Town Hall · Colwyn

Colwyn, PA town hall & government

Colwyn spent $1.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $683 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Colwyn's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$683
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$399,00023%
Roads & transportation
$334,00019%
Sewer & trash
$303,00017%
Administration & buildings
$189,00011%
Fire
$82,0005%
Parks & libraries
$75,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$41,0002%
Health & welfare
$23,0001%
Other
$296,00017%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 31%
  • Property taxes 26%
  • Interest, fines & other 24%
  • Income taxes 9%
  • From the state 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments <1%

Colwyn didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Colwyn

Full-time staff
6
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$61,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
3 full-time14 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

William Penn School District

Colwyn's K–12 school district, shared with Aldan, Darby, East Lansdowne, Lansdowne and Yeadon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,759
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
4,547
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$75.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 41%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $22,759 per pupil, $14,333 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 Colwyn pay

Typical tax bill
$4,403
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
3.44%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$128,100
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Colwyn's government

🏛️ Official websitecolwynborough.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Colwyn →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Colwyn

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

All of Colwyn'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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