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Town Hall · Vineland

How is Vineland run?

Vineland’s city government spent $92.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,532 per resident. Water and other utilities ($66.9 million) are counted separately.

Town website
Next public meeting

City Council

5:30 pm · City Hall Council Chambers, 640 E. Wood Street, 2nd Floor

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Day-to-day spending, 2024
$92.7M
year to December 31, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$1,532
In 2022: $1,573, more than 54% of 24 similar cities
Long-term debt
$286.6M
end of 2024, reported
City staff, 2025
809
full-time · 87 part-time · March payroll $6.1M
Typical tax bill
$4,941
2.05% of home value · NJ 2.11%

What stands out about how Vineland is run

Read from the city’s budget, meetings and official records.

Agendas posted online4 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Runs its own water & sewer53% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2024).Its own police and fire152 sworn officers and 36 full-time firefighters on the payroll.Lower tax billsThe typical bill is $4,941 a year: 2.05% of the home’s value, vs 2.11% across New Jersey.
★ What stands out · Meetings

4 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Vineland’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

Recent meetings

Go in person

Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

Agenda portal ↗
Your share of the 2024 budget

About $1,532 per resident a year, or $4.20 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 19%.

Where the money comes from
Utility sales 53%Property taxes 19%Fees & charges 14%From the federal government 7%From the state 3%Interest, fines & other 2%Other taxes & licenses 1%Sales taxes 1%From other local governments <1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $15.6 million; interest on debt $6.2 million; payments to other governments $152,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $181.6 million.
Compared with similar places

$1,573 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities

Vineland’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,573 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 24 New Jersey cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,438, and the middle half spent $1,074–$2,037. Vineland spent more than 54% of them.

Middle half of the group, $1,074–$2,037Median $1,438Vineland

Includes sewer and trash ($15.3 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
24

New Jersey cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Vineland itself left out).

Over the years

Day-to-day spending has held about steady since 2022

Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Vineland reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$92.2 million
2023$94.5 million
2024$92.7 million

Per resident: 2022: $1,573 · 2023: $1,545 · 2024: $1,532.

City staff
809

full-time in March 2025, up from 739 in 2022.

Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $4,941 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.05% 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
Pittsgrove Township$8,154
Maurice River Township$5,660
Millville$5,355
Deerfield Township$5,044
Vineland$4,941
$4,941
typical bill a year
2.05%
effective rate
$240,700
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Vineland

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

See vinelandcity.org for Vineland’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Vineland yet.vinelandcity.org ↗
Who works for Vineland

One full-time city employee for every 75 residents

On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (60,491).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025

Police178 + 45 pt
Water & other utilities133 + 1 pt
Administration & buildings122 + 9 pt
Roads & transportation68 + 1 pt
Health & welfare63 + 2 pt
Sewer & trash60 + 6 pt
Fire49 + 3 pt
Housing & development48 + 3 pt
Parks & libraries35 + 14 pt
Courts, inspections & corrections22 + 3 pt
Other31
809
full-time
87
part-time
$6.1M
payroll for March 2025
$73.0M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$87,600
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
152
sworn police officers
36
full-time firefighters
Compared, 2022.Vineland had 12.6 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 18 of the 24 New Jersey cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 8.7: Vineland had more than 83% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

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

Vineland City School District

Vineland’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Vineland →
$22,123
per pupil · NJ $28,441
10,317
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $22,123 per pupil, $13,088 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 14%State 79%Federal 7%

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

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

Who represents Vineland

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Vineland.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Officials: vinelandcity.org ↗
  2. 2
    New Jersey General AssemblyState representatives
    Antwan McClellanErik Simonsen
  3. 3
    New Jersey SenateState senator
    Mike Testa
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Mikie Sherrill
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Jefferson Van Drew
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New Jersey
    Cory A. BookerAndy Kim

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

Next door

How Vineland compares with the towns next door

Vineland spent $1,573 per resident in 2022; the 3 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $46 to $1,003. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Pittsgrove Township: $46 per resident (2022)Maurice River Township: no reported 2022 figuresDeerfield Township: $366 per resident (2022)Millville: $1,003 per resident (2022)Pittsgrove TownshipMaurice River TownshipDeerfield TownshipMillvilleVineland
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Pittsgrove Township$46$8,154
Deerfield Township$366$5,044
Millville$1,003$5,355
Maurice River Townshipestimate$5,660
Vineland$1,573$4,941

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 Vineland’s government

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

The Handbook →
Official websitevinelandcity.org ↗

Questions about Vineland’s government

How much does Vineland spend per resident?

About $1,532 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,573 was more than 54% of 24 New Jersey cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Vineland?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,941 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.05% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.11% across New Jersey. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see vinelandcity.org.

Who runs Vineland’s government?

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

How many people work for Vineland?

809 full-time and 87 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $6.1M (about $73.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Vineland in the state legislature?

State Senate District 1 (Mike Testa) and General Assembly District 01 (Antwan McClellan and Erik Simonsen). The General Assembly district also covers 26 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Vineland?

The next posted meeting is City Council on Tuesday, November 10, at 5:30 pm in City Hall Council Chambers, 640 E. Wood Street, 2nd Floor, from the city’s own agenda portal.

Ask neighbors about Vineland’s government

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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 →