Photo: Szeremeta · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Bay Head run?
Bay Head’s borough government spent $3.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3,918 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Bay Head didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
About $3,918 per resident a year, or $10.73 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 31%.
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Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Bay Head collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Bay Head didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Bay Head yet
Every year of Bay Head’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the borough reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Typical bills top $10,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Bay Head’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Bay Head’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bay Head →
Who’s in charge in Bay Head
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Bay Head’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The borough posts agendas and minutes on bayheadnj.org ↗.
One full-time borough employee for every 61 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (983).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Bay Head Borough School District
Bay Head’s elementary school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $36,425 per pupil, $22,217 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
New Jersey districts overall: 48% local, 46% state, 6% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Bay Head.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: bayheadnj.org ↗
- 2New Jersey General AssemblyState representatives
- 3New Jersey SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New Jersey
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Bay Head compares with the towns next door
Bay Head’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 2 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,020 to $11,633 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Point Pleasant | $1,020 | $7,660 |
| Mantoloking | $11,633 | $10,000+ |
| Bay Head | estimate | $10,000+ |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Bay Head’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Bay Head’s government
How much does Bay Head spend per resident?
About $3,918 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Bay Head didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $4.1 million.
Who runs Bay Head’s government?
See bayheadnj.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bay Head yet.
How many people work for Bay Head?
16 full-time and 23 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $177,723 (about $2.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Bay Head in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 (Jim Holzapfel) and General Assembly District 10 (Greg McGuckin and Paul Kanitra). The General Assembly district also covers 15 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Bay Head’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Bay Head, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →