Town Hall · Merchantville

Merchantville, NJ town hall & government

Merchantville spent $6.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,672 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Merchantville's money goes

Spent
$6.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,672
typical New Jersey cities: $1,679
Long-term debt
$2.2 million
$585 per resident
Administration & buildings
$2.4 million39%
Police
$1.5 million24%
Sewer & trash
$455,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$202,0003%
Roads & transportation
$179,0003%
Paid to other governments
$152,0002%
Interest on debt
$94,0002%
Fire
$93,0002%
Parks & libraries
$4,000<1%
Other
$1.1 million18%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 87%
  • From the state 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Merchantville 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 Merchantville

Full-time staff
19
26 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$61,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
12
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
14 full-time12 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time5 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time4 part
Fire
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Merchantville Borough School District

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

Spending per pupil
$22,523
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
400
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$750,000
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $22,523 per pupil, $14,608 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 Merchantville pay

Typical tax bill
$9,644
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Effective rate
2.91%
of home value · New Jersey 2.11%
Typical home value
$331,000
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.

Local

Contact Merchantville's government

🏛️ Official websitemerchantvillenj.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Merchantville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Merchantville

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

All of Merchantville'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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