Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Little Egg Harbor Township run?
Little Egg Harbor Township’s town government spent $19.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $934 per resident. Water and other utilities ($2.8 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Little Egg Harbor Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $934 per resident a year, or $2.56 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 45%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,148 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Little Egg Harbor Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,148 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 32 New Jersey towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,148, and the middle half spent $852–$1,313. Little Egg Harbor Township spent more than 50% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($5.9 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 towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Little Egg Harbor Township itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is down 21% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Little Egg Harbor Township 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: $1,148 · 2024: $934.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $6,165 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.75% 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 Little 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 Little Egg Harbor Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Little Egg Harbor Township →
Who’s in charge in Little Egg Harbor Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Little Egg Harbor Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on leht.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 148 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 (21,350).
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.
Little Egg Harbor Township School District
Little Egg Harbor Township’s elementary school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $25,994 per pupil, $15,923 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.
Pinelands Regional School District · $28,276 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Little Egg Harbor Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: leht.com ↗
- 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 Little Egg Harbor Township compares with the towns next door
Little Egg Harbor Township spent $1,148 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $7,659. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Long Beach Township | $7,659 | $9,925 |
| Bass River Township | estimate | $5,567 |
| Galloway Township | estimate | $6,355 |
| Beach Haven | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Eagleswood Township | estimate | $6,908 |
| Little Egg Harbor Township | $1,148 | $6,165 |
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 Little Egg Harbor Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Little Egg Harbor Township’s government
How much does Little Egg Harbor Township spend per resident?
About $934 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 $1,148 was more than 50% of 32 New Jersey towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Little Egg Harbor Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $6,165 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.75% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.11% across New Jersey. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see leht.com.
Who runs Little Egg Harbor Township’s government?
See leht.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Little Egg Harbor Township yet.
How many people work for Little Egg Harbor Township?
144 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $967,834 (about $11.6M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Little Egg Harbor Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 9 (Carmen Amato) and General Assembly District 09 (Brian Rumpf and Greg Myhre). The General Assembly district also covers 18 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Little Egg Harbor Township’s government
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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 →