Town Hall · Egg Harbor

Egg Harbor, NJ town hall & government

Egg Harbor spent $32.5 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $677 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Egg Harbor

Laura PfrommerHead of government Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget · Census estimate

Where Egg Harbor's money goes

Spent
$32.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$677
typical New Jersey towns: $1,362
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$11.6 million36%
Sewer & trash
$2.7 million8%
Administration & buildings
$2.5 million8%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.7 million5%
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million4%
Paid to other governments
$1.2 million4%
Health & welfare
$768,0002%
Fire
$510,0002%
Parks & libraries
$255,0001%
Interest on debt
$198,0001%
Other
$9.7 million30%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 66%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the state 5%
  • Sales taxes 5%

Egg Harbor didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Egg Harbor

Full-time staff
221
75 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$81,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
93
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
115 full-time
Administration & buildings
33 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
7 full-time39 part
Health & welfare
9 full-time26 part
Sewer & trash
16 full-time
Fire
2 full-time1 part
Other
39 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Egg Harbor Township School District

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

Spending per pupil
$26,961
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
7,473
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$33.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $26,961 per pupil, $16,160 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 Egg Harbor pay

Typical tax bill
$7,800
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Effective rate
2.49%
of home value · New Jersey 2.11%
Typical home value
$312,700
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 Egg Harbor's government

🏛️ Official websiteehtgov.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Egg Harbor →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Egg Harbor

Egg Harbor is represented in Congress by Senators Cory A. Booker and Andy Kim and Representative Jefferson Van Drew. Mikie Sherrill is governor.

All of Egg Harbor'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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