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Amity, PA town hall & government

Amity spent $9.5 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $710 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Amity's money goes

Spent
$9.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$710
typical Pennsylvania towns: $1,013
Long-term debt
$3.7 million
$276 per resident
Police
$2.8 million29%
Sewer & trash
$2.6 million27%
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million13%
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million12%
Parks & libraries
$884,0009%
Fire
$457,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$248,0003%
Interest on debt
$92,0001%
Other
$93,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 28%
  • Income taxes 21%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • From the state 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From the federal government 6%
Town workforce

Who works for Amity

Full-time staff
38
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
14
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
15 full-time
Administration & buildings
11 full-time
Sewer & trash
7 full-time
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 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

Daniel Boone Area School District

Amity's K–12 school district, shared with Birdsboro and Union. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,625
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,947
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$58.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 64%
  • State 30%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $17,625 per pupil, $11,177 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 Amity pay

Typical tax bill
$6,459
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.78%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$362,600
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 Amity's government

Town hall & decisions in Amity →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Amity

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

All of Amity'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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