Town Hall · Arden

Arden, DE town hall & government

Arden spent $505,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,158 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Arden's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Arden's money goes

Spent
$505,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,158
typical Delaware cities: $1,027
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$150,00030%
Sewer & trash
$94,00019%
Parks & libraries
$79,00016%
Roads & transportation
$66,00013%
Housing & development
$28,0006%
Other
$88,00017%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 88%
  • From the state 12%

Arden didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Arden

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 part
Other
0 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Brandywine School District

Arden's K–12 school district, shared with Ardencroft, Ardentown and Bellefonte. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,839
Delaware: $22,312
Students
10,350
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$99.6 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Delaware districts overall: 32% local, 57% state, 11% federal

  • Local 39%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $22,839 per pupil, $10,767 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Arden pay

Typical tax bill
$3,896
a year · Delaware typical $1,768
Effective rate
0.81%
of home value · Delaware 0.50%
Typical home value
$479,400
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Arden's government

🏛️ Official websitearden.delaware.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Arden →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Arden

Arden is represented in Congress by Senators Christopher A. Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester and Representative Sarah McBride. Matt Meyer is governor.

All of Arden's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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