2018 improvement district census - downtown new jersey · selected metrics & commentary....

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

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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)

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