ZIP 08326 · Buena, NJ

Five governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 08326: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for New Jersey governments, the New Jersey Department of Education, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 08326?
08326 is served by the State of New Jersey, Atlantic County, Buena Regional School District, the Borough of Buena and Buena Vista Township. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of New Jersey spent $97.4 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Atlantic County spent $372 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Buena Regional School District spent $55.9 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Borough of Buena spent $5.9 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021) and Buena Vista Township spent $2.3 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 08326?
Of the governments serving 08326, Atlantic County collected $173 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Buena Regional School District collected $16.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Borough of Buena collected $9.5 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021), State of New Jersey collected $5.0 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and Buena Vista Township collected $3.7 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 08326.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Atlantic County, Buena, Buena Vista Township and Buena Regional School District

Why not this year? New Jersey governments with newer filings show school district figures from the New Jersey Department of Education (for 2025). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 08326

Atlantic County$173 million

52% of its $333 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

Buena Regional School District$16.8 million

31% of its $54.8 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Borough of Buena$9.5 million

75% of its $12.7 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2021

State of New Jersey$5.0 million

<0.1% of its $100.6 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Buena Vista Township$3.7 million

83% of its $4.4 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Atlantic County

$372 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

County taxes52%Fees for services (garbage collection, college tuition)18%State tax money14%Local tax money9.4%Fines and other5.4%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

9.4%

of Atlantic County's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 1.4%.

Full Atlantic County breakdown

County taxes52%

Property tax
52%$173 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$167 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$152 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$60.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; college tuition and 6 more
  • Garbage collection$30.5 million
  • College tuition$10.7 million
  • Other service charges$10.4 million
  • Other school charges$7.7 million
  • School tuition and transportation$987 thousand
  • School lunches$446 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$78 thousand
  • Parking$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.7%$2.5 million

State tax money14%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
14%$47.8 million

Local tax money9.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
9.4%$31.3 million

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$15.9 million
Fines
0.7%$2.2 million
Atlantic County page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges39%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Social services5.0%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

39%

of Atlantic County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 250,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Full Atlantic County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
39%$146 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 1 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$90.6 million
  • Colleges and universities$48.2 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$7.5 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$69.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$46.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.1 million
  • Government buildings$2.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$62.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$31.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$20.3 million
  • Police$10.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$52.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$52.2 million
Social services
5.0%$18.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$18.8 million
Interest on debt
2.7%$10.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.3%$8.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.6 million
Health and hospitals
0.4%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Housing and community development
0.4%$1.4 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$900 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$900 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$300 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$300 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$20 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$20 thousand
Atlantic County page →

Your towns

Borough of Buena

$5.9 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2021.

About 76% of this ZIP is in Buena.

Where the money comes from

Borough taxes75%Fees for services (sewer, water)23%State tax money1.5%County and local tax money0.5%Fines and other0.4%
Full Buena breakdown

What stands out

75%

of Buena's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Borough taxes75%

Property tax
75%$9.5 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Water$752 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.5%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
1.5%$191 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$62 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$56 thousand
Buena page →

Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Running the government and other costs21%Sent to other local governments18%Health and hospitals7.9%Roads, transit and parking6.2%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

18%

of Buena's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Buena breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Water supply$602 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$263 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$817 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$200 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$155 thousand
  • Government buildings$45 thousand
Sent to other local governments
18%$1.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
7.9%$468 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$468 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$364 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$364 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.5%$150 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation and courts and legal services
  • Inspections and regulation$81 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$69 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$75 thousand
Buena page →

Buena Vista Township

$2.3 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

About 24% of this ZIP is in Buena Vista Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes95%Fines and other2.5%State tax money2.1%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.3%
Full Buena Vista Township breakdown

What stands out

12%

of Buena Vista Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes95%

Property tax
83%$3.7 million
Other taxes
12%$529 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$505 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$18 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.1%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
2.1%$92 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$109 thousand
Buena Vista Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Interest on debt11%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

16%

of Buena Vista Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Buena Vista Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$858 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$389 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$381 thousand
  • Government buildings$88 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$633 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$633 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$365 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$365 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$260 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$117 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$117 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.6%$13 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$13 thousand
Buena Vista Township page →

Your schools

Buena Regional School District

$55.9 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the New Jersey Department of Education.

Where the money comes from

State tax money57%School district taxes31%Federal tax money7.1%Fees for services3.6%Fines and other1.6%
Full Buena Regional School District breakdown

School district taxes31%

Property tax
31%$16.8 million

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$2.0 million

Federal tax money7.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
7.1%$3.9 million

State tax money57%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
57%$31.2 million

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$877 thousand
Buena Regional School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges91%Debt payments (principal and interest)5.0%Sent to other local governments4.5%
Full Buena Regional School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
91%$50.6 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
5.0%$2.8 million
Sent to other local governments
4.5%$2.5 million
Buena Regional School District page →

Your state

State of New Jersey

$97.4 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes50%Federal tax money30%Fees for services (tolls, college tuition)10%Fines and other9.4%Local tax money0.7%
Full New Jersey breakdown

What stands out

8.2%

of New Jersey's money comes from business income taxes.A typical state government gets 3.8%.

State taxes50%

Individual income tax
19%$18.9 billion
Sales tax
14%$14.3 billion
Other taxes
9.0%$9.08 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; corporation licenses and 16 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.74 billion
  • Corporation licenses$912 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$821 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$735 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$685 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$627 million
  • Estate and gift taxes$537 million
  • Amusement taxes$519 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$472 million
  • Tobacco taxes$469 million
  • Public utility taxes$236 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$184 million
  • Driver's licenses$59.6 million
  • Amusement licenses$47.7 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$14.3 million
  • Public utility licenses$10.6 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4.2 million
  • Other licenses$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
8.2%$8.21 billion
Property tax
<0.1%$5.0 million

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$10.2 billion
What's in fees for servicesTolls on roads and bridges; college tuition and 17 more
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$2.57 billion
  • College tuition$2.43 billion
  • Hospital bills$1.86 billion
  • Other service charges$1.67 billion
  • Transit fares$832 million
  • University housing and dining$611 million
  • Housing$52.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$50.6 million
  • Water$42.1 million
  • Ports and waterways$33.1 million
  • Airport$17.2 million
  • Road charges$14.0 million
  • Sewer$11.9 million
  • Other education charges$11.7 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$9.2 million
  • Garbage collection$2.4 million
  • School lunches$757 thousand
  • Other school charges$185 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money30%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
30%$29.7 billion

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.7%$683 million

Fines and other9.4%

Interest, rents and other
9.2%$9.28 billion
Fines
0.2%$178 million
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Where the money goes

Social services29%Sent to local governments23%Schools and colleges17%Roads, transit and parking8.7%Running the government and other costs7.9%All other spending15%
Full New Jersey breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
29%$28.4 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$28.0 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$305 million
  • Welfare institutions$102 million
  • Veterans' services$30.7 million
Sent to local governments
23%$22.3 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools and 19 more
  • Sent to school districts$12.4 billion
  • Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$4.15 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$2.21 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$1.64 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$594 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$397 million
  • Sent to local governments: colleges and universities$186 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$142 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$132 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$86.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$77.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$75.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$51.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$34.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$32.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$29.7 million
  • Sent to the federal government$26.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$7.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$4.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$3.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$1.4 million
Schools and colleges
17%$16.3 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; elementary and secondary schools and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$6.10 billion
  • Elementary and secondary schools$5.44 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.99 billion
  • Other education$1.86 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$947 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.7%$8.48 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; roads and highways and 3 more
  • Public transit$4.41 billion
  • Roads and highways$2.19 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$1.80 billion
  • Ports and harbors$50.3 million
  • Airports$31.8 million
Running the government and other costs
7.9%$7.74 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.37 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.88 billion
  • Other government administration$215 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$209 million
  • Government buildings$62.6 million
Health and hospitals
5.8%$5.66 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$3.00 billion
  • Public health$2.67 billion
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$4.15 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.24 billion
  • Courts and legal services$1.21 billion
  • Police$905 million
  • Inspections and regulation$438 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$364 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$2.30 billion
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.30 billion
  • Interest on water supply debt$664 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$932 million
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$704 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$704 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$264 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$260 million
  • Libraries$4.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$127 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; electric power and 2 more
  • Water supply$59.0 million
  • Electric power$38.4 million
  • Sewer systems$21.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$8.0 million
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Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of New Jersey. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Atlantic County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Buena Regional School District. New Jersey Department of Education, district Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (audited), fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Borough of Buena. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

Buena Vista Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

How these figures are counted. New Jersey school district figures are from each district's audited Annual Comprehensive Financial Report filed with the New Jersey Department of Education for the 2024-25 school year, ended June 30, 2025, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. They cover governmental funds (general, special revenue, capital projects, debt service) and enterprise funds such as food service, and leave out transfers between funds. Tuition paid to other districts and payments to charter schools are shown as passed on. The "Debt payments" line includes principal as well as interest, so spending can be higher than the Census figure for the same district.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.