Town Hall · Winfield

Winfield, NJ town hall & government

Winfield spent $1.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,032 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Winfield

Joseph ByrneHead of government Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget · Census estimate

Where Winfield's money goes

Spent
$1.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,032
typical New Jersey towns: $1,238
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$933,00061%
Administration & buildings
$253,00016%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$44,0003%
Fire
$25,0002%
Health & welfare
$23,0001%
Sewer & trash
$23,0001%
Parks & libraries
$6,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$5,000<1%
Other
$230,00015%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 93%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the state 3%
  • Sales taxes 2%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Winfield

Full-time staff
11
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$82,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
9 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time3 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 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

Winfield Township School District

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

Spending per pupil
$30,966
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
147
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 37%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $30,966 per pupil, $19,122 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 Winfield pay

Typical tax bill
$5,669
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Effective rate
2.00%
of home value · New Jersey 2.11%
Typical home value
$283,300
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 Winfield's government

🏛️ Official websitewinfield-nj.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Winfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Winfield

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

All of Winfield'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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