Town Hall · Baden

Baden, PA town hall & government

Baden spent $3.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $804 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Baden's money goes

Spent
$3.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$804
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$2.8 million
$732 per resident
Water & other utilities
$867,00028%
Administration & buildings
$458,00015%
Police
$450,00015%
Roads & transportation
$413,00013%
Sewer & trash
$320,00010%
Fire
$73,0002%
Interest on debt
$72,0002%
Parks & libraries
$38,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$19,0001%
Other
$377,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 29%
  • Utility sales 27%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Income taxes 12%
  • From the state 6%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Baden

Full-time staff
10
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$88,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
3 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Baden 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

Baden's K–12 school district, shared with Ambridge, 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 Baden pay

Typical tax bill
$2,716
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.81%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$150,400
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 Baden's government

Town hall & decisions in Baden →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Baden

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

All of Baden'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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