Town Hall · Keyport

Keyport, NJ town hall & government

Keyport spent $12.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,808 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Keyport's money goes

Spent
$12.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,808
typical New Jersey cities: $1,679
Long-term debt
$6.2 million
$889 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.9 million23%
Police
$2.4 million19%
Sewer & trash
$1.5 million12%
Paid to other governments
$1.2 million9%
Roads & transportation
$580,0005%
Administration & buildings
$510,0004%
Interest on debt
$426,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$341,0003%
Parks & libraries
$290,0002%
Health & welfare
$110,0001%
Fire
$86,0001%
Other
$2.3 million18%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 58%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From the state 3%
  • Sales taxes 1%

Keyport 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 Keyport

Full-time staff
58
55 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$68,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
23
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
25 full-time23 part
Roads & transportation
11 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
7 full-time8 part
Sewer & trash
11 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time6 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time4 part
Housing & development
0 full-time6 part
Fire
0 full-time4 part
Health & welfare
1 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Keyport Borough School District

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

Spending per pupil
$26,144
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
1,004
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 52%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $26,144 per pupil, $17,693 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 Keyport pay

Typical tax bill
$9,057
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Effective rate
2.17%
of home value · New Jersey 2.11%
Typical home value
$417,100
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 Keyport's government

🏛️ Official websitekeyportonline.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Keyport →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Keyport

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

All of Keyport'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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