Town Hall · Chesilhurst

Chesilhurst, NJ town hall & government

Chesilhurst spent $2.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,463 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Chesilhurst's money goes

Spent
$2.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,463
typical New Jersey cities: $1,679
Long-term debt
$211,000
$131 per resident
Police
$818,00035%
Administration & buildings
$425,00018%
Sewer & trash
$255,00011%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$116,0005%
Roads & transportation
$56,0002%
Parks & libraries
$53,0002%
Health & welfare
$36,0002%
Interest on debt
$27,0001%
Paid to other governments
$8,000<1%
Other
$562,00024%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 60%
  • From the state 19%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%

Chesilhurst 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 Chesilhurst

Full-time staff
7
42 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$105,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time24 part
Police
7 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time10 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part

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

Property tax

What homeowners in Chesilhurst pay

Typical tax bill
$6,496
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Effective rate
2.88%
of home value · New Jersey 2.11%
Typical home value
$225,300
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Chesilhurst's government

🏛️ Official websitechesilhurstboro.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Chesilhurst →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Chesilhurst

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

All of Chesilhurst'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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