Town Hall · Fair Haven

Fair Haven, NJ town hall & government

Fair Haven spent $8.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,454 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Fair Haven's money goes

Spent
$8.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,454
typical New Jersey cities: $1,679
Long-term debt
$4.3 million
$745 per resident
Police
$2 million24%
Sewer & trash
$1.3 million15%
Roads & transportation
$779,0009%
Administration & buildings
$728,0009%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$253,0003%
Parks & libraries
$201,0002%
Interest on debt
$196,0002%
Paid to other governments
$111,0001%
Fire
$110,0001%
Health & welfare
$72,0001%
Other
$2.6 million31%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 86%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From the state 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Fees & charges 1%

Fair Haven 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 Fair Haven

Full-time staff
32
21 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$105,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
13
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
13 full-time14 part
Roads & transportation
11 full-time
Administration & buildings
5 full-time4 part
Parks & libraries
3 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 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

Fair Haven Borough School District

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

Spending per pupil
$23,656
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
960
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 73%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $23,656 per pupil, $14,944 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.

Also serving Fair Haven: Rumson-Fair Haven Regional School District ($30,930 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Fair Haven pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Typical home value
$992,200
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 Fair Haven's government

🏛️ Official websitefairhavennj.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Fair Haven →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fair Haven

Fair Haven is represented in Congress by Senators Cory A. Booker and Andy Kim and Representative Frank Pallone, Jr.. Mikie Sherrill is governor.

All of Fair Haven'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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