Town Hall · Lindenwold

Lindenwold, NJ town hall & government

Lindenwold spent $14.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $819 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Lindenwold

Richard E. Roach, Jr.Mayor Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Lindenwold's money goes

Spent
$14.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$819
typical New Jersey cities: $1,679
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$4.5 million32%
Sewer & trash
$2.1 million15%
Administration & buildings
$1.3 million9%
Roads & transportation
$619,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$336,0002%
Parks & libraries
$277,0002%
Housing & development
$250,0002%
Interest on debt
$169,0001%
Health & welfare
$69,000<1%
Other
$4.4 million31%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 57%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • From the state 13%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Lindenwold

Full-time staff
95
25 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$69,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
48
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
48 full-time15 part
Administration & buildings
15 full-time10 part
Sewer & trash
14 full-time
Roads & transportation
10 full-time
Parks & libraries
5 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Lindenwold didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lindenwold Borough School District

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

Spending per pupil
$24,973
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
3,147
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$33.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 16%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $24,973 per pupil, $14,681 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 Lindenwold pay

Typical tax bill
$6,735
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Effective rate
3.88%
of home value · New Jersey 2.11%
Typical home value
$173,600
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 Lindenwold's government

🏛️ Official websitelindenwoldnj.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Lindenwold →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lindenwold

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

All of Lindenwold'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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