Town Hall · Eddystone

Eddystone, PA town hall & government

Eddystone spent $5.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,192 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Eddystone's money goes

Spent
$5.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,192
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$2.2 million
$892 per resident
Police
$2.3 million44%
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million23%
Sewer & trash
$660,00012%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$409,0008%
Roads & transportation
$329,0006%
Fire
$136,0003%
Interest on debt
$64,0001%
Parks & libraries
$40,0001%
Other
$107,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 36%
  • Other taxes & licenses 24%
  • Income taxes 23%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • From the state 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Eddystone

Full-time staff
14
64 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$74,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
9 full-time18 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time17 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time11 part
Fire
0 full-time11 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time7 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Ridley School District

Eddystone's K–12 school district, shared with Ridley Park and Ridley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,555
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
5,645
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$137.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 67%
  • State 29%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $20,555 per pupil, $14,632 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 Eddystone pay

Typical tax bill
$3,741
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
2.94%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$127,200
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 Eddystone's government

🏛️ Official websiteeddystoneboro.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Eddystone →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Eddystone

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

All of Eddystone'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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