Town Hall · Falls

Falls, PA town hall & government

Falls spent $54.2 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,574 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Falls's money goes

Spent
$54.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,574
typical Pennsylvania towns: $1,117
Long-term debt
$21.8 million
$633 per resident
Police
$17.4 million32%
Roads & transportation
$17.3 million32%
Administration & buildings
$13.3 million25%
Parks & libraries
$2.2 million4%
Fire
$2 million4%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.1 million2%
Interest on debt
$443,0001%
Sewer & trash
$1,000<1%
Other
$628,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 50%
  • Income taxes 20%
  • Other taxes & licenses 13%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the state 5%
Town workforce

Who works for Falls

Full-time staff
95
27 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$112,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
51
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
58 full-time17 part
Administration & buildings
14 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
16 full-time1 part
Fire
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time4 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Pennsbury School District

Falls's K–12 school district, shared with Lower Makefield, Tullytown and Yardley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,310
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
9,596
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$164.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 73%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $21,310 per pupil, $14,056 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 Falls pay

Typical tax bill
$4,257
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.18%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$361,900
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 Falls's government

Town hall & decisions in Falls →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Falls

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

All of Falls'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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