Town Hall · Pine Beach

Pine Beach, NJ town hall & government

Pine Beach spent $2.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,297 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Pine Beach's money goes

Spent
$2.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,297
typical New Jersey cities: $1,679
Long-term debt
$2.7 million
$1,218 per resident
Police
$680,00024%
Sewer & trash
$671,00023%
Water & other utilities
$223,0008%
Administration & buildings
$184,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$75,0003%
Interest on debt
$64,0002%
Roads & transportation
$36,0001%
Parks & libraries
$29,0001%
Health & welfare
$4,000<1%
Other
$891,00031%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 65%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the state 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • From the federal government <1%

Pine Beach didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Pine Beach

Full-time staff
14
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$69,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
7 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Toms River Regional School District

Pine Beach's K–12 school district, shared with Beachwood, South Toms River and Toms River. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,943
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
14,654
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$154.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 62%
  • State 31%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $20,943 per pupil, $12,770 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 Pine Beach pay

Typical tax bill
$7,847
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Effective rate
1.71%
of home value · New Jersey 2.11%
Typical home value
$457,800
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Pine Beach's government

🏛️ Official websitepinebeachborough.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Pine Beach →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pine Beach

Pine Beach is represented in Congress by Senators Cory A. Booker and Andy Kim and Representative Christopher H. Smith. Mikie Sherrill is governor.

All of Pine Beach'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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