Photo: User:TheBluZebra · CC BY 3.0Oceanport spent more per resident in 2022 than 69% of similar cities
Oceanport’s borough government spent $6.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,055 per resident.
What stands out about how Oceanport is run
Read from the borough’s budget and official records.
$2,116 per resident in 2022: more than 69% of them
Oceanport’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($2,116 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 48 New Jersey cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,439, and the middle half spent $1,079–$2,284. Oceanport spent more than 69% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($678,000), 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 of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Oceanport itself left out).
About $1,055 per resident a year, or $2.89 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 32%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Oceanport collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Day-to-day spending is down 46% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Oceanport 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: $2,116 · 2023: $1,055.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
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 Oceanport’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 Oceanport’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Oceanport →
Who’s in charge in Oceanport
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Oceanport’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The borough posts agendas and minutes on oceanportboro.com ↗.
One full-time borough employee for every 198 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (6,134).
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.
Shore Regional School District
Oceanport’s high school district, shared with Monmouth Beach, Sea Bright, West Long Branch. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $37,819 per pupil, $20,836 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.
Oceanport Borough School District · $30,267 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Oceanport.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: oceanportboro.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 Oceanport compares with the towns next door
Oceanport spent $2,116 per resident in 2022; the 3 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $1,347 to $3,788. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Eatontown | $1,347 | $8,887 |
| Little Silver | $1,688 | $10,000+ |
| Long Branch | $3,788 | $8,226 |
| West Long Branch | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Shrewsbury | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Monmouth Beach | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Oceanport | $2,116 | $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 Oceanport’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Oceanport’s government
How much does Oceanport spend per resident?
About $1,055 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $2,116 was more than 69% of 48 New Jersey cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Oceanport’s government?
See oceanportboro.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Oceanport yet.
How many people work for Oceanport?
31 full-time and 35 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $257,457 (about $3.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Oceanport in the state legislature?
State Senate District 13 (Declan O'Scanlon) and General Assembly District 13 (Gerry Scharfenberger and Vicky Flynn). The General Assembly district also covers 15 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Oceanport’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 →