Photo: Smallbones · Public domainWoodbine spent less per resident in 2022 than 72% of similar cities
Woodbine’s borough government spent $1.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $685 per resident. Water and other utilities ($417,000) and the airport ($379,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Woodbine is run
Read from the borough’s budget and official records.
$465 per resident in 2022: less than 72% of them
Woodbine’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($465 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 25 New Jersey cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,288, and the middle half spent $403–$4,695. Woodbine spent less than 72% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($118,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
New Jersey cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Woodbine itself left out).
About $685 per resident a year, or $1.88 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 29%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 31% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Woodbine reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $465 · 2024: $685. Per resident it went from $465 to $685 (up 47%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 2,410 to 2,142.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $3,198 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.47% 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 Woodbine’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 Woodbine’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Woodbine →
Who’s in charge in Woodbine
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Woodbine’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The borough posts agendas and minutes on boroughofwoodbine.net ↗.
One full-time borough employee for every 714 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (2,142).
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.
Woodbine Borough School District
Woodbine’s elementary school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $25,962 per pupil, $17,144 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.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Woodbine.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: boroughofwoodbine.net ↗
- 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 Woodbine compares with the towns next door
Woodbine spent $465 per resident in 2022. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Dennis Township | estimate | $4,801 |
| Woodbine | $465 | $3,198 |
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 Woodbine’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Woodbine’s government
How much does Woodbine spend per resident?
About $685 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 $465 was less than 72% of 25 New Jersey cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Woodbine?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,198 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.47% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.11% across New Jersey. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see boroughofwoodbine.net.
Who runs Woodbine’s government?
See boroughofwoodbine.net for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Woodbine yet.
How many people work for Woodbine?
3 full-time and 16 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $35,907 (about $430,884 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Woodbine 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.
Ask neighbors about Woodbine’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; 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 →