Town Hall · Collingdale

Collingdale, PA town hall & government

Collingdale spent $8.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $923 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Collingdale's money goes

Spent
$8.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$923
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$19,000
$2 per resident
Police
$2.7 million34%
Sewer & trash
$2.3 million29%
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million14%
Roads & transportation
$938,00012%
Fire
$306,0004%
Parks & libraries
$200,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$39,000<1%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$474,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 41%
  • Fees & charges 37%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • From the state 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Collingdale

Full-time staff
17
43 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$97,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
10 full-time26 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time13 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Health & welfare
0 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Southeast Delco School District

Collingdale's K–12 school district, shared with Darby, Folcroft and Sharon Hill. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,138
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
4,088
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$47.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 45%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $19,138 per pupil, $12,009 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 Collingdale pay

Typical tax bill
$3,636
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
2.18%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$166,600
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 Collingdale's government

🏛️ Official websitecollingdaleborough.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Collingdale →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Collingdale

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

All of Collingdale'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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