Town Hall · Seaside Park

Seaside Park, NJ town hall & government

Seaside Park spent $13.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $8,445 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Seaside Park's money goes

Spent
$13.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$8,445
typical New Jersey cities: $1,679
Long-term debt
$2.3 million
$1,461 per resident
Paid to other governments
$9.3 million71%
Police
$2.4 million19%
Administration & buildings
$762,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$259,0002%
Sewer & trash
$123,0001%
Interest on debt
$76,0001%
Fire
$63,000<1%
Health & welfare
$29,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$23,000<1%
Other
$78,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 69%
  • From the state 20%
  • Utility sales 11%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Seaside Park collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

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

Town workforce

Who works for Seaside Park

Full-time staff
33
23 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$87,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
13
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
13 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
11 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time7 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time1 part
Other
0 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

Central Regional School District

Seaside Park's middle and high school district, shared with Berkeley, Island Heights, Ocean Gate and Seaside Heights. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,523
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
2,285
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 70%
  • State 26%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $23,523 per pupil, $13,604 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 Seaside Park pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Typical home value
$860,200
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Seaside Park's government

🏛️ Official websiteseasideparknj.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Seaside Park →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Seaside Park

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

All of Seaside Park'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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