Town Hall · Alburtis

Alburtis, PA town hall & government

Alburtis spent $2.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $900 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Alburtis's money goes

Spent
$2.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$900
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$782,00033%
Police
$494,00021%
Administration & buildings
$305,00013%
Roads & transportation
$295,00012%
Water & other utilities
$282,00012%
Fire
$60,0003%
Parks & libraries
$50,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$35,0001%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%
Other
$73,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 36%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • Income taxes 14%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • From the state 6%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Alburtis

Full-time staff
10
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$67,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
4 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 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

East Penn School District

Alburtis's K–12 school district, shared with Emmaus, Lower Macungie, Macungie and Upper Milford. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,443
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
7,943
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12 million
at year end

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

  • Local 74%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $18,443 per pupil, $11,925 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 Alburtis pay

Typical tax bill
$4,252
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.59%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$267,700
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 Alburtis's government

🏛️ Official websitealburtis.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Alburtis →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Alburtis

Alburtis is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Ryan Mackenzie. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Alburtis'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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