Town Hall · Cherry Hill

Cherry Hill, NJ town hall & government

Cherry Hill spent $61 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $808 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Cherry Hill

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 If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.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

Where Cherry Hill's money goes

Spent
$61 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$808
typical New Jersey towns: $1,632
Long-term debt
$77.8 million
$1,031 per resident
Police
$18 million30%
Sewer & trash
$12.2 million20%
Parks & libraries
$4 million7%
Roads & transportation
$3.9 million6%
Administration & buildings
$3.5 million6%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2.9 million5%
Interest on debt
$2.5 million4%
Other
$13.9 million23%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 69%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • From the state 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Cherry Hill

Full-time staff
336
114 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$109,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
139
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
165 full-time61 part
Parks & libraries
35 full-time39 part
Administration & buildings
30 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
23 full-time
Sewer & trash
13 full-time
Housing & development
11 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
10 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
2 full-time
Other
47 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Cherry Hill didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cherry Hill Township School District

Cherry Hill's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$26,519
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
10,772
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$288.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 64%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $26,519 per pupil, $16,618 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 Cherry Hill pay

Typical tax bill
$9,811
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Effective rate
2.54%
of home value · New Jersey 2.11%
Typical home value
$386,300
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 Cherry Hill's government

🏛️ Official websitecherryhill-nj.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cherry Hill →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cherry Hill

Cherry Hill is represented in Congress by Senators Cory A. Booker and Andy Kim and Representative Donald Norcross. Mikie Sherrill is governor.

All of Cherry Hill'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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