Town Hall · Woodbridge

Woodbridge, NJ town hall & government

Woodbridge spent $203.4 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,970 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Woodbridge's money goes

Spent
$203.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,970
typical New Jersey towns: $1,362
Long-term debt
$61.9 million
$600 per resident
Police
$39.2 million19%
Sewer & trash
$35.4 million17%
Parks & libraries
$25.4 million12%
Housing & development
$12.1 million6%
Administration & buildings
$10.6 million5%
Interest on debt
$7.6 million4%
Roads & transportation
$6.8 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$6.1 million3%
Health & welfare
$4.7 million2%
Other
$55.5 million27%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 61%
  • From the state 16%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Woodbridge

Full-time staff
959
644 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$92,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
234
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
141 full-time413 part
Police
305 full-time56 part
Schools
75 full-time61 part
Sewer & trash
79 full-time9 part
Health & welfare
55 full-time54 part
Administration & buildings
69 full-time16 part
Roads & transportation
70 full-time2 part
Housing & development
44 full-time4 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
32 full-time20 part
Water & other utilities
18 full-time
Other
71 full-time9 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Woodbridge Township School District

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

Spending per pupil
$24,446
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
14,044
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$169.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 54%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $24,446 per pupil, $14,630 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 Woodbridge pay

Typical tax bill
$9,775
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Effective rate
2.26%
of home value · New Jersey 2.11%
Typical home value
$433,000
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 Woodbridge's government

🏛️ Official websitetwp.woodbridge.nj.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Woodbridge →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Woodbridge

Woodbridge is represented in Congress by Senators Cory A. Booker and Andy Kim and Representative Frank Pallone, Jr.. Mikie Sherrill is governor.

All of Woodbridge'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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