Town Hall · Bay Head

Bay Head, NJ town hall & government

Bay Head spent $4.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $4,211 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Bay Head's money goes

Spent
$4.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$4,211
typical New Jersey cities: $1,679
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$1.2 million29%
Administration & buildings
$514,00012%
Paid to other governments
$278,0007%
Sewer & trash
$210,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$185,0004%
Fire
$79,0002%
Roads & transportation
$64,0002%
Housing & development
$53,0001%
Health & welfare
$17,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$12,000<1%
Interest on debt
$10,000<1%
Other
$1.5 million36%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 77%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • From the state 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the federal government 2%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Bay Head collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Bay Head didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Bay Head

Full-time staff
16
23 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$114,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
9 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time4 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time4 part
Fire
0 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time5 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Bay Head didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bay Head Borough School District

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

Spending per pupil
$36,425
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
120
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.5 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from New Jersey districts overall: 48% local, 46% state, 6% federal

  • Local 82%
  • State 16%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $36,425 per pupil, $22,217 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 Bay Head pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Typical home value
$1,864,000
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 Bay Head's government

🏛️ Official websitebayheadnj.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Bay Head →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bay Head

Bay Head is represented in Congress by Senators Cory A. Booker and Andy Kim and Representative Christopher H. Smith. Mikie Sherrill is governor.

All of Bay Head'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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