Last updated: May 16, 2023. Next update: June 15, 2023.
Some data can also be found in the DCA section of the NJOIT Open Data Center.
The DCA data list used in the tables below is also available for download in an EXCEL spreadsheet [196 KB].
| Local Government | |||||||
| Data | Description | Topic | Data Format | Presentation Format | Update Frequency | Years Available | Weblink |
| DLGS Open Data Portal | One-stop, interactive portal that will provide general, budget, and financial information on each municipality and county. Currently shows information from municipal annual and supplemental debt statements and budgets. | Other | HTML | Data table, Interactive map | Annual | 2017-2022 | click here for link |
| User Friendly Budget Database | Summary database of data entered in the User Friendly Budgets prepared by New Jersey municipalities for their adopted budgets since 2015. Contains comprehensive budget, staffing, personnel cost, debt, and financial information for New Jersey municipalities in a flexible, easy-to-use format. | Other | XLS | Data table, Interactive graph | Annual | 2015-2022 | click here for link |
| Local Code of Ordinances Directory | DCA directory containing links to all known online county and municipal codes of ordinances. | Other | XLS | Data table | Every four years | 2022 | Click Here for Link |
| Property Taxes | |||||||
| Data | Description | Topic | Data Format | Presentation Format | Update Frequency | Years Available | Weblink |
| Property Tax Tables | Property tax levies, rates, ratables, and average taxes for all municipalities and counties. Also includes exemptions, deductions, reimbursements, and a 'Tax Viewer' for quick visualization. | Taxes | XLS | Data table | Annual | 1998-2021 | click here for link |
| Abstract of Ratables | Detailed property values, ratables, abatements, exemptions, and rates by type for all municipalities and counties. Also includes municipal budget and appropriation information. | Taxes | XLS | Data table | Annual | 1998-2021 | click here for link |
| Property Value Classification | Property tax values and parcels by type (i.e. res., ind.) for all municipalities and counties. | Taxes | XLS | Data table | Annual | 1998-2021 | click here for link |
| State Aid | |||||||
| Data | Description | Topic | Data Format | Presentation Format | Update Frequency | Years Available | Weblink |
| Statement of State Aid | Summary of all state direct aid to municipalities, counties, and school districts for municipal, school, and county purposes. Data presented by municipality and county. | State Aid | XLS | Data table | Annual | 2009-2022 | click here for link |
| Municipal Aid Calculator (State Aid Offset) | Calculates the average property tax offset on a particular property from state direct aid. | State Aid | XLS | Data table | Annual | 2015-2022 | click here for link |
| State Aid Certification | Certified state aid to municipalities administered by DCA. Includes CMPTRA, ETR, Garden State Trust, and Watershed Moratorium Aid. | State Aid | XLS | Data table | Annual | 2005-2022 | click here for link |
| Transitional Aid Awards | Aid awards to fiscally distressed municipalities in need of temporary emergency assistance. | State Aid | HTML | Listing | Annual | 2010-2022 | click here for link |
| Municipal Aid Payment Schedules (Recapitulations) | Summary of DCA scheduled state aid payments to municipalities. Represents certifications less deductions for debt payments, State agency holdbacks, or special agreements. | State Aid | Individual Schedules | Annual | 2012-2015 | click here for link | |
| Municipal Aid Payment Schedules (Recapitulations) | Summary of DCA scheduled state aid payments to municipalities. Represents certifications less deductions for debt payments, State agency holdbacks, or special agreements. | State Aid | XLS | Data table | Annual | 2016-2022 | click here for link |
| Municipal Revitalization Index | The State's official index of municipal distress. Contains distress scores and rankings for all municipalities. | State Aid | PDF; XLS | Report; Data Table | Every three years | 2022 | click here for link |
| Urban Aid List | Current list of designated "Urban Aid" municipalities | State Aid | Listing | Annual | 2023 | click here for link | |
| Other Related Non-DCA Resources | |||||||
| Department of Education School Aid Data | Summaries of state aid to counties and school districts. | State Aid | PDF/XLS | --- | --- | 1997-2022 | click here for link |
| Department of Transportation Municipal Aid Data | Formula-based transportation aid awards to municipalities. | State Aid | --- | --- | 2022 | click here for link | |
| Department of Transportation County Aid Data | Transportation aid awards to counties. | State Aid | --- | --- | 2022 | click here for link | |
| State Library Per Capita Library Aid | Per capita aid awards to county and municipal libraries. | State Aid | XLS | --- | --- | 2009-2023 | click here for link |
| New Jersey Data Book | Administered by Rutgers University's Center for Government Services, the New Jersey Data Book includes statistics on New Jersey’s 564 municipalities, legislative districts, counties, schools, elections, and people. Topics include demographics, poverty, crime, employment, housing, fiscal data, school data, government expenditures, property taxes, and elections. Requires a free registration. | Other | HTML; XLS | 1980-2020 | click here for link | ||
| Homelessness Data | This site hosted by Monarch Housing Associates offers data and reports from the annual Point-in-Time Count of the Homeless. | Other | Report | Annual | 2014-2022 | click here for link | |
| Municipal Fiscal Reports (by municipal governments or officials) | |||||||
| Data | Description | Topic | Data Format | Presentation Format | Update Frequency | Years Available | Weblink |
| Local Govt Officer Financial Disclosures | Financial disclosure statements filed by all local government officials in New Jersey, as required by N.J.S.A. 40A:9-22.1 et seq. | Municipal Fiscal Reports | Individual Schedules | Continually | 2012-2022 | click here for link | |
| Municipal Annual Debt Statements | Debt statements presenting all outstanding municipal debt and debt as a % of average equalized valuation for the past three years. | Municipal Fiscal Reports | PDF/XLS | Individual Schedules | Annual | 2005-2016 | click here for link |
| Municipal User Friendly Budgets - Adopted | User-friendly summary of municipal budget information including information on taxes, revenues, appropriations, staffing, personnel costs, tax abatements, debt, shared services, and special districts and authorities. | Municipal Fiscal Reports | XLS | Individual Schedules | Annual | 2005-2020 | click here for link |
| Municipal Budget Cap Calculations | Appropriations cap and cap bank calculation by municipality. | Municipal Fiscal Reports | Individual Schedules | Annual | 2005-2022 | click here for link | |
| Municipal Budget Amendments (Chapter 159) | List of requested and approved municipal budget amendments. | Municipal Fiscal Reports | Listing | Annual | 2014-2021 | click here for link | |
| Municipal Information Sheets | Summary of key figures for municipal governments including information on tax levies, senior citizen and veterans reimbursements, debt service equalized valuations, and minimum library appropriations. | Municipal Fiscal Reports | PDF/XLS | Individual Schedules | Annual | 2005-2022 | click here for link |
| Municipal Petty Cash/List of Approved Funds | List of approved municipal petty cash funds. | Municipal Fiscal Reports | Listing | Annual | 2005-2022 | click here for link | |
| Municipal Senior Citizen and Veterans' Property Tax Deduction Payments | Reimbursement summary for Senior Citizen and Veterans' Property Tax Deduction payments. | Municipal Fiscal Reports | Individual Schedules | Annual | 2006-2022 | click here for link | |
| Municipal Best Practices | |||||||
| Data | Description | Topic | Data Format | Presentation Format | Update Frequency | Years Available | Weblink |
| Municipal Best Practices Program Questions List (Inventory) | Municipal best practices survey question list. | Municipal Best Practices | XLS | Listing | Annual | 2010-2022 | click here for link |
| Municipal Best Practices Program Answers | Municipal best practices survey historical answers. | Municipal Best Practices | XLS | Listing | Annual | 2010-2022 | click here for link |
| Local Finance Notices | |||||||
| Data | Description | Topic | Data Format | Presentation Format | Update Frequency | Years Available | Weblink |
| Local Finance Notice Index | Searchable index of local finance notices. | Local Finance Notices | XLS | Listing | Annual | 1992-2022 | click here for link |
| Mayors Directory | |||||||
| Data | Description | Topic | Data Format | Presentation Format | Update Frequency | Years Available | Weblink |
| Mayors Directory | Mayors' name, contact, and other information. | Mayors Directory | PDF/XLS | Listing | Monthly | 2022 | click here for link |
| Business Improvement Districts | |||||||
| Data | Description | Topic | Data Format | Presentation Format | Update Frequency | Years Available | Weblink |
| Business Improvement District Listing (2010 Improvement District/District Management Corp. Census) | List of business improvement districts and district management corporations by county and municipality. |
Improvement Districts |
Listing | Infrequently | 2010 | click here for link | |
| Community Asset Map | |||||||
| Data | Description | Topic | Data Format | Presentation Format | Update Frequency | Years Available | Weblink |
| Community Asset Map | An interactive mapping tool containing demogrpahic, economic and housing data, assets, amenities, and special state designations in each municipality. |
Other |
HTML | Interactive Map | Annual | 2022 | click here for link |
| Opportunity Zones | |||||||
| Data | Description | Topic | Data Format | Presentation Format | Update Frequency | Years Available | Weblink |
| Opportunity Zones | One-stop portal for information on the Opportunity Zone tax incentive and New Jersey's designated Opportunity Zone census tracts. |
Other |
HTML | Listing | Continually | 2019 | click here for link |
| Neighborhood-Level Data | |||||||
| Data | Description | Topic | Data Format | Presentation Format | Update Frequency | Years Available | Weblink |
| Neighborhood Trends Database | A comprehensive database of various demographic, housing, economic and employment indicators from US Census Bureau and HUD data releases. Data available at the block group, census tract, and municipality level for 2000 and 2018. |
Other |
XLS | Data table | Annual | 2000, 2018 | click here for link |
| COAH Reporting (Historical Data) | |||||||
| Data | Description | Topic | Data Format | Presentation Format | Update Frequency | Years Available | Weblink |
| Municipal Participation in the Third Round | List of participating municipalities in the Fair Housing Act administrative process under the COAH Third Round rules. |
COAH/Affordable Housing Obligations |
XLS | Listing | Not updated | 2009-2010 | click here for link |
| Towns Certified under the Revised Third Round Rules | List of certified municipalities in COAH Revised Third Round rules. Includes data on obligations and completed rehab and growth share units. |
COAH/Affordable Housing Obligations |
XLS | Listing | Not updated | 2009-2010 | click here for link |
| Municipal Participation in the Second Round | List of participating municipalities in the Fair Housing Act administrative process under the COAH Second Round rules. |
COAH/Affordable Housing Obligations |
XLS | Listing | Not updated | 1995-2004 | click here for link |
| Towns Certified in the First Round | List of municipalities certified in COAH First Round rules (1987-93). Includes counts, town, county, and certification date. |
COAH/Affordable Housing Obligations |
Listing | Not updated | 1987-1993 | click here for link | |
| Proposed and Completed Affordable Units | List of proposed and completed affordable units by municipality as of March 2011. |
COAH/Affordable Housing Obligations |
Listing | Not updated | 2011 | click here for link | |
| Fire Safety | |||||||
| Data | Description | Topic | Data Format | Presentation Format | Update Frequency | Years Available | Weblink |
| Fire Departments and Firefighter Data | Number of fire departments and firefighters by county. | Fire Data | Listing | Annual | 2022 (current year only) | click here for link | |
| County, State, and Federal Fire Agencies Listing | Comprehensive listing of county, state, and federal fire agencies. Includes address and contact information for fire agencies and organizations including fire marshal agencies, training academies, fire and emergency coordinators, and fire prevention associations. | Fire Data | Listing | Annual | 2022 | click here for link | |
| New Jersey Fire Statistics (Fire in New Jersey) | Comprehensive annual report offering data on firefighter injuries and deaths, fire responses and incidents, detector and extinguisher presence and performance and other relevant fire statistics by county. | Fire Data | Report | Annual | 2001-2015-2022 |
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| Fire Department Fire Statistics (Fire Department Participation Addendum) | Supplement to the Fire in New Jersey report providing individual fire department data reporting participation and incident response data. | Fire Data | Report | Annual | 2015 (most recent reporting year) | click here for link | |
| Annual Fire Department and Agency Directory (LEA Directory) | Information on Local Enforcing Agencies and Fire Departments across New Jersey. Includes number of firefighters by type by agency. | Fire Data | Listing | Annual | 2022 (most recent reporting year) | click here for link | |
| Housing | |||||||
| Construction and Demolition Activity | |||||||
| Data | Description | Topic | Data Format | Presentation Format | Update Frequency | Years Available | Weblink |
| Development Trends Viewer | Excel-based data visualization tool that summarizes building permit and demolition activity data for every county and municipality from 2004 through the most current release. In addition to a multi-year data summary for every community, the Viewer offers four modules that show construction and demolition activity in comparison to regional and statewide norms through interactive tables and graphs. |
Construction/ |
XLS | Data table | Annual | 2004-2022 | click here for link |
| Building Permit Data | Annual data on housing units, new construction housing units, office, retail, and other non-residential square footage, and the cost of construction authorized by building permits. |
Construction/ |
PDF/XLS | Data table | Monthly | 2000-2022 | click here for link |
| Demolition Permit Data | Annual data on housing units demolished and demolition permits issued for nonresidential uses. |
Construction/ |
PDF/XLS | Data table | Monthly | 2000-2022 | click here for link |
| Data on number of housing units certified and square footage of nonresidential space reported on certificates of occupancy. |
Construction/ |
PDF/XLS | Data table | Monthly | 2000-2022 | click here for link | |
| Raw individual permit data on demolition and construction activity authorized by building permits. Complete data available from April 2017 to the most recently reported month. |
Construction/ Demolition Activity |
XLS | Data table | Monthly | 2017-2022 | click here for link | |
| New Home Sales Prices (New Home Warranties) | |||||||
| Data | Description | Topic | Data Format | Presentation Format | Update Frequency | Years Available | Weblink |
| New Home Sales Prices (New Home Warranties) | Average and median sales prices of new houses issued a new home warranty. |
New Home Sales Prices |
PDF/XLS | Data table | Quarterly | 2000-2022 | click here for link |
| Affordable Housing Developments | |||||||
| Data | Description | Topic | Data Format | Presentation Format | Update Frequency | Years Available | Weblink |
| Affordable Housing Developments | List of affordable housing by county and municipality. |
Housing Developments |
PDF/XLS | Listing | Every 5 or 6 years | 2022 | click here for link |
| Housing Inspections | |||||||
| Data | Description | Topic | Data Format | Presentation Format | Update Frequency | Years Available | Weblink |
| Housing Inspection Database | Searchable database of hotel, motel and multiple dwellings inspection records. Includes ownership and authorized agency information, number of units, inspection outcome and violation data, and inspection fee data. Properties can be found by property registration number, block and lot, or street address and municipality. | Housing Developments | PDF/XLS | Listing | Continually | 2022 | Click here for link |
| Housing Agencies | |||||||
| Data | Description | Topic | Data Format | Presentation Format | Update Frequency | Years Available | Weblink |
| New Jersey Housing Agencies | List of NJ public housing agencies. Includes number of Section 8 vouchers, sites, and housing units. |
Housing Agencies |
Listing | Every 5 or 6 years | 2022 | click here for link | |
| Amusement Rides | |||||||
| Data | Description | Topic | Data Format | Presentation Format | Update Frequency | Years Available | Weblink |
| Permitted Rides by Owners | Permitted amusement rides by owner (includes owner address). |
Amusement Rides |
Listing | Weekly | 2022 | click here for link | |
| Certified Amusement Rides | Certified amusement rides by manufacturer (includes certification number and expiration data). |
Amusement Rides |
Listing | Weekly | 2022 | click here for link | |
| Licenses and Registrations | |||||||
| Data | Description | Topic | Data Format | Presentation Format | Update Frequency | Years Available | Weblink |
| Certified Lead Abatement Contractors | List of certified lead abatement contractors. |
Licenses and Certifications |
Listing | Every Two Months | 2022 | click here for link | |
| Certified Lead Evaluation Contractors | List of certified lead evaluation contractors. |
Licenses and Certifications |
Listing | Every Two Months | 2022 | click here for link | |
| Residential Lead Abatement Contractors | List of all residential lead abatement contractors. |
Licenses and Certifications |
Listing | Infrequently | 2010 | click here for link | |
| Licensed Propane Marketers | List of licensed propane marketers. |
Licenses and Certifications |
Listing | Infrequently | 2014 | click here for link | |
| NJ Homebuilders List | Listing of all New Jersey home builders. Includes address and warranty plan information. |
Licenses and Certifications |
Listing | Quarterly | 2022 | click here for link | |
| NJ Home Builder Claim and Default Report | Tabulation of all new home warranties issued and claims and builder defaults issued used under those warranties by home builder for 2005 through 2015. |
Licenses and Certifications |
Listing | Infrequently | 2005-2017 | click here for link | |
| Licensed Facilities Inspection Reports | Inspection reports for licensed rooming and boarding houses, residential health care facilities, and emergency shelters. |
Licenses and Certifications |
Listing | Regularly | 2015- Present | click here for link | |
| Registered Elevator List | Number of registered elevator devices by building. Includes building name, address, and owner. |
Licenses and Certifications |
Listing | Infrequently | 2018 | click here for link | |
| Disaster Recovery and Mitigation (DRM) | |||||||
| Data | Description | Topic | Data Format | Presentation Format | Update Frequency | Years Available | Weblink |
| CDBG-DR Funds | Information on the allocation, obligation and disbursement of all CDBG-DR programs administered by DCA. |
Disaster Recovery |
HTML | Data table | Monthly | To Date | click here for link |
