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Town Hall · Pine Beach

How is Pine Beach run?

Pine Beach’s borough government spent $2.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,167 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Pine Beach didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Town website
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Day-to-day spending, 2022
$2.6M
year to December 31, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$1,167
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$2.7M
end of 2022 · Census estimate
Borough staff, 2022
14
full-time · 13 part-time · March payroll $108,159 · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$7,847
1.71% of home value · NJ 2.11%

What stands out about how Pine Beach is run

Read from the borough’s budget and official records.

★ What stands out · Your share of the 2022 budget

About $1,167 per resident a year, or $3.20 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 26%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 65%Fees & charges 15%Utility sales 8%Interest, fines & other 6%From the state 3%Other taxes & licenses 2%Sales taxes <1%From the federal government <1%
An estimate

Pine Beach didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Building projects $2,000; interest on debt $97,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $2.9 million.
About “Other”.35% of Pine Beach’s day-to-day spending ($891,000) is filed by the Census Bureau outside the named functions above, so the receipt can’t say what it buys.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Pine Beach yet

Every year of Pine Beach’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the borough reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.

How Town Hall compares budgets →
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $7,847 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.71% of the home’s value, vs 2.11% across New Jersey.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

New Jersey$9,590
Pine Beach$7,847
Berkeley Township$4,114
$7,847
typical bill a year
1.71%
effective rate
$457,800
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Pine Beach’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

Tax bills are one input to Pine Beach’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Pine Beach →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Pine Beach

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See pinebeachborough.us for Pine Beach’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Pine Beach yet.pinebeachborough.us ↗
Agendas

Pine Beach’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The borough posts agendas and minutes on pinebeachborough.us ↗.

Who works for Pine Beach

One full-time borough employee for every 157 residents

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (2,202).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Police7 + 5 pt
Administration & buildings3 + 5 pt
Sewer & trash3
Courts, inspections & corrections0 + 2 pt
Roads & transportation1
Water & other utilities0 + 1 pt
14
full-time
13
part-time
$108,159
payroll for March 2022
$1.3M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$69,000
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
6
sworn police officers
Estimates.Pine Beach didn’t report its staff figures; these are the Census Bureau’s estimates, so they aren’t compared with other towns.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Toms River Regional School District

Pine Beach’s K–12 school district, shared with Beachwood, South Toms River, Toms River Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Pine Beach →
$20,943
per pupil · NJ $28,441
14,654
students
$154.8 million
long-term debt

Of the $20,943 per pupil, $12,770 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 62%State 31%Federal 7%

New Jersey districts overall: 48% local, 46% state, 6% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who represents Pine Beach

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Pine Beach.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
  2. 2
    New Jersey General AssemblyState representatives
  3. 3
    New Jersey SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New Jersey

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Pine Beach compares with the towns next door

Pine Beach’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,210 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Berkeley Township$1,210$4,114
Pine Beachestimate$7,847

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 Pine Beach’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Pine Beach’s government

How much does Pine Beach spend per resident?

About $1,167 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Pine Beach didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2.9 million.

What is the property tax rate in Pine Beach?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $7,847 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.71% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.11% across New Jersey. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see pinebeachborough.us.

Who runs Pine Beach’s government?

See pinebeachborough.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pine Beach yet.

How many people work for Pine Beach?

14 full-time and 13 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $108,159 (about $1.3M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Pine Beach 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 Pine Beach’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors

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 Pine Beach, 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 →