Town Hall · Union Beach

Union Beach, NJ town hall & government

Union Beach spent $13.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,527 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Union Beach's money goes

Spent
$13.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,527
typical New Jersey cities: $1,679
Long-term debt
$3.1 million
$579 per resident
Police
$3.3 million24%
Sewer & trash
$2.3 million17%
Administration & buildings
$2.2 million17%
Roads & transportation
$1.9 million14%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$217,0002%
Interest on debt
$216,0002%
Fire
$153,0001%
Health & welfare
$101,0001%
Parks & libraries
$87,0001%
Paid to other governments
$6,000<1%
Other
$2.9 million22%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 85%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the state 4%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Union Beach

Full-time staff
52
33 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$76,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
17
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
21 full-time17 part
Administration & buildings
14 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
11 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part
Other
5 full-time5 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

Union Beach Borough School District

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

Spending per pupil
$21,467
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
614
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 42%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $21,467 per pupil, $13,379 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 Union Beach pay

Typical tax bill
$9,573
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Effective rate
2.08%
of home value · New Jersey 2.11%
Typical home value
$460,900
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 Union Beach's government

🏛️ Official websiteubnj.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Union Beach →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Union Beach

Union Beach is represented in Congress by Senators Cory A. Booker and Andy Kim and Representative Frank Pallone, Jr.. Mikie Sherrill is governor.

All of Union Beach'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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