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Tabernacle, NJ town hall & government

Tabernacle spent $4.8 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $698 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Tabernacle's money goes

Spent
$4.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$698
typical New Jersey towns: $1,632
Long-term debt
$9.9 million
$1,447 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1 million21%
Administration & buildings
$876,00018%
Interest on debt
$769,00016%
Sewer & trash
$474,00010%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$283,0006%
Fire
$243,0005%
Parks & libraries
$9,000<1%
Other
$1.1 million23%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 96%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the state 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

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

Tabernacle didn't report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Tabernacle

Full-time staff
14
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
7 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time2 part
Fire
0 full-time2 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

Lenape Regional School District

Tabernacle's high school district, shared with Evesham, Medford Lakes, Medford, Mount Laurel, Shamong and Southampton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$29,138
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
6,593
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$85.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 67%
  • State 30%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $29,138 per pupil, $17,738 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.

Also serving Tabernacle: Tabernacle Township School District ($25,990 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Tabernacle pay

Typical tax bill
$8,688
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Effective rate
2.19%
of home value · New Jersey 2.11%
Typical home value
$396,600
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 Tabernacle's government

🏛️ Official websitetownshipoftabernacle-nj.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Tabernacle →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tabernacle

Tabernacle is represented in Congress by Senators Cory A. Booker and Andy Kim and Representative Herbert C. Conaway, Jr.. Mikie Sherrill is governor.

All of Tabernacle'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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