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Neptune, NJ town hall & government

Neptune spent $69 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $2,441 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Neptune's money goes

Spent
$69 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$2,441
typical New Jersey towns: $1,632
Long-term debt
$36.4 million
$1,286 per resident
Sewer & trash
$16.1 million23%
Police
$10.9 million16%
Paid to other governments
$8.7 million13%
Housing & development
$7.1 million10%
Administration & buildings
$4.6 million7%
Parks & libraries
$2.4 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2.1 million3%
Health & welfare
$1.5 million2%
Interest on debt
$1.1 million2%
Roads & transportation
$919,0001%
Fire
$42,000<1%
Other
$13.6 million20%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 51%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • From other local governments 11%
  • From the state 10%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Neptune

Full-time staff
232
78 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$77,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
78
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
86 full-time38 part
Sewer & trash
60 full-time5 part
Health & welfare
20 full-time19 part
Administration & buildings
23 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
15 full-time4 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
8 full-time
Other
20 full-time7 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

Neptune Township School District

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

Spending per pupil
$29,108
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
3,411
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 56%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $29,108 per pupil, $17,003 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 Neptune pay

Typical tax bill
$8,180
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Effective rate
1.79%
of home value · New Jersey 2.11%
Typical home value
$455,900
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 Neptune's government

🏛️ Official websiteneptunetownship.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Neptune →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Neptune

Neptune is represented in Congress by Senators Cory A. Booker and Andy Kim and Representative Frank Pallone, Jr.. Mikie Sherrill is governor.

All of Neptune'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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