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Baldwin, PA town hall & government

Baldwin spent $21.1 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,008 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Baldwin's money goes

Spent
$21.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,008
typical Pennsylvania cities: $1,637
Long-term debt
$24.7 million
$1,177 per resident
Sewer & trash
$7.5 million35%
Police
$5 million24%
Administration & buildings
$3.4 million16%
Roads & transportation
$2.4 million11%
Interest on debt
$640,0003%
Fire
$608,0003%
Parks & libraries
$556,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$369,0002%
Health & welfare
$55,000<1%
Other
$566,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 32%
  • Property taxes 31%
  • Income taxes 16%
  • From the state 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Baldwin

Full-time staff
48
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$83,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
24
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
24 full-time
Administration & buildings
11 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
13 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Baldwin-Whitehall School District

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

Spending per pupil
$15,186
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
4,484
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$93.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 59%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $15,186 per pupil, $9,320 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 Baldwin pay

Typical tax bill
$3,470
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.67%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$208,400
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 Baldwin's government

🏛️ Official websitebaldwinborough.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Baldwin →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Baldwin

Baldwin is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Summer L. Lee. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Baldwin'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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