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Town Hall · Seaside Park

How is Seaside Park run?

Seaside Park’s borough government spent $3.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,423 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Seaside Park didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Town website
Day-to-day spending, 2022
$3.8M
year to December 31, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$2,423
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$2.3M
end of 2022 · Census estimate
Borough staff, 2022
33
full-time · 23 part-time · March payroll $282,942
Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year

What stands out about how Seaside Park is run

Read from the borough’s budget and official records.

The school district

Central Regional School District

Seaside Park’s middle and high school district, shared with Berkeley Township, Island Heights, Ocean Gate, Seaside Heights. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Seaside Park →
$23,523
per pupil · NJ $28,441
2,285
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $23,523 per pupil, $13,604 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 70%State 26%Federal 4%

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

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

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $2,423 per resident a year, or $6.64 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 65%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 69%From the state 20%Utility sales 11%

Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Seaside Park collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.

An estimate

Seaside Park 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.Interest on debt $76,000; payments to other governments $9.3 million. With these, the whole budget was $13.2 million.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Seaside Park yet

Every year of Seaside Park’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

Typical bills top $10,000 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Seaside Park$10,000+
New Jersey$9,590
Berkeley Township$4,114
$10,000+
typical bill a year
$860,200
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Seaside Park’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 Seaside Park’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Seaside Park →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Seaside Park

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

See seasideparknj.org for Seaside Park’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Seaside Park yet.seasideparknj.org ↗
Agendas

Seaside Park’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The borough posts agendas and minutes on seasideparknj.org ↗.

Who works for Seaside Park

One full-time borough employee for every 47 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 (1,561).

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

Police13 + 6 pt
Roads & transportation11 + 2 pt
Administration & buildings2 + 7 pt
Courts, inspections & corrections2
Sewer & trash2
Water & other utilities2
Parks & libraries1 + 1 pt
Other0 + 7 pt
33
full-time
23
part-time
$282,942
payroll for March 2022
$3.4M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$87,800
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
13
sworn police officers
Not compared.Staff are compared with the same group as the budget, and Seaside Park’s 2022 budget was a Census estimate, so there is no group to compare with.

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

Who represents Seaside Park

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Seaside Park.

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 Seaside Park compares with the towns next door

Seaside Park’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
Seaside Parkestimate$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 Seaside Park’s government

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

The Handbook →

Questions about Seaside Park’s government

How much does Seaside Park spend per resident?

About $2,423 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Seaside Park didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $13.2 million.

Who runs Seaside Park’s government?

See seasideparknj.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Seaside Park yet.

How many people work for Seaside Park?

33 full-time and 23 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $282,942 (about $3.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Seaside Park 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 Seaside Park’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 Seaside Park, 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 →