Town Hall · Moorestown

Moorestown, NJ town hall & government

Moorestown spent $27 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,254 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Moorestown's money goes

Spent
$27 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,254
typical New Jersey towns: $1,362
Long-term debt
$91.7 million
$4,265 per resident
Water & other utilities
$10.5 million39%
Police
$4.6 million17%
Interest on debt
$3.7 million14%
Sewer & trash
$3.1 million11%
Roads & transportation
$2.3 million9%
Administration & buildings
$1.8 million7%
Parks & libraries
$629,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$171,0001%
Paid to other governments
$125,000<1%
Health & welfare
$7,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 52%
  • Utility sales 22%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Moorestown

Full-time staff
112
31 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$99,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
34
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
39 full-time12 part
Administration & buildings
21 full-time
Parks & libraries
9 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
13 full-time
Housing & development
10 full-time5 part
Water & other utilities
10 full-time
Sewer & trash
6 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time2 part
Other
2 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

Moorestown Township School District

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

Spending per pupil
$26,471
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
3,912
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$31.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 73%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $26,471 per pupil, $16,306 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 Moorestown pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Typical home value
$697,200
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 Moorestown's government

🏛️ Official websitemoorestown.nj.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Moorestown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Moorestown

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

All of Moorestown'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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