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Ambridge, PA town hall & government

Ambridge spent $5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $760 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ambridge's money goes

Spent
$5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$760
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$8.6 million
$1,315 per resident
Police
$1.9 million39%
Roads & transportation
$747,00015%
Fire
$638,00013%
Sewer & trash
$593,00012%
Administration & buildings
$495,00010%
Interest on debt
$121,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$96,0002%
Parks & libraries
$48,0001%
Health & welfare
$4,000<1%
Other
$305,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 40%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Other taxes & licenses 12%
  • Income taxes 11%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • From the state 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Ambridge

Full-time staff
21
28 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$68,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
and 3 full-time firefighters
Police
11 full-time13 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time10 part
Fire
3 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Ambridge didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Ambridge Area School District

Ambridge's K–12 school district, shared with Baden, Economy, Harmony and South Heights. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,947
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,198
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$49.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 51%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $15,947 per pupil, $9,480 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 Ambridge pay

Typical tax bill
$2,190
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
2.23%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$98,200
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 Ambridge's government

🏛️ Official websiteambridgeboro.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Ambridge →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ambridge

Ambridge is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Christopher R. Deluzio. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Ambridge'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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