Town Hall · Beachwood

Beachwood, NJ town hall & government

Beachwood spent $26.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,291 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Beachwood

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Beachwood's money goes

Spent
$26.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,291
typical New Jersey cities: $1,679
Long-term debt
$4.1 million
$356 per resident
Sewer & trash
$3.1 million12%
Police
$2.3 million9%
Administration & buildings
$794,0003%
Roads & transportation
$370,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$285,0001%
Interest on debt
$260,0001%
Fire
$78,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$26,000<1%
Other
$19 million72%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 81%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From other local governments <1%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Beachwood

Full-time staff
59
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$91,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
21
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
23 full-time8 part
Sewer & trash
14 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
7 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Fire
0 full-time3 part
Other
0 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Toms River Regional School District

Beachwood's K–12 school district, shared with Pine Beach, South Toms River and Toms River. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,943
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
14,654
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$154.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 62%
  • State 31%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $20,943 per pupil, $12,770 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 Beachwood pay

Typical tax bill
$5,927
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Effective rate
1.68%
of home value · New Jersey 2.11%
Typical home value
$352,600
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.

Local

Contact Beachwood's government

🏛️ Official websitebeachwoodusa.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Beachwood →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Beachwood

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

All of Beachwood'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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