Town Hall · Felton

Felton, DE town hall & government

Felton spent $883,000 in the year to June 30, 2024, about $656 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Felton's money goes

Spent
$883,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$656
spending per person
Long-term debt
$115,000
$85 per resident
Police
$473,00054%
Sewer & trash
$144,00016%
Roads & transportation
$115,00013%
Water & other utilities
$104,00012%
Other
$47,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 38%
  • Interest, fines & other 31%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • From the state 9%
  • Fees & charges 7%
Town workforce

Who works for Felton

Full-time staff
8
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time4 part
Police
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lake Forest School District

Felton's K–12 school district, shared with Bowers, Harrington, Viola and Frederica. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,519
Delaware: $22,312
Students
3,679
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 18%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $18,519 per pupil, $9,342 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 Felton pay

Typical tax bill
$1,303
a year · Delaware typical $1,768
Effective rate
0.46%
of home value · Delaware 0.50%
Typical home value
$285,900
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 Felton's government

🏛️ Official websitefelton.delaware.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Felton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Felton

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

All of Felton'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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