Town Hall · Abington

Abington, PA town hall & government

Abington spent $73 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,249 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Abington's money goes

Spent
$73 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,249
typical Pennsylvania towns: $1,117
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$25 million34%
Sewer & trash
$16.3 million22%
Roads & transportation
$9.1 million12%
Parks & libraries
$8.1 million11%
Administration & buildings
$5 million7%
Fire
$3.7 million5%
Housing & development
$1.7 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.1 million2%
Health & welfare
$463,0001%
Interest on debt
$25,000<1%
Other
$2.5 million3%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 27%
  • Fees & charges 24%
  • Other taxes & licenses 15%
  • Income taxes 15%
  • From the state 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Utility sales <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Abington

Full-time staff
263
92 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$116,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
96
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
116 full-time38 part
Parks & libraries
47 full-time28 part
Sewer & trash
43 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
39 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
12 full-time20 part
Fire
5 full-time3 part
Housing & development
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Abington didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Abington School District

Abington's K–12 school district, shared with Rockledge. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,611
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
8,608
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$148.2 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal

  • Local 73%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $19,611 per pupil, $12,145 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 Abington pay

Typical tax bill
$5,855
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.49%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$391,800
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.

Local

Contact Abington's government

🏛️ Official websiteabington.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Abington →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Abington

Abington is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Madeleine Dean. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Abington'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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