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Harvey Cedars, NJ town hall & government

Harvey Cedars spent $841,000 in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,097 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Harvey Cedars's money goes

Spent
$841,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,097
typical New Jersey cities: $2,212
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Interest on debt
$87,00010%
Paid to other governments
$37,0004%
Fire
$12,0001%
Roads & transportation
$9,0001%
Other
$696,00083%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 87%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Fees & charges <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • From the state <1%

Harvey Cedars 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 Harvey Cedars

Full-time staff
20
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$81,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
9 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
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

Southern Regional School District

Harvey Cedars's middle and high school district, shared with Barnegat Light, Beach Haven, Long Beach, Ship Bottom, Stafford and Surf City. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$28,252
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
2,726
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 75%
  • State 22%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $28,252 per pupil, $16,968 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 Harvey Cedars: Long Beach Island School District ($49,241 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Harvey Cedars pay

Typical tax bill
$9,389
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Effective rate
0.77%
of home value · New Jersey 2.11%
Typical home value
$1,224,400
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 Harvey Cedars's government

🏛️ Official websiteharveycedars.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Harvey Cedars →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Harvey Cedars

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

All of Harvey Cedars'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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