Town Hall · Pompton Lakes

Pompton Lakes, NJ town hall & government

Pompton Lakes spent $7.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $704 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Pompton Lakes

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 If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Pompton Lakes's money goes

Spent
$7.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$704
typical New Jersey cities: $1,679
Long-term debt
$8.1 million
$737 per resident
Police
$3.1 million41%
Sewer & trash
$1.4 million18%
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million15%
Water & other utilities
$814,00011%
Roads & transportation
$483,0006%
Parks & libraries
$310,0004%
Fire
$152,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$145,0002%
Health & welfare
$131,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 77%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • From the state 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

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

Pompton Lakes didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Pompton Lakes

Full-time staff
73
51 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$79,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
23
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
13 full-time45 part
Police
26 full-time
Roads & transportation
14 full-time
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
5 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time
Other
6 full-time5 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Pompton Lakes Borough School District

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

Spending per pupil
$26,242
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
1,729
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 57%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $26,242 per pupil, $16,778 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 Pompton Lakes pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Typical home value
$442,400
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 Pompton Lakes's government

🏛️ Official websitepomptonlakesgov.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Pompton Lakes →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pompton Lakes

Pompton Lakes is represented in Congress by Senators Cory A. Booker and Andy Kim and Representative Nellie Pou. Mikie Sherrill is governor.

All of Pompton Lakes'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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