Old Coast Guard Station Manasquan Inlet · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Point Pleasant Beach run?
Point Pleasant Beach’s borough government spent $12.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,754 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Point Pleasant Beach didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Point Pleasant Beach is run
Read from the borough’s budget and official records.
Point Pleasant Beach Borough School District
Point Pleasant Beach’s K–12 school district, shared with Mantoloking. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $33,243 per pupil, $20,932 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.
About $2,754 per resident a year, or $7.55 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 31%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Point Pleasant Beach didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Point Pleasant Beach yet
Every year of Point Pleasant 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 →The typical homeowner pays $9,220 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.08% 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 Point Pleasant 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.
Tax bills are one input to Point Pleasant Beach’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Point Pleasant Beach →
Who’s in charge in Point Pleasant Beach
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Point Pleasant Beach’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The borough posts agendas and minutes on pointpleasantbeach.org ↗.
One full-time borough employee for every 56 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (4,597).
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.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Point Pleasant Beach.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: pointpleasantbeach.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 Point Pleasant Beach compares with the towns next door
Point Pleasant Beach’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 3 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,020 to $2,160 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Point Pleasant | $1,020 | $7,660 |
| Manasquan | $2,160 | $10,000+ |
| Brielle | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Point Pleasant Beach | estimate | $9,220 |
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 Point Pleasant Beach’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Point Pleasant Beach’s government
How much does Point Pleasant Beach spend per resident?
About $2,754 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Point Pleasant Beach didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $14.9 million.
What is the property tax rate in Point Pleasant Beach?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $9,220 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.08% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.11% across New Jersey. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see pointpleasantbeach.org.
Who runs Point Pleasant Beach’s government?
See pointpleasantbeach.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Point Pleasant Beach yet.
How many people work for Point Pleasant Beach?
82 full-time and 20 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $548,615 (about $6.6M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Point Pleasant Beach in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 (Jim Holzapfel) and General Assembly District 10 (Greg McGuckin and Paul Kanitra). The General Assembly district also covers 15 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Point Pleasant Beach’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 Point Pleasant 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 →