Photo: Smallbones · Public domainLower Township spent more per resident in 2022 than 88% of similar towns
Lower Township’s town government spent $31 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,403 per resident.
What stands out about how Lower Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$1,438 per resident in 2022: more than 88% of them
Lower Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,438 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–$1,249. Lower Township spent more than 88% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($3.8 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; Lower Township itself left out).
About $1,403 per resident a year, or $3.84 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 17%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 2% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Lower 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: $1,438 · 2023: $1,384 · 2024: $1,403.
full-time in March 2025, the same as 154 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $4,186 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.15% 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 Lower 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 Lower Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lower Township →
Who’s in charge in Lower Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Lower Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on townshipoflower.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 144 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (22,129).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Lower Township School District
Lower Township’s elementary school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $25,348 per pupil, $14,054 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.
Lower Cape May Regional School District · $29,688 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Lower Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: townshipoflower.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 Lower Township compares with the towns next door
Lower Township spent $1,438 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are cities, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar towns, above. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Middle Township | $1,429 | $5,344 |
| Cape May Point | $4,695 | $5,303 |
| Cape May | $5,531 | $6,165 |
| Wildwood Crest | $5,603 | $5,633 |
| Wildwood | $5,743 | $6,507 |
| West Cape May | estimate | $6,383 |
| Lower Township | $1,438 | $4,186 |
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 Lower Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Lower Township’s government
How much does Lower Township spend per resident?
About $1,403 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 $1,438 was more than 88% 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 Lower Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,186 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.15% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.11% across New Jersey. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see townshipoflower.org.
Who runs Lower Township’s government?
See townshipoflower.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lower Township yet.
How many people work for Lower Township?
154 full-time and 43 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.2M (about $14.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Lower Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Mike Testa) and General Assembly District 01 (Antwan McClellan and Erik Simonsen). The General Assembly district also covers 26 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Lower 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 →