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Spring Lake, NJ town hall & government

Spring Lake spent $16.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $5,608 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Spring Lake's money goes

Spent
$16.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$5,608
typical New Jersey cities: $1,679
Long-term debt
$7.3 million
$2,531 per resident
Parks & libraries
$4 million25%
Police
$2 million12%
Sewer & trash
$1.3 million8%
Water & other utilities
$1 million6%
Paid to other governments
$801,0005%
Administration & buildings
$734,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$497,0003%
Interest on debt
$238,0001%
Roads & transportation
$118,0001%
Health & welfare
$100,0001%
Fire
$79,000<1%
Other
$5.4 million33%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 49%
  • Fees & charges 35%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • From the state 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

Spring Lake 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

Full-time staff
29
36 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$81,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
13
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
13 full-time14 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time8 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time4 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Spring Lake Borough School District

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

Spending per pupil
$47,014
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
142
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 77%
  • State 20%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $47,014 per pupil, $27,472 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 pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Typical home value
$2,000,001
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's government

🏛️ Official websitespringlakeboro.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Spring Lake →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Spring Lake

Spring Lake 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'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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