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Brookhaven, PA town hall & government

Brookhaven spent $7.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $980 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Brookhaven's money goes

Spent
$7.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$980
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$1.6 million
$199 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.1 million27%
Police
$1.6 million20%
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million14%
Roads & transportation
$835,00011%
Fire
$539,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$216,0003%
Parks & libraries
$130,0002%
Water & other utilities
$67,0001%
Interest on debt
$48,0001%
Health & welfare
$13,000<1%
Other
$1.2 million16%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 31%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Income taxes 16%
  • Other taxes & licenses 15%
  • From the state 5%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Brookhaven

Full-time staff
20
39 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$81,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
10 full-time11 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time13 part
Fire
1 full-time12 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time2 part
Other
2 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

Penn-Delco School District

Brookhaven's K–12 school district, shared with Aston 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 Brookhaven pay

Typical tax bill
$4,742
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.67%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$284,700
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 Brookhaven's government

🏛️ Official websitebrookhavenboro.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Brookhaven →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Brookhaven

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

All of Brookhaven'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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