Egg Harbor Commercial Bank · Photo: Smallbones · CC0How is Egg Harbor City run?
Egg Harbor City’s city government spent $21.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $4,810 per resident. Water and other utilities ($306,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Egg Harbor City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Greater Egg Harbor Regional School District
Egg Harbor City’s high school district, shared with Galloway Township, Hamilton Township, Mullica Township. The schools are run by Egg Harbor City, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $30,129 per pupil, $17,519 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.
Egg Harbor City School District · $25,761 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $4,810 per resident a year, or $13.18 a day
Schools are part of the city’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 73% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Egg Harbor City runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget. Comparisons are with New Jersey cities that run their own schools.
$4,744 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Egg Harbor City’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($4,744 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 15 New Jersey cities that run their own schools: the median was $4,797, and the middle half spent $4,428–$5,951. Egg Harbor City spent less than 60% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
New Jersey cities that run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Egg Harbor City itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 10% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Egg Harbor City reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $4,744 · 2024: $4,810. Per resident it went from $4,744 to $4,810 (up 1%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 4,057 to 4,408.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $6,887 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 3.49% of the home’s value, vs 2.11% across New Jersey.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Egg Harbor City’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.
Tax bills are one input to Egg Harbor City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Egg Harbor City →
Who’s in charge in Egg Harbor City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Egg Harbor City’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on eggharborcity.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 38 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (4,408).
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.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Egg Harbor City.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: eggharborcity.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 Egg Harbor City compares with the towns next door
Egg Harbor City spent $4,744 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $452. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Mullica Township | $452 | $7,775 |
| Washington Township | estimate | $3,900 |
| Galloway Township | estimate | $6,355 |
| Egg Harbor City | $4,744 | $6,887 |
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 Egg Harbor City’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Egg Harbor City’s government
How much does Egg Harbor City spend per resident?
About $4,810 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $4,744 was less than 60% of 15 New Jersey cities that run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Egg Harbor City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $6,887 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 3.49% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.11% across New Jersey. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see eggharborcity.org.
Who runs Egg Harbor City’s government?
See eggharborcity.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Egg Harbor City yet.
How many people work for Egg Harbor City?
116 full-time and 32 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $769,297 (about $9.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Egg Harbor City in the state legislature?
State Senate District 8 (Latham Tiver) and General Assembly District 08 (Andrea Katz and Anthony Angelozzi). The General Assembly district also covers 24 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Egg Harbor City’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; 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 →