Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Somers Point run?
Somers Point’s city government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $0 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Somers Point didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Somers Point is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Mainland Regional School District
Somers Point’s high school district, shared with Linwood, Northfield. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $30,140 per pupil, $18,003 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.
Somers Point City School District · $29,958 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
No comparison or trend for Somers Point yet
Every year of Somers Point’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 68 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $6,862 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.22% 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 Somers Point’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 Somers Point’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Somers Point →
Who’s in charge in Somers Point
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Somers Point’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on somerspointgov.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 120 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (10,455).
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.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Somers Point.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: somerspointgov.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 Somers Point compares with the towns next door
Somers Point’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 3 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $429 to $5,157 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Township | $429 | $6,195 |
| Linwood | $3,303 runs schools | $10,000+ |
| Ocean City | $5,157 | $6,040 |
| Egg Harbor Township | estimate | $7,800 |
| Somers Point | estimate | $6,862 |
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 Somers Point’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Somers Point’s government
How much does Somers Point spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Somers Point didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2.5 million.
What is the property tax rate in Somers Point?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $6,862 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.22% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.11% across New Jersey. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see somerspointgov.org.
Who runs Somers Point’s government?
See somerspointgov.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Somers Point yet.
How many people work for Somers Point?
87 full-time and 59 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $745,728 (about $8.9M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Somers Point in the state legislature?
State Senate District 2 (Vince Polistina) and General Assembly District 02 (Don Guardian and Maureen Rowan). The General Assembly district also covers 13 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Somers Point’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 Somers Point, 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 →