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Riverton, NJ town hall & government

Riverton spent $4 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,445 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Riverton's money goes

Spent
$4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,445
typical New Jersey cities: $2,212
Long-term debt
$1.1 million
$385 per resident
Police
$664,00017%
Sewer & trash
$404,00010%
Paid to other governments
$342,0009%
Water & other utilities
$265,0007%
Administration & buildings
$204,0005%
Roads & transportation
$138,0003%
Interest on debt
$96,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$58,0001%
Fire
$26,0001%
Parks & libraries
$4,000<1%
Other
$1.8 million45%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 57%
  • Interest, fines & other 16%
  • From the state 14%
  • Fees & charges 13%
Town workforce

Who works for Riverton

Full-time staff
12
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$75,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
6 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Housing & development
0 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Fire
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

Riverton Borough School District

Riverton's elementary school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$25,989
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
263
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 73%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $25,989 per pupil, $16,802 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 Riverton pay

Typical tax bill
$9,307
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Effective rate
2.56%
of home value · New Jersey 2.11%
Typical home value
$363,000
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 Riverton's government

🏛️ Official websiteriverton-nj.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Riverton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Riverton

Riverton is represented in Congress by Senators Cory A. Booker and Andy Kim and Representative Herbert C. Conaway, Jr.. Mikie Sherrill is governor.

All of Riverton'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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