Town Hall · Maple Shade

Maple Shade, NJ town hall & government

Maple Shade spent $27.3 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,362 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Maple Shade's money goes

Spent
$27.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,362
typical New Jersey towns: $1,362
Long-term debt
$42.7 million
$2,132 per resident
Sewer & trash
$8.3 million30%
Police
$5.6 million20%
Water & other utilities
$4.4 million16%
Roads & transportation
$1.6 million6%
Interest on debt
$1.3 million5%
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million4%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$292,0001%
Health & welfare
$282,0001%
Fire
$274,0001%
Paid to other governments
$142,0001%
Parks & libraries
$128,000<1%
Other
$3.9 million14%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 51%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • From the state 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Maple Shade

Full-time staff
69
30 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$92,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
39
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
43 full-time17 part
Administration & buildings
10 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
13 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Other
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

Maple Shade Township School District

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

Spending per pupil
$25,627
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
2,446
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$51.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 43%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $25,627 per pupil, $16,164 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 Maple Shade pay

Typical tax bill
$6,245
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Effective rate
2.50%
of home value · New Jersey 2.11%
Typical home value
$250,200
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 Maple Shade's government

🏛️ Official websitemapleshade.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Maple Shade →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Maple Shade

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

All of Maple Shade'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.

You’re browsing

Maple Shade

New Jersey · NJ · Burlington County
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Maple Shade is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/15 · 2025-01-01