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Town Hall · Wenonah

How is Wenonah run?

Wenonah’s borough government spent $2.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,135 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Wenonah didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Town website
Day-to-day spending, 2022
$2.5M
year to December 31, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$1,135
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of 2022 · Census estimate
Borough staff, 2022
14
full-time · 6 part-time · March payroll $84,029 · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year

What stands out about how Wenonah is run

Read from the borough’s budget and official records.

★ What stands out · Your share of the 2022 budget

About $1,135 per resident a year, or $3.11 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 29%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 69%Fees & charges 10%Utility sales 9%Interest, fines & other 7%From the state 3%Other taxes & licenses 2%Sales taxes <1%

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

An estimate

Wenonah 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 $107,000; interest on debt $23,000; payments to other governments $142,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $3 million.
About “Other”.28% of Wenonah’s day-to-day spending ($717,000) 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 Wenonah yet

Every year of Wenonah’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

Wenonah$10,000+
New Jersey$9,590
Sewell$8,860
Mantua Township$8,665
Deptford Township$6,590
Oak Valley$6,108
$10,000+
typical bill a year
$377,800
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Wenonah

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

See boroughofwenonah.com for Wenonah’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Wenonah yet.boroughofwenonah.com ↗
Agendas

Wenonah’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The borough posts agendas and minutes on boroughofwenonah.com ↗.

Who works for Wenonah

One full-time borough employee for every 158 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 (2,217).

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

Police6
Roads & transportation5
Administration & buildings3 + 1 pt
Courts, inspections & corrections0 + 5 pt
14
full-time
6
part-time
$84,029
payroll for March 2022
$1.0M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$63,800
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
6
sworn police officers
Estimates.Wenonah 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

Gateway Regional School District

Wenonah’s middle and high school district, shared with National Park, Westville, Woodbury Heights. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Wenonah →
$33,693
per pupil · NJ $28,441
889
students
$2.2 million
long-term debt

Of the $33,693 per pupil, $17,270 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 48%State 48%Federal 4%

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

Also serving Wenonah

Wenonah Borough School District · $26,209 per pupil

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

Who represents Wenonah

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Wenonah.

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 Wenonah compares with the towns next door

Wenonah’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 2 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Mantua Townshipestimate$8,665
Deptford Townshipestimate$6,590
Wenonahestimate$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 Wenonah’s government

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

The Handbook →

Questions about Wenonah’s government

How much does Wenonah spend per resident?

About $1,135 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Wenonah didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $3 million.

Who runs Wenonah’s government?

See boroughofwenonah.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Wenonah yet.

How many people work for Wenonah?

14 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $84,029 (about $1.0M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Wenonah in the state legislature?

State Senate District 3 (John Burzichelli) and General Assembly District 03 (Dave Bailey and Heather Simmons). The General Assembly district also covers 37 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Wenonah’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 Wenonah, 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 →