Town Hall · Darby

Darby, PA town hall & government

Darby spent $10 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $930 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Darby's money goes

Spent
$10 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$930
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$6.2 million
$583 per resident
Police
$4.7 million47%
Sewer & trash
$2.3 million23%
Administration & buildings
$1.7 million17%
Roads & transportation
$511,0005%
Interest on debt
$341,0003%
Fire
$160,0002%
Parks & libraries
$48,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$4,000<1%
Other
$148,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 37%
  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Income taxes 16%
  • Other taxes & licenses 10%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • From the state 4%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Darby

Full-time staff
26
60 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$77,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
14
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
14 full-time39 part
Administration & buildings
7 full-time21 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time

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

Darby's K–12 school district, shared with Aldan, Colwyn, 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 Darby pay

Typical tax bill
$3,560
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
3.02%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$117,900
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 Darby's government

🏛️ Official websitedarbyborough.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Darby →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Darby

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

All of Darby'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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