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.
Who runs Middletown
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 If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.
Coming up at Middletown's town hall
- Oct 5Mon · 7:00 pm
- Oct 19Mon · 7:00 pmTownship CommitteeTownship Committee Meeting - RegularTown Hall, Main Meeting Room (Court), One Kings Highway Meeting page ↗
- Nov 9Mon · 6:00 pm
- Dec 7Mon · 7:00 pm
- Dec 21Mon · 7:00 pmTownship CommitteeTownship Committee Meeting - RegularTown Hall, Main Meeting Room (Court), One Kings Highway Meeting page ↗
Recent meetings
- Sep 21Mon · 7:00 pmTownship CommitteeTownship Committee Meeting - RegularTown Hall, Main Meeting Room (Court), One Kings Highway Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep 8Tue · 7:00 pmTownship CommitteeTownship Committee Meeting - Workshop1 Kings Highway Agenda ↗Minutes ↗Meeting page ↗
- Aug 17Mon · 6:00 pmTownship CommitteeTownship Committee Meeting - RegularTown Hall, Main Meeting Room (Court), One Kings Highway Agenda ↗Minutes ↗Meeting page ↗
- Jul 28Tue · 7:00 pm
- Jul 13Mon · 7:00 pmTownship CommitteeTownship Committee Meeting - RegularTown Hall, Main Meeting Room (Court), One Kings Highway Agenda ↗Minutes ↗Meeting page ↗
- Jun 24Wed · 7:00 pmTownship CommitteeTownship Committee Meeting - RegularTown Hall, Main Meeting Room (Court), One Kings Highway Agenda ↗Minutes ↗Meeting page ↗
- Jun 8Mon · 7:00 pm
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.
Where Middletown's money goes
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%
Who works for Middletown
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.
Middletown Township School District
Middletown's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
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.
Which schools Middletown kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Middletown pay
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.
Contact Middletown's government
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.
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.