Town Hall · Aston

Aston, PA town hall & government

Aston spent $21.9 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,321 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Aston's money goes

Spent
$21.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,321
typical Pennsylvania towns: $1,117
Long-term debt
$22.3 million
$1,343 per resident
Roads & transportation
$4.5 million21%
Police
$4.3 million19%
Administration & buildings
$3.7 million17%
Parks & libraries
$1.5 million7%
Sewer & trash
$1.3 million6%
Fire
$852,0004%
Interest on debt
$753,0003%
Housing & development
$437,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$432,0002%
Health & welfare
$15,000<1%
Other
$4.2 million19%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 31%
  • Income taxes 24%
  • From the state 16%
  • Other taxes & licenses 13%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Aston

Full-time staff
46
64 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$102,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
20
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
20 full-time40 part
Sewer & trash
11 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time16 part
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time3 part
Fire
0 full-time3 part
Other
5 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Penn-Delco School District

Aston's K–12 school district, shared with Brookhaven and Parkside. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,359
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,238
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$80.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 71%
  • State 26%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $18,359 per pupil, $10,901 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 Aston pay

Typical tax bill
$5,913
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.72%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$343,000
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 Aston's government

Town hall & decisions in Aston →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Aston

Aston is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Mary Gay Scanlon. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Aston'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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