Town Hall · Stone Harbor

Stone Harbor, NJ town hall & government

Stone Harbor spent $21.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $26,477 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Stone Harbor's money goes

Spent
$21.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$26,477
typical New Jersey cities: $1,679
Long-term debt
$34 million
$42,287 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.8 million13%
Roads & transportation
$2.5 million12%
Administration & buildings
$2.4 million11%
Police
$2.1 million10%
Parks & libraries
$2 million10%
Paid to other governments
$2 million9%
Water & other utilities
$1.9 million9%
Interest on debt
$1.2 million6%
Fire
$779,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$402,0002%
Health & welfare
$70,000<1%
Other
$3 million14%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 69%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the state 2%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Stone Harbor

Full-time staff
85
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$58,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
18
and 9 full-time firefighters
Police
22 full-time2 part
Fire
11 full-time
Administration & buildings
6 full-time8 part
Sewer & trash
8 full-time
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time3 part
Other
30 full-time4 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

Stone Harbor Borough School District

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

Spending per pupil
$38,974
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
78
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 84%
  • State 13%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $38,974 per pupil, $19,628 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 Stone Harbor 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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Stone Harbor's government

🏛️ Official websitestoneharborbeach.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Stone Harbor →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Stone Harbor

Stone Harbor is represented in Congress by Senators Cory A. Booker and Andy Kim and Representative Jefferson Van Drew. Mikie Sherrill is governor.

All of Stone Harbor'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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