Sand dollars

Oceanfront towns raked in more than $25 million in beach fees last year, easily erasing the losses suffered in 2013 following
superstorm Sandy. This chart shows the 2015 beach fees by town, sales for the last three years and the percent change from 2014
through 2015.

Monmouth County

Allenhurst
Asbury Park
Avon
Belmar
Bradley Beach
Deal
Long Branch
Manasquan
Sea Bright
Sea Girt
Total

Ocean County
Barnegat Light
Berkeley
Brick
Harvey Cedars
Lavallette
Long Beach Twp.
Mantoloking
Seaside Heights
Seaside Park
Ship Bottom
Surf City
Toms River
Total
Grand Total

Badge fees
(daily/weekend/seasonal)

2013

2014

2015

% Change
2014-15

$7/$130-$291
$5/$7/$70
$9/$90
$8/$55
$8/$70
$8/$150
$3/$5/$7/$45
$9/$80
$8/$100
$10/$110

$1,315,343
$1,055,221
$1,334,047
$2,677,584
$1,328,088
$29,994
$1,712,116
$1,464,802
$276,765
$985,761
$12,179,720

$1,309,743
$1,320,000
$1,577,504
$3,184,000
$1,499,690
$73,701
$1,900,000
$1,670,000
$424,916
$1,058,176
$14,017,730

$1,580,443
$1,867,000
$1,916,515
$3,812,000
$1,735,843
$118,577
$2,114,367
$1,940,000
$616,106
$1,072,195
$16,773,046

21%
41%
21%
20%
16%
61%
11%
16%
45%
1%
20%

$5/$25-$35
$6/$30-$35
$5/$25-$30
$6/$30-$40
$8/$35-$45
$5/$30-$40
$12 seasonal
$6/$50
$10/$55-$60
$7/$30-$40
$7/$30-$40
$8/$35

$234,275
$83,626
$246,340
$230,318
$697,388
$1,465,075
$28,441
$1,156,714
$1,439,180
$608,611
$503,503
$234,851
$6,928,322
$19,108,042

$210,814
$89,577
$377,420
$236,077
$817,487
$1,605,150
$42,737
$1,429,861
$1,477,104
$643,279
$541,700
$317,929
$7,789,135
$21,806,865

$215,834
$97,439
$413,500
$237,695
$909,678
$1,571,365
$48,258
$1,712,145
$1,671,905
$710,984
$577,544
$401,651
$8,567,998
$25,341,044

2%
9%
10%
1%
11%
-2%
13%
20%
13%
11%
7%
26%
10%
16%

Notes: Bay Head, Ocean Grove and Point Pleasant Beach have no publicly operated beaches. Beach Haven, Loch Arbour, Monmouth Beach and Spring Lake did not report their 2015 numbers and have been removed from the chart.
Sources: Municipal budgets; municipal administrators