince 2019 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Meetings

Coming up at Middletown's town hall

  • Oct 5Mon · 7:00 pm
    Township CommitteeTownship Committee Meeting - Workshop1 Kings Highway Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 19Mon · 7:00 pm
    Township CommitteeTownship Committee Meeting - RegularTown Hall, Main Meeting Room (Court), One Kings Highway Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 9Mon · 6:00 pm
    Township CommitteeTownship Committee Meeting - Workshop1 Kings Highway Meeting page ↗
  • Dec 7Mon · 7:00 pm
    Township CommitteeTownship Committee Meeting - Workshop1 Kings Highway Meeting page ↗
  • Dec 21Mon · 7:00 pm
    Township CommitteeTownship Committee Meeting - RegularTown Hall, Main Meeting Room (Court), One Kings Highway Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

Official listings from Middletown's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget

Where Middletown's money goes

Spent
$81.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,224
typical New Jersey towns: $1,362
Long-term debt
$64.2 million
$961 per resident
Police
$16.5 million20%
Sewer & trash
$12.9 million16%
Housing & development
$6.3 million8%
Roads & transportation
$4.8 million6%
Administration & buildings
$4.4 million5%
Parks & libraries
$2.9 million4%
Fire
$2.1 million3%
Paid to other governments
$1.8 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.8 million2%
Interest on debt
$1.7 million2%
Health & welfare
$659,0001%
Other
$25.9 million32%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 67%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • From the state 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Middletown

Full-time staff
345
153 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$82,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
114
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
126 full-time71 part
Roads & transportation
76 full-time10 part
Administration & buildings
40 full-time15 part
Parks & libraries
33 full-time22 part
Sewer & trash
35 full-time8 part
Health & welfare
7 full-time8 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
7 full-time6 part
Housing & development
9 full-time2 part
Fire
1 full-time3 part
Other
11 full-time8 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Middletown Township School District

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

Spending per pupil
$28,604
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
8,895
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$26.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 74%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $28,604 per pupil, $16,103 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 Middletown pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Typical home value
$608,300
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 Middletown's government

🏛️ Official websitemiddletownnj.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Middletown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Middletown

Middletown is represented in Congress by Senators Cory A. Booker and Andy Kim and Representatives Christopher H. Smith and Frank Pallone, Jr.. Mikie Sherrill is governor.

All of Middletown'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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