Town Hall · Lavallette

Lavallette, NJ town hall & government

Lavallette spent $8.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $4,268 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lavallette's money goes

Spent
$8.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$4,268
typical New Jersey cities: $1,679
Long-term debt
$10.3 million
$5,410 per resident
Police
$2.5 million30%
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million14%
Administration & buildings
$638,0008%
Interest on debt
$181,0002%
Water & other utilities
$164,0002%
Sewer & trash
$138,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$127,0002%
Parks & libraries
$65,0001%
Fire
$42,0001%
Paid to other governments
$6,000<1%
Other
$3.2 million39%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 46%
  • Utility sales 31%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • From the state 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Lavallette

Full-time staff
46
42 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$68,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
full-time, with power of arrest
Sewer & trash
17 full-time5 part
Police
16 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
9 full-time10 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time13 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time3 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time4 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. Lavallette didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lavallette Borough School District

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

Spending per pupil
$30,627
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
161
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 76%
  • State 17%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $30,627 per pupil, $19,248 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 Lavallette pay

Typical tax bill
$7,462
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Effective rate
0.69%
of home value · New Jersey 2.11%
Typical home value
$1,089,000
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 Lavallette's government

🏛️ Official websitelavallette.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Lavallette →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lavallette

Lavallette is represented in Congress by Senators Cory A. Booker and Andy Kim and Representative Christopher H. Smith. Mikie Sherrill is governor.

All of Lavallette'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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