Town Hall · Medford

Medford, NJ town hall & government

Medford spent $18.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $781 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Medford's money goes

Spent
$18.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$781
typical New Jersey towns: $1,238
Long-term debt
$893,000
$38 per resident
Sewer & trash
$6.2 million34%
Police
$3.8 million21%
Administration & buildings
$823,0005%
Interest on debt
$822,0005%
Fire
$642,0004%
Roads & transportation
$516,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$387,0002%
Parks & libraries
$107,0001%
Housing & development
$85,000<1%
Other
$4.9 million27%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 49%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • From other local governments 12%
  • From the state 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From the federal government <1%

Medford 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 Medford

Full-time staff
96
26 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$82,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
38
and 8 full-time firefighters
Police
42 full-time7 part
Administration & buildings
12 full-time4 part
Fire
8 full-time10 part
Sewer & trash
12 full-time
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time3 part
Other
12 full-time2 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

Lenape Regional School District

Medford's high school district, shared with Evesham, Medford Lakes, Mount Laurel, Shamong, Southampton and Tabernacle. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$29,138
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
6,593
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$85.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 67%
  • State 30%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $29,138 per pupil, $17,738 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.

Also serving Medford: Medford Township School District ($25,426 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Medford pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Typical home value
$514,800
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 Medford's government

🏛️ Official websitemedfordtownship.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Medford →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Medford

Medford is represented in Congress by Senators Cory A. Booker and Andy Kim and Representative Herbert C. Conaway, Jr.. Mikie Sherrill is governor.

All of Medford'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

Medford

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

Medford 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