Town Hall · Pequannock

Pequannock, NJ town hall & government

Pequannock spent $21.1 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,355 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pequannock's money goes

Spent
$21.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,355
typical New Jersey towns: $1,362
Long-term debt
$22.2 million
$1,429 per resident
Sewer & trash
$5 million24%
Police
$4.9 million23%
Water & other utilities
$3.1 million15%
Administration & buildings
$2 million10%
Parks & libraries
$1.8 million9%
Health & welfare
$1.1 million5%
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million5%
Interest on debt
$757,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$715,0003%
Fire
$345,0002%
Housing & development
$19,000<1%
Other
$165,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 45%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • From the state 5%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Pequannock

Full-time staff
95
59 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$88,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
32
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
37 full-time17 part
Parks & libraries
13 full-time15 part
Administration & buildings
12 full-time6 part
Health & welfare
11 full-time7 part
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time3 part
Fire
0 full-time3 part
Other
6 full-time8 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

Pequannock Township School District

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

Spending per pupil
$25,213
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
2,112
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 74%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $25,213 per pupil, $16,273 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 Pequannock pay

Typical tax bill
$9,743
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Effective rate
1.76%
of home value · New Jersey 2.11%
Typical home value
$553,200
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 Pequannock's government

🏛️ Official websitepeqtwp.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Pequannock →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pequannock

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

All of Pequannock'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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