From the public record · August 14, 2026
Inside Jersey City’s
2025 audit.
The principal funds received unmodified opinions. Auditors also reported 17 findings and two material weaknesses. Here’s how to read both.
Read the audit analysisInside Jersey City’s
The budgets at a glance
Two budgets.
Different fiscal years.
Published appropriations, shown on the same dollar scale.
Municipal budget 2026 · Proposed$886.5M
School budget 2026–27 · Adopted April 30$1.097B
Budget authority, not actual payments. Read the source documents ↗
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Read the numbers in context.
Two abatements expire in July. Thirty-six more follow by 2029.
The agreements ending by 2029 cover $4.10 billion in assessed property and a $38.8 million annual modeled difference.
Why school tax support is up 17%
The 2026–27 school budget grows 4.2%. The local share grows four times faster. Here is what changed.
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