Town Hall · Longport

Longport, NJ town hall & government

Longport spent $7.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $9,363 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Longport

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Longport's money goes

Spent
$7.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$9,363
typical New Jersey cities: $1,679
Long-term debt
$2.7 million
$3,209 per resident
Police
$1.9 million24%
Sewer & trash
$612,0008%
Parks & libraries
$603,0008%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$602,0008%
Administration & buildings
$477,0006%
Roads & transportation
$457,0006%
Water & other utilities
$448,0006%
Interest on debt
$252,0003%
Fire
$75,0001%
Housing & development
$20,000<1%
Health & welfare
$9,000<1%
Other
$2.4 million31%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 80%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Utility sales 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the state 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%

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

Longport 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 Longport

Full-time staff
31
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$83,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
13
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
13 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
4 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Fire
0 full-time3 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Other
5 full-time

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

Property tax

What homeowners in Longport pay

Typical tax bill
$8,264
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Effective rate
0.76%
of home value · New Jersey 2.11%
Typical home value
$1,088,000
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 Longport's government

🏛️ Official websitelongportnj.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Longport →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Longport

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

All of Longport'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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