Town Hall · Mount Ephraim

Mount Ephraim, NJ town hall & government

Mount Ephraim spent $5.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,300 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mount Ephraim's money goes

Spent
$5.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,300
typical New Jersey cities: $1,679
Long-term debt
$7.8 million
$1,713 per resident
Police
$1.4 million24%
Sewer & trash
$335,0006%
Administration & buildings
$298,0005%
Interest on debt
$295,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$231,0004%
Roads & transportation
$226,0004%
Parks & libraries
$106,0002%
Paid to other governments
$67,0001%
Fire
$53,0001%
Health & welfare
$3,000<1%
Other
$2.9 million49%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 64%
  • Interest, fines & other 22%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Mount Ephraim

Full-time staff
25
24 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$83,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
13
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
13 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
7 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time7 part
Other
0 full-time4 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

Mount Ephraim Borough School District

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

Spending per pupil
$25,531
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
435
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $25,531 per pupil, $15,168 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 Mount Ephraim pay

Typical tax bill
$7,013
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Effective rate
2.96%
of home value · New Jersey 2.11%
Typical home value
$236,700
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 Mount Ephraim's government

🏛️ Official websitemountephraim-nj.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mount Ephraim →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mount Ephraim

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

All of Mount Ephraim'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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