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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

Toms River, NJ vs Passaic, NJ

Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)

Summary

Passaic spends 85.9% more per capita than Toms River ($60,339/person difference). Toms River, NJ has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (A, 90/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Toms River, NJ
Pop. 92,827
A
90/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity99
Trend Direction50
City B
Passaic, NJ
Pop. 70,048
C
63/100
Budget Balance50
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Toms River
Passaic
Total Spending
$921.9M
$4.9B
Spending / Capita
$9,931
$70,270
Total Revenue
$1.2B
$3.2B
Revenue / Capita
$12,652
$46,047
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
92,827
70,048
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Toms River$0
Passaic$8,511
Fire Protection
Toms River$277
Passaic$752
Highways & Roads
Toms River$0
Passaic$1,498
Parks & Recreation
Toms River$606
Passaic$975
Education
Toms River$0
Passaic$19,480

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

Toms RiverPassaic
Property Tax
$2
$182
Sales Tax
$439
$479
Income Tax
$26
$0
Intergovernmental
$3,838
$710
Other
$2,872
$1,358

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

Toms RiverPassaic
Police
$0
$8,511
Fire Protection
$277
$752
Highways & Roads
$0
$1,498
Education
$0
$19,480
Public Welfare
$324
$871
Parks & Recreation
$606
$975
Housing
$2,899
$5,476
Sewerage
$363
$78
Utilities
$1,122
$8,628
General Admin
$0
$353
Other
$4,339
$23,649
A
Toms River, NJ
Fiscal Health Score: 90/100
Excellent fiscal health
C
Passaic, NJ
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health

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