Town Hall · Montville

Montville, NJ town hall & government

Montville spent $40.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,944 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Montville's money goes

Spent
$40.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,944
typical New Jersey towns: $1,238
Long-term debt
$18.7 million
$890 per resident
Police
$6.4 million16%
Water & other utilities
$6.2 million15%
Paid to other governments
$4.8 million12%
Sewer & trash
$4.7 million12%
Administration & buildings
$4.4 million11%
Roads & transportation
$3.7 million9%
Parks & libraries
$2.8 million7%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$965,0002%
Health & welfare
$800,0002%
Interest on debt
$654,0002%
Other
$5.3 million13%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 61%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • From the state 8%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Montville

Full-time staff
110
75 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$120,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
40
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
49 full-time14 part
Administration & buildings
15 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
17 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
3 full-time29 part
Health & welfare
5 full-time13 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time2 part
Other
11 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Montville Township School District

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

Spending per pupil
$30,743
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
3,472
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$14 million
at year end

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

  • Local 73%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $30,743 per pupil, $18,215 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 Montville pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Typical home value
$700,200
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 Montville's government

🏛️ Official websitemontvillenj.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Montville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Montville

Montville is represented in Congress by Senators Cory A. Booker and Andy Kim and Representative Analilia Mejia. Mikie Sherrill is governor.

All of Montville'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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