Town Hall · Spring Lake Heights

Spring Lake Heights, NJ town hall & government

Spring Lake Heights spent $7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,565 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Spring Lake Heights's money goes

Spent
$7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,565
typical New Jersey cities: $1,679
Long-term debt
$2.4 million
$527 per resident
Police
$1.7 million25%
Sewer & trash
$907,00013%
Water & other utilities
$654,0009%
Paid to other governments
$568,0008%
Administration & buildings
$443,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$293,0004%
Roads & transportation
$220,0003%
Interest on debt
$106,0002%
Health & welfare
$10,000<1%
Fire
$2,000<1%
Other
$2.1 million30%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 62%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From the state 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%

Spring Lake Heights 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 Spring Lake Heights

Full-time staff
28
27 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$116,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
12
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
12 full-time9 part
Sewer & trash
10 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
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. Spring Lake Heights didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Spring Lake Heights Borough School District

Spring Lake Heights's elementary school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$32,917
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
266
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 77%
  • State 19%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $32,917 per pupil, $20,677 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 Spring Lake Heights pay

Typical tax bill
$8,620
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Effective rate
1.20%
of home value · New Jersey 2.11%
Typical home value
$721,100
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 Spring Lake Heights's government

🏛️ Official websitespringlakehts.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Spring Lake Heights →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Spring Lake Heights

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

All of Spring Lake Heights'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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