2018 improvement district census - downtown new jersey · selected metrics & commentary....
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2018 IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT CENSUSSelected Metrics & Commentary
Municipalities in NJ
Mixed-Use Commercial Districts being managed in NJ
Improvement Districts in NJ
Municipalities have Improvement Districts in NJ
Of managed districts in New Jersey are funded all or in part by assessments on commercial property and
business owners in locally-defined Improvement Districts.
Of NJ’s Square MilesAre in an ID
Of NJ’s Residents Live in a Municipality with at least ID
Of NJ’s BusinessesAre in an ID
INTEREST IN CREATING IDS
19, 3.8%
199, 40.1%
278, 56.0%
YesMaybeNo
Municipal Interest in Developing Improvement Districts
GROWTH OF IDS IN NJ
15
41
25
9
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
1984-1993 1994-2003 2004-2013 2014-2017
1984-19931994-20032004-20132014-2017
New (current) Improvement Districts by Decade
8380
64
17
9087
69
17
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
IDs DMCs Municipalities Counties
2011 2018
Between Improvement Districts CensusesNET CHANGES 2011-2018
2%9%
4%
8%
1%
21%
8%1%1%8%
7%
4%
3%
6%
3%
11%2%
AtlanticBergenCamdenCape MayCumberlandEssexHudsonHunterdonMercerMiddlesexMonmouthMorrisOceanPassaicSomersetUnion
IDS BY COUNTY
ID ASSESSMENT TYPES BY DISTRICT48
8.6
19
3.5
7.5
1 1.4 10
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
% of property tax % of property taxmillage
% of assessedproperty value
$ flat fee perproperty
$ per linear foot $ businesslicensing fee
$ per square foot % OvernightRoom Fee
ID ASSESSMENT TIERS
72, 80.0%
10, 11.1%
4, 4.4%3, 3.3% 1, 1.1%
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DMC BUDGET RANGES
11
20
17
11
7 6
31 2 1
4
2 2
0
5
10
15
20
25
Small Average Medium Large Extra Large
% OF DMC BUDGET DERIVED FROM ASSESSMENTS
2
24
12
7 8
14
75
8
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Over 100% 100% 90%-99% 80%-89% 70%-79% 60%-69% 50%-59% 40%-49% 30% or Less
ORGANIZATION TYPE OF DMCS IN NJ
60%16%
9%
10%4% 1%
The DMC is a registered 501 (c) 3Non-Profit.The DMC is a registered 501 (c) 6Non-Profit.The DMC is a registered 501 (c) 4Non-Profit Foundation.The DMC is part of municipalgovernment.The DMC is a registered NJ Non-ProfitThe DMC is part of StateGovernment
54%
4%
24%
9%
6% 3%The DMC has paid staff that are employeddirectly by the organization.
The DMC has paid staff that are employeddirectly by the organization and the DMC haspaid staff that are consultants.The DMC has paid staff that are consultants.
The DMC has no paid staff and is run on avolunteer basis.
The DMC has paid staff that are employed bythe municipality.
The DMC contracts with a privatemanagement company.
DMC STAFFING TYPES
DMC PAID STAFF SIZE
8
25
21
1
10
5
9
31 1 1 1 1
0
5
10
15
20
25
0 1 2 2.5 3 4 5 6 7 11 18 72.5 73
No Staff Small Medium Large Extra Large
IDS: NUMBER OF BUSINESSES
13
21
1618
9
5
23
0
5
10
15
20
25
99 or fewer 100-199 200-299 300-399 400-499 500-599 600-999 1000 or more
Num
ber
of B
usin
esse
s
Small Average Medium Large Extra Large
MUNICIPAL POPULATION & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS
7
10
20
10
6 5 64
03
1
6
13
7 8
18
9
5 5 5 4
02 1
3 2
0
5
10
15
20
25
IDs Municipalities
DMC ISSUES BY THEME
20.2%
19.1%
16.0%
14.9%
11.7%
9.6%
8.5%
Grants and Funding
Place Value/PhysicalImprovementsStakeholder Involvement
State Programs/Policy
Business Growth
Municipal Relationship
Training
SPECIFIC DMC ISSUES BY TOPIC9.6%
8.5%
7.4%
6.4%
4.3%
4.3%
59.6%
Increasing Budgets
Obtaining Grants
More Parking
Improving Board of Directors
Liquor License Reform
Fostering Visual Improvements
All Other Specific Issues (Non-Repeated)
