Town Hall · Ogdensburg

Ogdensburg, NJ town hall & government

Ogdensburg spent $2.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,168 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ogdensburg's money goes

Spent
$2.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,168
typical New Jersey cities: $1,679
Long-term debt
$1.6 million
$734 per resident
Police
$704,00027%
Roads & transportation
$470,00018%
Water & other utilities
$407,00016%
Fire
$336,00013%
Administration & buildings
$273,00010%
Sewer & trash
$213,0008%
Paid to other governments
$148,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$41,0002%
Health & welfare
$16,0001%
Parks & libraries
$14,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 90%
  • Utility sales 4%
  • From the state 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Fees & charges <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Ogdensburg collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Ogdensburg

Full-time staff
11
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$95,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time13 part
Police
7 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 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

Wallkill Valley Regional School District

Ogdensburg's high school school district, shared with Franklin, Hamburg and Hardyston. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$27,691
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
638
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 63%
  • State 34%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $27,691 per pupil, $17,099 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.

Also serving Ogdensburg: Ogdensburg Borough School District ($25,869 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Ogdensburg pay

Typical tax bill
$8,856
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Effective rate
2.73%
of home value · New Jersey 2.11%
Typical home value
$324,500
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Ogdensburg's government

🏛️ Official websiteogdensburgnj.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Ogdensburg →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ogdensburg

Ogdensburg is represented in Congress by Senators Cory A. Booker and Andy Kim and Representative Thomas H. Kean, Jr.. Mikie Sherrill is governor.

All of Ogdensburg'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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