2011 Tax Rate Breakdown for Toms River Regional Schools

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Each of the towns that make up the Toms River Regional School District has an anticipated tax increase, according to district documents.

The school budget will be outlined in a budget presentation at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Intermediate North. A “user-friendly budget” is posted online for review, as voters weigh in before the April 27 school board election.

For Toms River residents, the tax rate could grow to $0.7389 per $100 for Toms River, up from $0.706 per $100.

In Toms River, where an average home is assessed at $376,778, the school tax amounts to a $2,784 annual tax payment proposed.

This means an increase of 3.3 cents per $100 over 2010-2011, adding $124 more in taxes levied for the average assessed home in Toms River.

Beachwood residents would be assessed a tax rate of $0.7313 per $100, up from $0.716.In Beachwood, where the average home is valued at $260,388, the school tax amounts to a $1,904 annual tax payment proposed.

This means an increase of 1.5 cents per $100 over 2010-2011, amounting to $39 more in taxes levied for the average assessed home in Beachwood.

Pine Beach residents would be assessed a tax rate of  $0.7849 per $100, up from $0.738.

In Pine Beach, where an average home is assessed at $326,621, the school tax amounts to a $2,563 annual tax payment proposed.

This means an increase of 4.69 cents per $100 over 2010-2011, adding $152 more in taxes levied for the average assessed home in Pine Beach.

 South Toms River residents would be assessed a tax rate of $0.7317 per $100, up from $0.696.In South Toms River, where an average home is assessed at $215,502, the school tax amounts to a $1,576 annual tax payment proposed.

This means an increase of 3.57 cents per $100 over 2010-2011, adding $76 more in taxes levied for the average assessed home in South Toms River.

The total anticipated tax levy revenue for Toms River Regional Schools would be $131.104 million, up from $126.21 million last year.

The tax levy Toms River shoulders out of the total school budget tax levy is $125.508 million. The remainder of the tax levy is assessed to the three other towns that make up the regional school district. Beachwood’s tax levy would be $7.459 million. Pine Beach’s tax levy would be $2.36 million. South Toms River’s tax levy would be $2.066 million

School taxes are just a portion of the property tax bill each property owner faces, along with municipal and other property taxes.