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Wrightstown, NJ town hall & government

Wrightstown spent $1.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,483 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Wrightstown's money goes

Spent
$1.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,483
typical New Jersey cities: $1,679
Long-term debt
$3.1 million
$4,050 per resident
Sewer & trash
$683,00036%
Water & other utilities
$299,00016%
Administration & buildings
$295,00016%
Roads & transportation
$104,0006%
Fire
$95,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$67,0004%
Interest on debt
$43,0002%
Health & welfare
$39,0002%
Police
$7,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$254,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 33%
  • Fees & charges 33%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • From the state 13%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Sales taxes 2%

Wrightstown 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 Wrightstown

Full-time staff
9
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$49,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Fire
1 full-time
Other
4 full-time2 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

New Hanover Township School District

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

Spending per pupil
$30,492
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
197
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 29%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 26%

Of the $30,492 per pupil, $17,614 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 Wrightstown pay

Typical tax bill
$4,941
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Effective rate
1.93%
of home value · New Jersey 2.11%
Typical home value
$256,300
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 Wrightstown's government

🏛️ Official websitewrightstownborough.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Wrightstown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wrightstown

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

All of Wrightstown'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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