Town Hall · Doylestown

Doylestown, PA town hall & government

Doylestown spent $23.7 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,332 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Doylestown's money goes

Spent
$23.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$1,332
typical Pennsylvania towns: $1,013
Long-term debt
$18.4 million
$1,034 per resident
Roads & transportation
$8.2 million35%
Administration & buildings
$4.9 million21%
Police
$3.6 million15%
Housing & development
$1.9 million8%
Parks & libraries
$1.7 million7%
Fire
$615,0003%
Interest on debt
$497,0002%
Water & other utilities
$395,0002%
Health & welfare
$70,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$57,000<1%
Sewer & trash
$27,000<1%
Other
$1.7 million7%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 31%
  • Property taxes 25%
  • Other taxes & licenses 15%
  • From the state 10%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Utility sales 4%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • From other local governments 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Doylestown

Full-time staff
55
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$99,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
21
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
23 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
9 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Parks & libraries
7 full-time
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Fire
1 full-time
Other
2 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

Central Bucks School District

Doylestown's K–12 school district, shared with Buckingham, Chalfont, Doylestown, New Britain, Plumstead and Warrington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,101
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
17,257
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 77%
  • State 21%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $20,101 per pupil, $13,150 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 Doylestown pay

Typical tax bill
$6,830
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.09%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$625,200
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 Doylestown's government

🏛️ Official websitedoylestownborough.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Doylestown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Doylestown

Doylestown is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Brian K. Fitzpatrick. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Doylestown'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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