Town Hall · Lawnside

Lawnside, NJ town hall & government

Lawnside spent $3.9 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,353 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lawnside's money goes

Spent
$3.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,353
typical New Jersey cities: $1,679
Long-term debt
$1.6 million
$557 per resident
Police
$915,00024%
Administration & buildings
$646,00017%
Sewer & trash
$507,00013%
Roads & transportation
$500,00013%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$218,0006%
Interest on debt
$87,0002%
Fire
$45,0001%
Health & welfare
$13,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$13,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$2,000<1%
Other
$944,00024%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 83%
  • From the state 10%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Lawnside collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Lawnside

Full-time staff
25
25 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
6 full-time12 part
Police
8 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
9 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time3 part
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
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

Lawnside Borough School District

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

Spending per pupil
$29,427
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
347
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$950,000
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $29,427 per pupil, $14,550 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 Lawnside pay

Typical tax bill
$6,651
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Effective rate
2.76%
of home value · New Jersey 2.11%
Typical home value
$240,700
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 Lawnside's government

🏛️ Official websitelawnside.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Lawnside →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lawnside

Lawnside is represented in Congress by Senators Cory A. Booker and Andy Kim and Representative Donald Norcross. Mikie Sherrill is governor.

All of Lawnside'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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