Town Hall · Franconia

Franconia, PA town hall & government

Franconia spent $8.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $614 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Franconia's money goes

Spent
$8.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$614
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$4.7 million
$347 per resident
Police
$3.1 million37%
Roads & transportation
$2.3 million28%
Administration & buildings
$1.4 million17%
Sewer & trash
$399,0005%
Parks & libraries
$353,0004%
Fire
$240,0003%
Interest on debt
$212,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$162,0002%
Housing & development
$19,000<1%
Other
$83,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 42%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Other taxes & licenses 14%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • From the state 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Franconia

Full-time staff
27
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$101,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
11 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time12 part
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Souderton Area School District

Franconia's K–12 school district, shared with Lower Salford, Salford, Souderton, Telford and Upper Salford. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,218
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
6,064
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$70.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 74%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $20,218 per pupil, $13,033 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 Franconia pay

Typical tax bill
$6,142
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.45%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$424,700
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 Franconia's government

Town hall & decisions in Franconia →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Franconia

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

All of Franconia'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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