Town Hall · Vineland

Vineland, NJ town hall & government

Vineland spent $181.6 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $3,002 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Vineland

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Meetings

Coming up at Vineland's town hall

  • Oct 13Tue · 5:30 pm
    City CouncilCity Council MeetingCity Hall Council Chambers, 640 E. Wood Street, 2nd Floor Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 27Tue · 5:30 pm
    City CouncilCity Council MeetingCity Hall Council Chambers, 640 E. Wood Street, 2nd Floor Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 10Tue · 5:30 pm
    City CouncilCity Council MeetingCity Hall Council Chambers, 640 E. Wood Street, 2nd Floor Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 24Tue · 5:30 pm
    City CouncilCity Council MeetingCity Hall Council Chambers, 640 E. Wood Street, 2nd Floor Meeting page ↗
  • Dec 8Tue · 5:30 pm
    City CouncilCity Council MeetingCity Hall Council Chambers, 640 E. Wood Street, 2nd Floor Meeting page ↗
  • Dec 22Tue · 5:30 pm
    City CouncilCity Council MeetingCity Hall Council Chambers, 640 E. Wood Street, 2nd Floor Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

Official listings from Vineland's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget

Where Vineland's money goes

Spent
$181.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$3,002
typical New Jersey cities: $2,212
Long-term debt
$286.6 million
$4,737 per resident
Water & other utilities
$85.4 million47%
Sewer & trash
$18 million10%
Police
$17.5 million10%
Housing & development
$13 million7%
Health & welfare
$5.8 million3%
Roads & transportation
$4.5 million2%
Fire
$4.1 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3.7 million2%
Administration & buildings
$3.5 million2%
Parks & libraries
$3 million2%
Interest on debt
$2.7 million1%
Paid to other governments
$152,000<1%
Other
$20.3 million11%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 53%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Vineland

Full-time staff
809
87 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$87,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
152
and 36 full-time firefighters
Police
178 full-time45 part
Water & other utilities
133 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
122 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
68 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
63 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
60 full-time6 part
Fire
49 full-time3 part
Housing & development
48 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
35 full-time14 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
22 full-time3 part
Other
31 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Vineland City School District

Vineland's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,123
New Jersey: $28,441
Students
10,317
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 14%
  • State 79%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $22,123 per pupil, $13,088 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 Vineland pay

Typical tax bill
$4,941
a year · New Jersey typical $9,590
Effective rate
2.05%
of home value · New Jersey 2.11%
Typical home value
$240,700
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 Vineland's government

🏛️ Official websitevinelandcity.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Vineland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Vineland

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

All of Vineland'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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