Photo: U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos · Public domainHow is Egg Harbor Township run?
Egg Harbor Township’s town government spent $31 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $647 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Egg Harbor Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
About $647 per resident a year, or $1.77 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 37%.
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Egg Harbor Township didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Egg Harbor Township yet
Every year of Egg Harbor Township’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $7,800 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.49% 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 Township’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 Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Egg Harbor Township →
Who’s in charge in Egg Harbor Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Egg Harbor Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on ehtgov.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 217 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 (47,946).
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.
Egg Harbor Township School District
Egg Harbor Township’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $26,961 per pupil, $16,160 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 Egg Harbor Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: ehtgov.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 Township compares with the towns next door
Egg Harbor Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 6 of the 8 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $373 to $3,303 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Estell Manor | $373 | $5,910 |
| Hamilton Township | $530 | $6,230 |
| Pleasantville | $1,047 | $5,984 |
| Northfield | $1,221 | $8,022 |
| Margate City | $2,440 runs schools | $7,231 |
| Linwood | $3,303 runs schools | $10,000+ |
| Galloway Township | estimate | $6,355 |
| Somers Point | estimate | $6,862 |
| Egg Harbor Township | estimate | $7,800 |
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 Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Egg Harbor Township’s government
How much does Egg Harbor Township spend per resident?
About $647 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Egg Harbor Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $32.5 million.
What is the property tax rate in Egg Harbor Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $7,800 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.49% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.11% across New Jersey. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ehtgov.org.
Who runs Egg Harbor Township’s government?
See ehtgov.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Egg Harbor Township yet.
How many people work for Egg Harbor Township?
221 full-time and 75 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1.6M (about $18.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Egg Harbor Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 2 (Vince Polistina) and General Assembly District 02 (Don Guardian and Maureen Rowan). The General Assembly district also covers 13 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Egg Harbor Township’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 Egg Harbor Township, 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 →